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href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/medicaid-cuts-leave-therapists-scrambling/comments/"><span class="value">46</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Before the state finalizes a decision next week that would slash payments for a therapy program for the poor, speech and physical therapists are fighting back, saying the impending budget cuts will harm thousands of children. Behind the publicity campaign, a more private battle is taking place — this one among providers.  </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/medicaid-cuts-leave-therapists-scrambling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/health-care-budget-leaner-defers-costs-later/">Medicaid Budget Kicks Can Down Road, Experts Say</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/committee-approves-health-and-human-services-budge/">More Pay for Medicaid Doctors Lost in Budget Deal</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Top_300x100"> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="grid"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/cruz-redstate-hold-conservative-candidates-account/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/08/Cruz3_tt_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, speaking at the RedState Gathering in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Emily Hoerner</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, speaking at the RedState Gathering in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/cruz-redstate-hold-conservative-candidates-account/">Cruz at RedState: Hold Conservative Candidates Accountable</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Dean DeChiaro and Emily Hoerner, Medill News Service </li><li><time datetime="Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:59:33 -0500" title="2015-08-08 13:59"> Aug. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/cruz-redstate-hold-conservative-candidates-account/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>At the RedState Gathering in Atlanta on Saturday, a rapturous crowd embraced U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>'s call to look closely at his fellow Republican presidential candidates' records and hold them to their word.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/cruz-redstate-hold-conservative-candidates-account/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/07/31-Days-Day8-Truancy_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Mallory Busch / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/">New Truancy Law Poised to Put More Pressure on Schools, Parents</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 8 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-08 06:00"> Aug. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>When the state's </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/texas-decriminalize-truancy-after-abbott-signs-bil/">new truancy law</a> takes effect Sept. 1<span>, students will no longer potentially face criminal sanctions for skipping school. But there are new directives for public schools and the courts.  This story is part of our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/" target="_blank">31 Days, 31 Ways series</a>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/capitol-car-fire-investigated-intentional/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/07/Capitol_Car_fire_TT_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A car on fire in the east-side parking along the southern promenade of the Texas Capitol on August 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by John Jordan</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A car on fire in the east-side parking along the southern promenade of the Texas Capitol on August 7, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/capitol-car-fire-investigated-intentional/">Capitol Car Fire Investigated as Intentional</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a> and <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 19:21:50 -0500" title="2015-08-07 19:21"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/capitol-car-fire-investigated-intentional/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Officials suspect the fire was set by someone whom they ran out of the building earlier in the day after the individual was seen poking around the speaker's offices and apartment.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/capitol-car-fire-investigated-intentional/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/cruz-redstate-hold-conservative-candidates-account/">Cruz at RedState: Hold Conservative Candidates Accountable</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Dean DeChiaro and Emily Hoerner, Medill News Service </li><li><time datetime="Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:59:33 -0500" title="2015-08-08 13:59"> Aug. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/cruz-redstate-hold-conservative-candidates-account/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/cruz-redstate-hold-conservative-candidates-account/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/08/Cruz3_tt_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, speaking at the RedState Gathering in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Emily Hoerner</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, speaking at the RedState Gathering in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>At the RedState Gathering in Atlanta on Saturday, a rapturous crowd embraced U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>'s call to look closely at his fellow Republican presidential candidates' records and hold them to their word.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/cruz-redstate-hold-conservative-candidates-account/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/">New Truancy Law Poised to Put More Pressure on Schools, Parents</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 8 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-08 06:00"> Aug. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/07/31-Days-Day8-Truancy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Mallory Busch / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When the state's </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/texas-decriminalize-truancy-after-abbott-signs-bil/">new truancy law</a> takes effect Sept. 1<span>, students will no longer potentially face criminal sanctions for skipping school. But there are new directives for public schools and the courts.  This story is part of our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/" target="_blank">31 Days, 31 Ways series</a>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/08/new-truancy-law-puts-pressure-schools/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/capitol-car-fire-investigated-intentional/">Capitol Car Fire Investigated as Intentional</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a> and <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 19:21:50 -0500" title="2015-08-07 19:21"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/capitol-car-fire-investigated-intentional/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/capitol-car-fire-investigated-intentional/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/07/Capitol_Car_fire_TT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A car on fire in the east-side parking along the southern promenade of the Texas Capitol on August 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by John Jordan</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A car on fire in the east-side parking along the southern promenade of the Texas Capitol on August 7, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Officials suspect the fire was set by someone whom they ran out of the building earlier in the day after the individual was seen poking around the speaker's offices and apartment.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/capitol-car-fire-investigated-intentional/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Middle_300x100"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder "> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> News App: Government Salary Database Updated </a> </h2> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar"> <a 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adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="200x38" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_TweetWireWidget_Bottom_Text_200x38"> </div> <a target="_blank" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/tweetwire/"> <span>+</span> View All </a> </footer> </aside> <aside class="ad_container ad-mediumrectangle sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/roundup-paxton-perry-and-cruz/">Roundup: Paxton Indicted, Cruz and Perry Debate at Different Times</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-07 06:00"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/roundup-paxton-perry-and-cruz/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/roundup-paxton-perry-and-cruz/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/080715_TT_Still_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In the Roundup: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>, Texas’ top law enforcement official, finds himself facing felony charges and calls from Democrats to step down. Plus, GOP presidential candidates <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> debate at different times.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/roundup-paxton-perry-and-cruz/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/brief-august-7-2015/">The Brief: Aug. 7, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-08-07 05:59"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/brief-august-7-2015/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/brief-august-7-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/06/Full_Debate_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 election cycle in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 6, 2015. Seven candidates didn't meet debate sponsor Fox News' polling criteria and met in this separate debate."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 election cycle in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 6, 2015. Seven candidates didn't meet debate sponsor Fox News' polling criteria and met in this separate debate.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The two Texans on the separate GOP debate stages Thursday didn't throw many punches at fellow Republicans in the first debates of the 2016 cycle.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/brief-august-7-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/cruz-stays-above-fray-action-packed-first-debate/">Cruz Stays Above Fray in Combative First Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Aug 2015 22:02:26 -0500" title="2015-08-06 22:02"> Aug. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/cruz-stays-above-fray-action-packed-first-debate/comments/"><span class="value">45</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/cruz-stays-above-fray-action-packed-first-debate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/06/Cruz_GOP_Debate_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Senator and GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz at the GOP debate in Cleveland, Ohio on August 6, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Senator and GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz at the GOP debate in Cleveland, Ohio on August 6, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> largely avoided the political combat that characterized the GOP's first prime-time presidential debate late Thursday in Cleveland.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/cruz-stays-above-fray-action-packed-first-debate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/study-law-discouraged-more-those-without-voter-id/">Study: Law Discouraged More Than Those Without Voter ID</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Aug 2015 17:49:38 -0500" title="2015-08-06 17:49"> Aug. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/study-law-discouraged-more-those-without-voter-id/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/study-law-discouraged-more-those-without-voter-id/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/15/GallegoHurd-CD23_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (left) was ousted by Republican Will Hurd, right, in the 2014 CD-23 contest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (left) was ousted by Republican Will Hurd, right, in the 2014 CD-23 contest.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas’ strict voter identification requirements kept many would-be voters in a Latino-majority congressional district from going to the polls last November — including many who had proper IDs — a new survey shows.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/study-law-discouraged-more-those-without-voter-id/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/state-jail-commission-board-shuts-down-frio-co-jai/">State Jail Commission Board Shuts Down Frio Co. Jail</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Aug 2015 17:12:14 -0500" title="2015-08-06 17:12"> Aug. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/state-jail-commission-board-shuts-down-frio-co-jai/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/state-jail-commission-board-shuts-down-frio-co-jai/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/prisoners_CM_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Commission on Jail Standards voted Thursday to shut down the Frio County Jail for failing to adhere to jail standards, something they agency has done only twice before in its 40-year history.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/state-jail-commission-board-shuts-down-frio-co-jai/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/abbott-redstate-texas-ground-zero-tea-party/">Abbott at RedState: Texas "Ground Zero" for Tea Partiers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Dean DeChiaro and Emily Hoerner, Medill News Service </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 17:37:17 -0500" title="2015-08-07 17:37"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/abbott-redstate-texas-ground-zero-tea-party/comments/"><span class="value">108</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/abbott-redstate-texas-ground-zero-tea-party/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Before a crowd of conservative activists in Atlanta on Friday, Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> said </span><span>government bureaucracy has broken Washington, D.C. – but that the spirit of American independence is alive and well in red states like Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/abbott-redstate-texas-ground-zero-tea-party/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/texas-prison-inmates-now-allowed-beards/">Chin Scratcher: Prison Beard Policy Will Cost Taxpayers $500,000</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 16:06:44 -0500" title="2015-08-07 16:06"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/texas-prison-inmates-now-allowed-beards/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/texas-prison-inmates-now-allowed-beards/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/Unsafe_Prisons__JW031_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The William G. McConnell Prison Unit in Beeville, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The William G. McConnell Prison Unit in Beeville, Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Thanks to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, </span><span>Texas prison inmates will be able to grow beards under a new policy expected to cost state taxpayers $500,000 a year in paperwork, beard nets and barber tools.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/texas-prison-inmates-now-allowed-beards/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/after-debate-perry-calls-unity-among-conservatives/">After Debate, Perry Calls for Unity Among Conservatives</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Dean DeChiaro and Emily Hoerner </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 15:16:00 -0500" title="2015-08-07 15:16"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/after-debate-perry-calls-unity-among-conservatives/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/after-debate-perry-calls-unity-among-conservatives/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Texas Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> on Friday called on fellow conservative presidential candidates to unite against President Obama in the aftermath of a GOP debate.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/after-debate-perry-calls-unity-among-conservatives/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/">Read the First Week of 31 Days, 31 Ways Stories</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 14:53:09 -0500" title="2015-08-07 14:53"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/07/31-Days-Review_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In the first week of the Tribune's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/">31 Days, 31 Ways</a> series, we wrote about a new law to train law enforcement on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/01/law-enforcement-will-receive-training-dog-encounte/">dog encounters</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/obamacare-plans-get-special-label/">mapped</a> where more than 1 million Texans who purchased Obamacare health plans are, and covered much more. <span style="line-height: 1.35;">Revisit the first week's stories here.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/dhs-releasing-families-will-lead-more-illegal-migr/">Feds: Releasing Families Will Lead to More Illegal Migration</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 12:54:50 -0500" title="2015-08-07 12:54"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/dhs-releasing-families-will-lead-more-illegal-migr/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/dhs-releasing-families-will-lead-more-illegal-migr/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/protest-shot-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The immediate release of immigrant families from detention facilities could cause another massive wave of illegal migration like the one Texas witnessed last summer, the Obama administration argued in a court filing late Thursday.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/dhs-releasing-families-will-lead-more-illegal-migr/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/new-law-reform-troubled-hhsc-office/">New Law Helps Tackle Health Agency Woes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-07 06:00"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/new-law-reform-troubled-hhsc-office/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/new-law-reform-troubled-hhsc-office/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/31/31Days-Day7-Bowen_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Health and Human Services Commission Inspector General Stuart Bowen"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Health and Human Services Commission Inspector General Stuart Bowen</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After being accused of corruption, inefficiency and incompetence, the state health agency's Office of Inspector General is trying to get back on track, and hopes a new law will clarify and streamline its fraud investigations. <span>This story is part of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/" target="_blank">31 Days, 31 Ways series</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/new-law-reform-troubled-hhsc-office/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/cruz-sets-sight-sec-primary-states/">Cruz Bus Tour Sets Sights on "SEC Primary" States</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-07 06:00"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/cruz-sets-sight-sec-primary-states/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/cruz-sets-sight-sec-primary-states/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, shakes hands at The Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina, May 9, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, shakes hands at The Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina, May 9, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> is hitting the road after the first Republican presidential debate hoping to build support in several southern states that will all hold primaries on March 1, 2016.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/cruz-sets-sight-sec-primary-states/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> 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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150809070130im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/13/IMG_3182_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In her first swing through the Rio Grande Valley of this campaign, Hillary Clinton plans no public appearances, instead meeting with local donors and officials and attending a fundraiser at the home of a longtime supporter.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/clinton-make-first-campaign-trip-rio-grande-valley/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150809070130/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/abbott-redstate-texas-ground-zero-tea-party/">Abbott at RedState: Texas "Ground Zero" for Tea Partiers</a></li> <li><a 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