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He is also the Tribune's copy editor. A Richardson native, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned degrees in journalism and Spanish. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d29203839220d3928352c3e393f242f38232863223f2a"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9cdc4dcddc6e9ddccd1c8dadddbc0cbdcc7cc87c6dbce">[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/20150409084156/tel:512-716-8622"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>512-716-8622</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://twitter.com/davidmuto" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@davidmuto</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://facebook.com/dkmuto" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-facebook"></i> <span>dkmuto</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/https://plus.google.com/106296570695978704195" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-google-plus"></i> <span>Follow</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><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a href="?page=5#contributions" class="page">5</a></li><li><a href="?page=6#contributions" class="page">6</a></li><li><a href="?page=7#contributions" class="page">7</a></li><li><a href="?page=8#contributions" class="page">8</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="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/17/would-lbj-have-supported-marriage-equality/">New in TribTalk: Updegrove on LBJ and Gay Marriage</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/17/would-lbj-have-supported-marriage-equality/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/13/TexTrib-CivilRights-003_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Mark K. Updegrove, director of the LBJ Library, with, President Jimmy Carter. Updegrove is hosting an April summit featuring four presidents."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/13/TexTrib-CivilRights-003_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Mark K. Updegrove, director of the LBJ Library, with, President Jimmy Carter. Updegrove is hosting an April summit featuring four presidents." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Courtesy LBJ Library Photo by David Valdez</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Mark K. Updegrove, director of the LBJ Library, with, President Jimmy Carter. Updegrove is hosting an April summit featuring four presidents.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:20:01 -0500" title="2015-03-18 15:20"> March 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Johnson’s keen sense of social justice is a sign that if he were alive today, he’d view the gay marriage fight in much the same way he saw civil rights in the 1960s, LBJ Presidential Library Director Mark K. Updegrove writes in TribTalk.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/17/would-lbj-have-supported-marriage-equality/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/12/liberty-trumps-local-control/">New in TribTalk: Rinaldi on Local Control</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/12/liberty-trumps-local-control/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/AustinCityHall_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/AustinCityHall_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Seth Anderson</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:06:50 -0500" title="2015-03-13 15:06"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Local control and liberty are important governing principles, but when the two are in conflict, liberty should always prevail, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/matt-rinaldi/">Matt Rinaldi</a>, R-Irving, writes in TribTalk.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/12/liberty-trumps-local-control/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/02/the-christian-case-for-drug-law-reform/">New in TribTalk: Simpson on Drug Laws</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/02/the-christian-case-for-drug-law-reform/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MarijuanaInShadows_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MarijuanaInShadows_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: flickr: El Tekolote</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 2 Mar 2015 18:16:25 -0600" title="2015-03-02 18:16"> March 2, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>"I don’t believe that when God made marijuana he made a mistake that government needs to fix," writes state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-simpson/">David Simpson</a>, R-Longview.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/02/the-christian-case-for-drug-law-reform/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/11/why-drill-baby-drill-was-right/">New in TribTalk: Palin on Energy</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/11/why-drill-baby-drill-was-right/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Palin_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Palin_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Mark Taylor</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Feb 2015 17:09:36 -0600" title="2015-02-11 17:09"> Feb. 11, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who is in Houston this week to speak at an oil and gas summit, writes that "drill, baby, drill" is more than just a political slogan — it's a strategy that's working for America.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/11/why-drill-baby-drill-was-right/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/08/in-selma-a-missing-message-of-hope/">New in TribTalk: Luci Baines Johnson on "Selma"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/08/in-selma-a-missing-message-of-hope/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/11/dyc_clinton_civil_08_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, gives a reading prior to a speech by former President Bill Clinton during the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library on April 9, 2014. Deborah Cannon / Austin American Statesman"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/11/dyc_clinton_civil_08_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, gives a reading prior to a speech by former President Bill Clinton during the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library on April 9, 2014. Deborah Cannon / Austin American Statesman" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Deborah Cannon / Austin American Statesman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, gives a reading prior to a speech by former President Bill Clinton during the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library on April 9, 2014. Deborah Cannon / Austin American Statesman</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 8 Feb 2015 22:27:49 -0600" title="2015-02-08 22:27"> Feb. 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>"I was deeply saddened that the film does not convey the message of hope that the historical Selma does," writes Luci Baines Johnson, the daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/08/in-selma-a-missing-message-of-hope/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/">From the TribTalk Archives: The Perry Indictment</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/7C2A0951_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Perry gives his farewell speech during a joint session of the Texas Legislature on January 15th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/7C2A0951_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Perry gives his farewell speech during a joint session of the Texas Legislature on January 15th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Perry gives his farewell speech during a joint session of the Texas Legislature on January 15th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:43:55 -0600" title="2015-01-27 16:43"> Jan. 27, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In August, defense attorney <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.tribtalk.org/2014/08/16/why-the-indictment-doesnt-matter/">Dick DeGuerin</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.tribtalk.org/2014/08/18/why-the-indictment-matters/">Glenn W. Smith</a>, director of the Progress Texas PAC, faced off in TribTalk over whether the indictment of Rick Perry matters.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/">New in TribTalk: Delisi, Linn and Hammond on 2015</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasCapitol_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasCapitol_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/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 18 Jan 2015 02:27:50 -0600" title="2015-01-18 02:27"> Jan. 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/01/14/2015-an-agenda-for-transportation/">Deirdre Delisi</a>, a former Texas Transportation Commission chairwoman; <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/01/15/2015-an-agenda-for-education-reform/">Julie Linn</a>, the president of Texans for Education Reform; and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/01/13/2015-an-agenda-for-business/">Bill Hammond</a>, the CEO of the Texas Association of Business, lay out their hopes and expectations for this year's legislative session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/">Hall on Higher Ed; Nelson on Contracting</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-HigherEd005_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-HigherEd005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Jan 2015 18:27:45 -0600" title="2015-01-07 18:27"> Jan. 7, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall lays out <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/01/05/2015-an-agenda-for-higher-education/">his vision for higher education in 2015</a>, and state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, weighs in on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2015/01/06/critical-services-depend-on-sound-contracting/">contracting controversy</a> dogging the state's health and human services agency.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/08/why-water-is-not-the-new-oil/">In TribTalk: Leurig on Why Water is Not the New Oil</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/08/why-water-is-not-the-new-oil/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-Pipeline-015_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Water pipeline crew members prepare for the laying of the next section of the 60-mile-long chain running near Eden, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-Pipeline-015_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Water pipeline crew members prepare for the laying of the next section of the 60-mile-long chain running near Eden, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jerod Foster</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Water pipeline crew members prepare for the laying of the next section of the 60-mile-long chain running near Eden, Texas.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Treating water as a commodity neglects fundamental differences between the two resources that we ignore at our own peril, Sharlene Leurig, the water program director at Ceres, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/08/why-water-is-not-the-new-oil/">writes in TribTalk</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/08/why-water-is-not-the-new-oil/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/07/tuition-deregulation-is-failing-texas-students/">New in TribTalk: Schwertner on Tuition Deregulation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/07/tuition-deregulation-is-failing-texas-students/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/25/ITP_3581_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Students at Townview Center in South Dallas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/25/ITP_3581_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Students at Townview Center in South Dallas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Stuart Palley</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Students at Townview Center in South Dallas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 8 Dec 2014 16:44:45 -0600" title="2014-12-08 16:44"> Dec. 8, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Attending college in Texas shouldn't be a luxury afforded only to the wealthy or those willing to take on massive student loan debt, but that's what's happened in our state since we deregulated tuition, writes state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/charles-schwertner/">Charles Schwertner</a>, R-Georgetown.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/07/tuition-deregulation-is-failing-texas-students/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/">New in TribTalk: Hernandez and Villalba on Immigration</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/26/TxTrib-Obama-002_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama speaking in Austin on Thursday, May 9, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/26/TxTrib-Obama-002_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama speaking in Austin on Thursday, May 9, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama speaking in Austin on Thursday, May 9, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:03:13 -0600" title="2014-11-21 13:03"> Nov. 21, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>State Reps. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/21/the-case-for-obamas-immigration-action/">Ana Hernandez</a>, D-Houston, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/21/the-case-against-obamas-immigration-action/">Jason Villalba</a>, R-Dallas, debate whether President Obama had the authority to issue executive orders preventing the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/16/health-regulation-makes-for-strange-bedfellows/">New in TribTalk: Ho on a New Health Care Fight</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/16/health-regulation-makes-for-strange-bedfellows/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DentalFraud_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DentalFraud_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Peter Skadberg / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 16 Nov 2014 22:45:02 -0600" title="2014-11-16 22:45"> Nov. 16, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas is once again fighting with the Obama administration over health care policy. But this time, <span>writes former Texas Solicitor General James C. Ho,</span> it’s state officials who are pushing for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/16/health-regulation-makes-for-strange-bedfellows/">more regulation of health care</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/16/health-regulation-makes-for-strange-bedfellows/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/brief/">The Brief: Chronicle of a Davis Rout Foretold</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/11/UP9A7558_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sen. Wendy Davis shows her book "Forgetting to be Afraid" at Book People on September 11th, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/11/UP9A7558_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sen. Wendy Davis shows her book "Forgetting to be Afraid" at Book People on September 11th, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sen. Wendy Davis shows her book "Forgetting to be Afraid" at Book People on September 11th, 2014</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 13 Nov 2014 05:59:00 -0600" title="2014-11-13 05:59"> Nov. 13, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/wendy-davis/">Wendy Davis</a>' rout was foretold by a couple of Democratic strategists who despaired nearly a year ago over the direction in which the Democratic gubernatorial candidate was taking her campaign.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/09/why-i-came-back-to-ut/">New in TribTalk: Vince Young on His New Job at UT</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/09/why-i-came-back-to-ut/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SunsetUT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SunsetUT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Nicolas Raymond / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 9 Nov 2014 17:45:12 -0600" title="2014-11-09 17:45"> Nov. 9, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former NFL and University of Texas quarterback Vince Young explains why identifying with the struggles of many first-generation college students made him want to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/09/why-i-came-back-to-ut/">return to the university</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/09/why-i-came-back-to-ut/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/">New in TribTalk: Carter, Collier on the Governor's Race</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/19/ttf-davisabbott-5_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="State Sen. Wendy Davis and Attorney General Greg Abbott before their debate at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance in Edinburg on Sept. 19, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/19/ttf-davisabbott-5_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="State Sen. Wendy Davis and Attorney General Greg Abbott before their debate at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance in Edinburg on Sept. 19, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Joel Martinez</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Wendy Davis and Attorney General Greg Abbott before their debate at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance in Edinburg on Sept. 19, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084156/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 3 Nov 2014 05:59:00 -0600" title="2014-11-03 05:59"> Nov. 3, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>State Reps. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/02/why-minorities-should-vote-for-abbott/">Stefani Carter</a>, R-Dallas, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/02/why-minorities-should-vote-for-davis/">Nicole Collier</a>, D-Fort Worth, debate which gubernatorial candidate will better represent the state's fast-growing minority communities. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://tribtalk.org/"> <i 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Websites</h1> </header> <ul class="blog-roll"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.nytimes.com/" class="external">The New York Times</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.slate.com/" class="external">Slate</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.politico.com/" class="external">Politico</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.statesman.com/" class="external">Austin American-Statesman</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.citylab.com/" class="external">CityLab</a> </li> </ul> </section> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>David’s Wire</h1> </header> <dl> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/business/streetcar-revival-is-wavering-in-some-cities.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=mini-moth&region=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0">Streetcar Revival Is Wavering in Some Cities</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/business/streetcar-revival-is-wavering-in-some-cities.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=mini-moth&region=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0">New York Times</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:44:53 -0500" title="2015-03-17 09:44"> March 17, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/us/anticipating-nationwide-right-to-same-sex-marriage-states-weigh-religious-exemption-bills.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0">States Weigh Legislation to Let Businesses Refuse</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/us/anticipating-nationwide-right-to-same-sex-marriage-states-weigh-religious-exemption-bills.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0">New York Times</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Thu, 5 Mar 2015 19:02:15 -0600" title="2015-03-05 19:02"> March 5, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/austin-affordable-housing-equitable-development">Austin Housing Debate Pits 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.npr.org/2015/02/12/385474414/with-porches-and-parks-a-texas-community-aims-for-urban-utopia">With Porches And Parks, A Texas Community Aims For</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://www.npr.org/2015/02/12/385474414/with-porches-and-parks-a-texas-community-aims-for-urban-utopia">NPR</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:39:39 -0600" title="2015-02-12 20:39"> Feb. 12, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084156/http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/will-transit-expansion-bullet-train-displace-dmn-and-wfaa.html/">Could The DMN and its ‘Rock of Truth’ be moving?</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a 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