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<strong>Patrick Svitek</strong> is a reporter for the Texas Tribune. He previously worked for the Houston Chronicle's Austin bureau. He graduated in 2014 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He originally is from Fort Wayne, Indiana. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#047477726d70616f4470617c657770766d66716a612a6b7663"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e3e3d38273a2b250e3a2b362f3d3a3c272c3b202b60213c29">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/http://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@PatrickSvitek</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perrys-pitch-faithful-stresses-second-chances/">On the Road, Perry Hones Appeal to the Religious</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perrys-pitch-faithful-stresses-second-chances/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/APerryOut200headbowedCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry announcing on Jan. 19, 2012, that he's withdrawing from the presidential race."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/APerryOut200headbowedCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry announcing on Jan. 19, 2012, that he's withdrawing from the presidential race." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry announcing on Jan. 19, 2012, that he's withdrawing from the presidential race.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 21:41:06 -0500" title="2015-04-07 21:41"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perrys-pitch-faithful-stresses-second-chances/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. Rick Perry, courting faith-based voters in South Carolina, emphasized "second chances" Tuesday as he spoke at a Christian college.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perrys-pitch-faithful-stresses-second-chances/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/">Perry: Repeal of In-State Tuition Law is Up to Legislators</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/05/Rick_Perry_WaPo_Interview_2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/05/Rick_Perry_WaPo_Interview_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Washington Post</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 15:26:03 -0500" title="2015-04-07 15:26"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> on Tuesday deferred to state lawmakers on whether they want to repeal Texas' in-state tuition law, a measure he signed into law in 2001 and has defended to varying degrees ever since.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/rand-pauls-play-texas/">Rand Paul Keeping an Eye on Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/rand-pauls-play-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/7C2A3977_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Rand Paul speaks to supporter after briefly addressing public at the opening of his new office at the downtown Austin, Texas incubator Capital Factory on March 16th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/7C2A3977_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Rand Paul speaks to supporter after briefly addressing public at the opening of his new office at the downtown Austin, Texas incubator Capital Factory on March 16th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Rand Paul speaks to supporter after briefly addressing public at the opening of his new office at the downtown Austin, Texas incubator Capital Factory on March 16th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 17:45:22 -0500" title="2015-04-06 17:45"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/rand-pauls-play-texas/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is readying his presidential campaign — and his political play for the Lone Star State. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/rand-pauls-play-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/citadel-perry-fuses-foreign-policy-biography/">At Citadel, Perry Fuses Foreign Policy With Biography</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/citadel-perry-fuses-foreign-policy-biography/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/IMG_3013_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech Monday at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college. The likely 2016 presidential candidate blasted President Barack Obama's foreign policy and offered his own plan to reassert American influence abroad."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/IMG_3013_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech Monday at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college. The likely 2016 presidential candidate blasted President Barack Obama's foreign policy and offered his own plan to reassert American influence abroad." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech Monday at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college. The likely 2016 presidential candidate blasted President Barack Obama's foreign policy and offered his own plan to reassert American influence abroad.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 13:51:35 -0500" title="2015-04-06 13:51"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/citadel-perry-fuses-foreign-policy-biography/comments/"><span class="value">66</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> visited South Carolina's military college on Monday in a bid to show that his military background undergirds his foreign policy. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/citadel-perry-fuses-foreign-policy-biography/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/hd-124-special-election-sets-record-low-turnout/">HD-124 Special Election Sets Record for Low Turnout</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/hd-124-special-election-sets-record-low-turnout/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/08/Voting_Machine_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/08/Voting_Machine_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 17:43:21 -0500" title="2015-04-02 17:43"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/hd-124-special-election-sets-record-low-turnout/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Tuesday's special election to replace former state Rep. José Menéndez appears to have set a record low for voter turnout in races of its kind.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/hd-124-special-election-sets-record-low-turnout/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/3-texas-sites-apply-host-presidential-debate/">3 Texas Sites Apply to Host Presidential Debate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/3-texas-sites-apply-host-presidential-debate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/13/TexasAM_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/13/TexasAM_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Stuart Seeger</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Apr 2015 14:37:39 -0500" title="2015-04-01 14:37"> April 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/3-texas-sites-apply-host-presidential-debate/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The city of McAllen, Houston Community College and Texas A&M University</span> have applied to host a presidential or vice presidential debate in 2016, organizers announced Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/3-texas-sites-apply-host-presidential-debate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/poll-cruz-top-tier-gop-white-house-hopefuls/">Poll: Cruz in "Top Tier" of GOP White House Hopefuls</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/poll-cruz-top-tier-gop-white-house-hopefuls/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/Cruz_HQ_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, left, and wife Heidi, back, outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tuesday, March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/Cruz_HQ_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, left, and wife Heidi, back, outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tuesday, March 31, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, left, and wife Heidi, back, outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tuesday, March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Apr 2015 11:56:57 -0500" title="2015-04-01 11:56"> April 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/poll-cruz-top-tier-gop-white-house-hopefuls/comments/"><span class="value">40</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A week after becoming the first major candidate to announce he's running for president, U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> has risen to the "top tier" of Republican White House hopefuls, according to a poll released Wednesday. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/poll-cruz-top-tier-gop-white-house-hopefuls/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/2-democrats-go-runoff-menendez-seat/">Two Democrats Go to Runoff for Men茅ndez Seat</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/2-democrats-go-runoff-menendez-seat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/04/Vote-1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/04/Vote-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:01:41 -0500" title="2015-03-31 21:01"> March 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/2-democrats-go-runoff-menendez-seat/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Two Democrats are advancing to a second round in the race to replace former state Rep. José Menéndez, likely adding a few more weeks to the last in a series of special elections. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/2-democrats-go-runoff-menendez-seat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/2012-mind-cruz-returns-home-2016-campaign/">Aiming for Upset, Cruz Brings Presidential Campaign Home</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/2012-mind-cruz-returns-home-2016-campaign/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/Cruz_HQ_2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, his wife Heidi and their children outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tues. March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/Cruz_HQ_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, his wife Heidi and their children outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tues. March 31, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, his wife Heidi and their children outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tues. March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 19:40:28 -0500" title="2015-03-31 19:40"> March 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/2012-mind-cruz-returns-home-2016-campaign/comments/"><span class="value">39</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Ted Cruz returned home Tuesday evening to a hero's welcome, rallying hundreds of supporters outside the headquarters of his week-old presidential campaign with an impassioned plea to replicate the energy that propelled him to Congress in 2012. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/2012-mind-cruz-returns-home-2016-campaign/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/texas-plays-host-2016-fundraising-scramble/">Texas Plays Host to 2016 Fundraising Scramble</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/texas-plays-host-2016-fundraising-scramble/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MoneyTexas_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MoneyTexas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:28:02 -0500" title="2015-03-31 12:28"> March 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/texas-plays-host-2016-fundraising-scramble/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas is quickly settling into its role as a lucrative state for White House hopefuls, playing host this month alone to several candidates looking to tap the state's deep pool of donor dollars.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/texas-plays-host-2016-fundraising-scramble/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/four-democrats-ballot-hd-124-special-election/">Four Democrats on Ballot in HD-124 Special Election</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/four-democrats-ballot-hd-124-special-election/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/28/TXTrib-EarlyVote-CCR006_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Vote signs outside of early voting locations in Austin on Feb. 23, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/28/TXTrib-EarlyVote-CCR006_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Vote signs outside of early voting locations in Austin on Feb. 23, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Vote signs outside of early voting locations in Austin on Feb. 23, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-31 06:00"> March 31, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Voters head to the polls Tuesday in San Antonio in what is expected to be the last of several special elections to fill empty seats in the Texas Legislature. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/four-democrats-ballot-hd-124-special-election/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-brings-presidential-pitch-texas/">Walker Makes His Pitch to Harris County Republicans</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-brings-presidential-pitch-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/02/Scott__Walker_Iowa_Freedom_edit_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit at the Hoyt Sherman Place theater in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/02/Scott__Walker_Iowa_Freedom_edit_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit at the Hoyt Sherman Place theater in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Rebecca F. Miller</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit at the Hoyt Sherman Place theater in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Mar 2015 22:16:31 -0500" title="2015-03-28 22:16"> March 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-brings-presidential-pitch-texas/comments/"><span class="value">25</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, eyeing a run for the White House in 2016, touted <span>his fighting spirit and Midwestern thriftiness in a Saturday night speech to Harris County Republicans.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-brings-presidential-pitch-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/">Walker Denies Reversing Position on Immigration</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/29/IMG_2937_JvS1D1h_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) hold a news conference Saturday in Houston. Abbott and Walker, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, discussed their recent tour of the U.S.-Mexico border."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/29/IMG_2937_JvS1D1h_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) hold a news conference Saturday in Houston. Abbott and Walker, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, discussed their recent tour of the U.S.-Mexico border." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (left) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) hold a news conference Saturday in Houston. Abbott and Walker, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, discussed their recent tour of the U.S.-Mexico border.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Mar 2015 18:41:28 -0500" title="2015-03-28 18:41"> March 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>At a Houston press conference Saturday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker emphatically denied he recently shifted his stance on illegal immigration.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/28/walker-denies-reversing-position-illegal-immigrati/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/greg-abbott-scott-walker-tour-mexico-texas-border/">Greg Abbott, Scott Walker Tour Mexico-Texas Border</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/greg-abbott-scott-walker-tour-mexico-texas-border/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/27/abbottwalkerttcrop_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker tour the U.S.-Mexico border Friday. Walker is a likely 2016 presidential candidate."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/27/abbottwalkerttcrop_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker tour the U.S.-Mexico border Friday. Walker is a likely 2016 presidential candidate." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker tour the U.S.-Mexico border Friday. Walker is a likely 2016 presidential candidate.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:07:24 -0500" title="2015-03-27 18:07"> March 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/greg-abbott-scott-walker-tour-mexico-texas-border/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker toured the U.S.-Mexico border Friday in a trip overshadowed by presidential politics.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/greg-abbott-scott-walker-tour-mexico-texas-border/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/">Border Trip Spotlights Walker's Immigration Views</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/ScottWalker_GregAbbott_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150408085221/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/ScottWalker_GregAbbott_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:03:32 -0500" title="2015-03-26 19:03"> March 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker sets foot Friday in the Rio Grande Valley, it won't be your typical photo op on the border. </span><span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150408085221/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/border-trip-spotlights-walkers-mixed-immigration-v/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" rail cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>Patrick’s Twitter Feed</h1> </header> <a class="twitter-timeline" 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