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class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/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/20150808085940/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> <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/20150808085940/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> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/">Despite Ruling, Detained Immigrants Face Uncertainty</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/analysis-blame-reputation-and-long-road-back/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UP9A8470_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke on June 22, 2105, at an event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation discussing the impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UP9A8470_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke on June 22, 2105, at an event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation discussing the impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke on June 22, 2105, at an event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation discussing the impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/analysis-blame-reputation-and-long-road-back/">Analysis: Blame, Reputation and the Long Road Back</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-06 06:00"> Aug. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/analysis-blame-reputation-and-long-road-back/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The political blaming started quickly after Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>'s indictments on Monday, and the elections will see some argument over who's shooting at the AG. But it will take more than politics to save his reputation.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/analysis-blame-reputation-and-long-road-back/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/BirthCertificate-Passport_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/BirthCertificate-Passport_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/">Dallas County Drawn Into Birth Certificate Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-05 06:00"> Aug. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>After aligning itself with state policy, Dallas County may now be drawn into the legal fray over the state's rules for issuing birth certificates to the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Abbott-Patrick_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Abbott-Patrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/">Top Texas GOP Officials Offer Measured Support for Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:03:31 -0500" title="2015-08-03 17:03"> Aug. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>When Gov. Rick Perry was indicted last year, there was a groundswell of support among Republicans for Perry. The response to Ken Paxton's indictment — particularly among some top state GOP leaders — has been more restrained.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/"> <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/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/analysis-blame-reputation-and-long-road-back/">Analysis: Blame, Reputation and the Long Road Back</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-06 06:00"> Aug. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/analysis-blame-reputation-and-long-road-back/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/analysis-blame-reputation-and-long-road-back/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UP9A8470_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke on June 22, 2105, at an event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation discussing the impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UP9A8470_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke on June 22, 2105, at an event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation discussing the impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke on June 22, 2105, at an event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation discussing the impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The political blaming started quickly after Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>'s indictments on Monday, and the elections will see some argument over who's shooting at the AG. But it will take more than politics to save his reputation.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/analysis-blame-reputation-and-long-road-back/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/">Dallas County Drawn Into Birth Certificate Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-05 06:00"> Aug. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/BirthCertificate-Passport_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/BirthCertificate-Passport_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After aligning itself with state policy, Dallas County may now be drawn into the legal fray over the state's rules for issuing birth certificates to the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/">Top Texas GOP Officials Offer Measured Support for Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:03:31 -0500" title="2015-08-03 17:03"> Aug. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Abbott-Patrick_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Abbott-Patrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When Gov. Rick Perry was indicted last year, there was a groundswell of support among Republicans for Perry. The response to Ken Paxton's indictment — particularly among some top state GOP leaders — has been more restrained.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </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/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/">Updated Texas Congressional Delegation Directory</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Jan 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-01-03 06:00"> Jan. 3, 2013 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DirectoyUpdate-Congress-Cruz_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DirectoyUpdate-Congress-Cruz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman / David Jones</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container 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/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/">Analysis: Make-or-Break Moment for AG Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 2 Aug 2015 12:04:32 -0500" title="2015-08-02 12:04"> Aug. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>, facing indictment on felony securities charges, could actually boost his career with an acquittal. But a conviction would likely end it.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/">Analysis: Deflection by Officials is Worth Noting</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-30 06:00"> July 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/Pxton-Abbott_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/Pxton-Abbott_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>It's diversion season: Top state officials, not surprisingly, would rather talk about red-meat political issues than indictments and legally contested budget vetoes.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/">Detained Immigrant Families Face Uncertainty</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-28 06:00"> July 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Immigration-family-detention-protesters_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Immigration-family-detention-protesters_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by KUT News</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>More than 2,000 undocumented women and children being held in "deplorable" conditions at federal immigration detention centers are supposed to be released under a recent federal judge's order. But how long that takes and what happens to them next remains unclear, attorneys say.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/">Court to Houston: Put Antidiscrimination Ordinance on Ballot or Repeal It</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:19:52 -0500" title="2015-07-24 11:19"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/comments/"><span class="value">44</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Houston City Council must repeal or put up for public vote the <span>Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO,</span> which extends protections to gay and transgender residents.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/"> <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/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/">Democrats Ask Abbott for Task Force on Confederate Monuments</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Jul 2015 16:52:23 -0500" title="2015-07-06 16:52"> July 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_8861_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Confederate Soldiers Monument聽聽at the Texas Capitol"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_8861_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Confederate Soldiers Monument聽聽at the Texas Capitol" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Allen Otto</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Confederate Soldiers Monument聽聽at the Texas Capitol</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Five Democratic lawmakers have asked Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> to form a task force to consider the appropriateness of Confederate monuments located on the Capitol grounds in Austin.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/">Gay Couple Suing Hood County Gets Marriage License</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Jul 2015 11:27:27 -0500" title="2015-07-06 11:27"> July 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A Granbury gay couple on Monday obtained </span><span>a</span><span> </span><span>marriage license from the Hood County Clerk's office after filing a lawsuit </span><span>against the clerk</span><span> in federal court.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/">Analysis: For Paxton, a Bumpy Start on the Big Stage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 16:55:26 -0500" title="2015-07-02 16:55"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Most Texans don't know who <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> is, and a pending investigation and a waiting grand jury could leave them with a bad first impression of the state's new attorney general.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/">With Marriage Decided, Adoption Rights Next</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 06:00"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">legalized same-sex marriage</a><span>, family law attorneys in Texas are gearing up to make sure same-sex couples who adopt children get full parental rights.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/">Ted Cruz: "I Thought That Popularity Was the Holy Grail"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:51:22 -0500" title="2015-06-29 17:51"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Vadon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">In his new memoir — and in an interview with the Tribune — U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> talks about how his "cocky" nature has tripped him up in the past, and what he learned from getting passed over for a senior spot in George W. Bush's administration. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/">Feds Set New Policies for LGBT Detainees</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:44:36 -0500" title="2015-06-29 16:44"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement will implement new guidelines designed to better protect transgender people in immigration detention facilities, the agency <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-issues-new-guidance-care-transgender-individuals-custody">announced</a> Monday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <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/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/">Analysis: Make-or-Break Moment for AG Paxton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/">Analysis: Deflection by Officials is Worth Noting</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/">Detained Immigrant Families Face Uncertainty</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/">Court to Houston: Put Antidiscrimination Ordinance on Ballot or Repeal It</a></li> <li><a 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Green</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/allen-fletcher/">Allen Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/allen-vaught/">Allen Vaught</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/alma-a-allen/">Alma A Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carol-alvarado/">Carol Alvarado</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charles-doc-anderson/">Charles "Doc" Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/angie-chen-button/">Angie Chen Button</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/armando-mando-martinez/">Armando "mando" Martinez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/armando-walle/">Armando Walle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-mallory-caraway/">Barbara Mallory Caraway</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-nash/">Barbara Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-parker-hervey/">Barbara Parker Hervey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ben-barnes/">Ben Barnes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-bartlett/">Bartlett, Dan </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-barton/">David Barton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/chris-bell/">Chris Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/betty-brown/">Betty Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/beverly-woolley/">Beverly Woolley</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-callegari/">Bill Callegari</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-flores/">Bill Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-zedler/">Bill Zedler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/billy-clayton/">Billy Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/brian-birdwell/">Brian Birdwell</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bob-craig/">Bob Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bob-lanier/">Bob Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bob-mcnair/">Bob Mcnair</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/borris-l-miles/">Borris L Miles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/brandon-creighton/">Brandon Creighton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/brister-scott/">Brister, Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bryan-hughes/">Bryan Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/burt-solomons/">Burt Solomons</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charles-butt/">Charles Butt</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/byron-cook/">Byron Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/alonzo-cantu/">Alonzo Cantu</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carl-isett/">Carl Isett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carlos-charlie-garza/">Carlos Charlie Garza</a></li> <li><a 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Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/chris-harris/">Chris Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/chuck-hopson/">Chuck Hopson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/cindy-burkett/">Cindy Burkett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ciro-rodriguez/">Ciro Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/connie-scott/">Connie Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/craig-eiland/">Craig Eiland</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dale-wainwright/">Dale Wainwright</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-branch/">Dan Branch</a></li> <li><a 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href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/diane-patrick/">Diane Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dick-armey/">Dick Armey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dolph-briscoe-jr/">Dolph Briscoe Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/don-mcleroy/">Don Mcleroy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/don-willett/">Don Willett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/donna-howard/">Donna Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dora-olivo/">Dora Olivo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/doug-miller/">Doug Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dr-r-bowen-loftin/">Dr R Bowen Loftin</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/drew-darby/">Drew Darby</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dwayne-bohac/">Dwayne Bohac</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eddie-bernice-johnson/">Eddie Bernice Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eddie-lucio-iii/">Eddie Lucio Iii</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eddie-lucio-jr/">Eddie Lucio Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eddie-rodriguez/">Eddie Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/edmund-kuempel/">Edmund Kuempel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eliot-shapleigh/">Eliot Shapleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ellen-cohen/">Ellen Cohen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/elliott-naishtat/">Elliott Naishtat</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/elsa-alcala/">Elsa Alcala</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bryan-eppstein/">Bryan Eppstein</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eric-johnson/">Eric Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/erwin-cain/">Erwin Cain</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/craig-l-estes/">Craig L Estes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eva-guzman/">Eva Guzman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/r-blake-farenthold/">Blake Farenthold</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/farouk-shami/">Farouk Shami</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/florence-shapiro/">Florence Shapiro</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/francisco-quico-canseco/">Francisco "quico" Canseco</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/francisco-cigarroa/">Francisco Cigarroa</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/frank-corte-jr/">Frank Corte Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/fred-baron/">Fred Baron</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/fred-brown/">Fred Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/adrian-garcia/">Adrian Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/garnet-coleman/">Garnet Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/garry-mauro/">Garry Mauro</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gary-elkins/">Gary Elkins</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tony-garza/">Antonio "Tony" Garza</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gaylord-armstrong/">Gaylord Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/geanie-morrison/">Geanie Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gene-green/">Gene Green</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gene-locke/">Gene Locke</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-hw-bush/">George H.W. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-lavender/">George Lavender</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-m-clayton/">George M Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-p-bush/">George P. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-w-bush/">George W. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charlie-geren/">Charlie Geren</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gibson-gib-lewis/">Gibson "Gib" Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/glenn-hegar/">Glenn Hegar</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/glenn-smith/">Glenn Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/griffin-perry/">Griffin Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/guy-bailey/">Guy Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/wallace-hall/">Wallace Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-hammond/">Bill Hammond</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hank-gilbert/">Hank Gilbert</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hank-skinner/">Hank Skinner</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/harold-dutton-jr/">Harold Dutton Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/harry-cabluck/">Harry Cabluck</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/harry-whittington/">Harry Whittington</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/harvey-hilderbran/">Harvey Hilderbran</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/helen-giddings/">Helen Giddings</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/henry-b-gonzalez/">Henry B Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/henry-cuellar/">Henry Cuellar</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ana-hernandez-luna/">Ana Hernandez Luna</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/juan-chuy-hinojosa/">Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hs-buddy-garcia/">Hs "buddy" Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hubert-vo/">Hubert Vo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/irma-rangel/">Irma Rangel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ismael-kino-flores/">Ismael "kino" Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jack-gullahorn/">Jack Gullahorn</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jack-martin/">Jack Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jack-mcdonald/">Jack Mcdonald</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-jim-keffer/">James "jim" Keffer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-pete-laney/">James "Pete" Laney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/craig-james/">Craig James</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-huffines/">James Huffines</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-leininger/">James Leininger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-white/">James White</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jane-nelson/">Jane Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jason-a-isaac/">Jason A Isaac</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jason-stanford/">Jason Stanford</a></li> 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href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-hightower/">Jim Hightower</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-jackson/">Jim Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-landtroop/">Jim Landtroop</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-mattox/">Jim Mattox</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-mcreynolds/">Jim Mcreynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-murphy/">Jim Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-pitts/">Jim Pitts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jimmie-don-aycock/">Jimmie Don Aycock</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joan-huffman/">Joan Huffman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joaquin-castro/">Joaquin Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jodie-laubenberg/">Jodie Laubenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-barton/">Joe Barton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-crabb/">Joe Crabb</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-deshotel/">Joe Deshotel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-driver/">Joe Driver</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-farias/">Joe Farias</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-heflin/">Joe Heflin</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-pickett/">Joe Pickett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-pounder/">Joe Pounder</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-carona/">John Carona</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-carter/">John Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-culberson/">John Culberson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-davis/">John Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-frullo/">John Frullo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-kuempel/">John Kuempel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-otto/">John Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-raney/">John Raney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-sharp/">John Sharp</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-smithee/">John Smithee</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-tower/">John Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-v-garza/">John V Garza</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-whitmire/">John Whitmire</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-aliseda/">Jose Aliseda</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-manuel-lozano/">Jose Manuel Lozano</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-menendez/">Jos茅 Men茅ndez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-r-rodriguez/">Jos茅 R Rodr铆guez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joseph-joe-moody/">Joseph "joe" Moody</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/juan-sepulveda/">Juan Sepulveda</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/judith-zaffirini/">Judith Zaffirini</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/julian-castro/">Juli谩n Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/karen-hughes/">Karen Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/karl-rove/">Karl Rove</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kay-bailey-hutchison/">Kay Bailey Hutchison</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kay-granger/">Kay Granger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kel-seliger/">Kel Seliger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kelly-fero/">Kelly Fero</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kelly-hancock/">Kelly Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-legler/">Ken Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-mercer/">Ken Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kenneth-sheets/">Kenneth Sheets</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kenny-marchant/">Kenny Marchant</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kent-hance/">Kent Hance</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kevin-brady/">Kevin Brady</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kevin-eltife/">Kevin Eltife</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kirk-england/">Kirk England</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kirk-watson/">Kirk Watson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kristi-thibaut/">Kristi Thibaut</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kyle-janek/">Kyle Janek</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/l-frederick-rick-francis/">L Frederick "rick" Francis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/la-mantia-family/">La Mantia Family</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lamar-smith/">Lamar Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lance-gooden/">Lance Gooden</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lanham-lyne/">Lanham Lyne</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/larry-gonzales/">Larry Gonzales</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/larry-phillips/">Larry Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/larry-taylor/">Larry Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/laura-miller/">Laura Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lawrence-larry-meyers/">Lawrence "larry" Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lawrence-a-allen-jr/">Lawrence A Allen Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/leo-berman/">Leo Berman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/leo-linbeck-jr/">Leo Linbeck, Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van De Putte</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/linda-chavez-thompson/">Linda Chavez-thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/linda-harper-brown/">Linda Harper-brown</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/liz-carpenter/">Liz Carpenter</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lloyd-bentsen/">Lloyd Bentsen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lloyd-doggett/">Lloyd Doggett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lois-kolkhorst/">Lois Kolkhorst</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lon-burnam/">Lon Burnam</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/louie-gohmert/">Louie Gohmert</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/louis-beecherl/">Louis Beecherl</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lyle-larson/">Lyle Larson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lyndon-baines-johnson/">Lyndon Baines Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mac-thornberry/">Mac Thornberry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marc-veasey/">Marc Veasey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mario-gallegos-jr/">Mario Gallegos Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marisa-marquez/">Marisa Marquez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-homer/">Mark Homer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-mckinnon/">Mark Mckinnon</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-shelton/">Mark Shelton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-strama/">Mark Strama</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marsha-farney/">Marsha Farney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marva-beck/">Marva Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/matt-angle/">Matt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/matt-mackowiak/">Matt Mackowiak</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-mccaul/">Michael McCaul</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/debra-medina/">Debra Medina</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/meria-carstarphen/">Meria Carstarphen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-mike-baselice/">Michael "Mike" Baselice</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-burgess/">Michael Burgess</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-keasler/">Michael Keasler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-morton/">Michael Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-soto/">Michael Soto</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-williams/">Michael Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-tuffy-hamilton/">Mike "tuffy" Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-conaway/">Mike Conaway</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-gallagher/">Mike Gallagher</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-jackson/">Mike Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-mckinney/">Mike Mckinney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-toomey/">Mike Toomey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-villarreal/">Mike Villarreal</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-miller/">Bill Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/adan-munoz/">Adan Mu帽oz</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/myra-crownover/">Myra Crownover</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/naomi-r-gonzalez/">Naomi R Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/nathan-hecht/">Nathan Hecht</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/neal-buddy-jones/">Neal "Buddy" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/norma-chavez/">Norma Ch谩vez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barack-obama/">Barack Obama</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rene-oliveira/">Ren茅 Oliveira</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/annise-parker/">Annise Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pat-haggerty/">Pat Haggerty</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patricia-pat-lykos/">Patricia "Pat" Lykos</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patricia-harless/">Patricia Harless</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patrick-rose/">Patrick Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tom-pauken/">Tom Pauken</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-foster/">Paul Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-green/">Paul Green</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-womack/">Paul Womack</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-workman/">Paul Workman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paula-hightower-pierson/">Paula Hightower Pierson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/people/">People</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bob-perry/">Bob Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-gallego/">Pete Gallego</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-olson/">Pete Olson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-sessions/">Pete Sessions</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-gramm/">Phil Gramm</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-johnson/">Phil Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-king/">Phil King</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/texas-tribune-podcasts/">Tribune Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-ann-radnofsky/">Barbara Ann Radnofsky</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rafael-anchia/">Rafael Anchia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ralph-hall/">Ralph Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ralph-sheffield/">Ralph Sheffield</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/randy-neugebauer/">Randy Neugebauer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/randy-weber/">Randy Weber</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/raul-torres/">Raul Torres</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/raymund-paredes/">Raymund Paredes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/red-mccombs/">Red McCombs</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-dick-tabulsi/">Richard "Dick" Tabulsi</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-kinky-friedman/">Richard "Kinky" Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-f-ric-williamson/">Richard F "ric" Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-pena-raymond/">Richard Pe帽a Raymond</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ann-richards/">Ann Richards</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/cecile-richards/">Cecile Richards</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rick-hardcastle/">Rick Hardcastle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/allan-ritter/">Allan Ritter </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rob-eissler/">Rob Eissler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rob-johnson/">Rob Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rob-orr/">Rob Orr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-bob-deuell/">Robert "bob" Deuell</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-bobby-guerra/">Robert "bobby" Guerra</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-duncan/">Robert Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-miklos/">Robert Miklos</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-nichols/">Robert Nichols</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-scott/">Robert Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/roberto-alonzo/">Roberto Alonzo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rodney-anderson/">Rodney Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rodney-ellis/">Rodney Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/roland-gutierrez/">Roland Gutierrez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ron-kirk/">Ron Kirk</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ron-paul/">Ron Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ron-reynolds/">Ron Reynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ronnie-earle/">Ronnie Earle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ross-perot/">Ross Perot</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/royce-west/">Royce West</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ruben-hinojosa/">Ruben Hinojosa</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/russell-t-rusty-kelley/">Russell T "rusty" Kelley</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ruth-jones-mcclendon/">Ruth Jones Mcclendon</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ryan-guillen/">Ryan Guillen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sam-johnson/">Sam Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sarah-davis/">Sarah Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charles-schwertner/">Charles Schwertner</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/scott-caven/">Scott Caven</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/scott-henson/">Scott Henson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/scott-hochberg/">Scott Hochberg</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/senfronia-thompson/">Senfronia Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sergio-munoz-jr/">Sergio Mu帽oz Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sharon-keller/">Sharon Keller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sheila-jackson-lee/">Sheila Jackson Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/silvestre-reyes/">Silvestre Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-simpson/">David Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barry-smitherman/">Barry Smitherman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/solomon-ortiz/">Solomon Ortiz</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/solomon-ortiz-jr/">Solomon Ortiz Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/stefani-carter/">Stefani Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/stephen-frost/">Stephen Frost</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-mccraw/">Steve Mccraw</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-mostyn/">Steve Mostyn</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-munisteri/">Steve Munisteri</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-ogden/">Steve Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-wolens/">Steve Wolens</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-stockman/">Steve Stockman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carole-keeton-strayhorn/">Carole Keeton Strayhorn</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/susan-combs/">Susan Combs</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/susan-king/">Susan King</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sylvester-turner/">Sylvester Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/t-boone-pickens/">T Boone Pickens</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tan-parker/">Tan Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tara-rios-ybarra/">Tara Rios Ybarra</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ted-poe/">Ted Poe</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/thomas-ratliff/">Thomas Ratliff</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tim-kleinschmidt/">Tim Kleinschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/todd-hunter/">Todd Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/todd-smith/">Todd Smith</a></li> <li><a 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Rick Perry speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> unloaded on Republican presidential rival Donald Trump on Wednesday during a speech in Washington. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/rick-perry-donald-trump-dc/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/perry-picks-first-texas-congressional-nod/">Barton is First Texas Congressman to Endorse Perry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:31:35 -0500" title="2015-07-17 12:31"> July 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/perry-picks-first-texas-congressional-nod/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/perry-picks-first-texas-congressional-nod/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3241speech3_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. 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Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/TT_Cruz_03_071515-sized_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Chris Maddaloni</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Two weeks after it was supposedly killed, the federal Export-Import Bank may soon be resuscitated by tagging its future to a massive highway funding bill. The congressional gamesmanship has conservatives vowing to kill the bank for good.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/texans-ex-im-highway-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/bastrop-jade-helm-begins/">In Bastrop, Jade Helm Begins With a Whimper</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:58:55 -0500" title="2015-07-15 20:58"> July 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/bastrop-jade-helm-begins/comments/"><span class="value">106</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/bastrop-jade-helm-begins/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/JadeHelm15-map004_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Operation Jade Helm 15, a military training exercise, begins Wednesday in 12 Texas counties: Bastrop, Burleson, Brazos, Edwards, Howard, Hudspeth, Kimble, Martin, Marion, Real, Schleicher and Tom Green. It will also take place at Camp Bullis in San Antonio and Camp Swift in Bastrop County."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/JadeHelm15-map004_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Operation Jade Helm 15, a military training exercise, begins Wednesday in 12 Texas counties: Bastrop, Burleson, Brazos, Edwards, Howard, Hudspeth, Kimble, Martin, Marion, Real, Schleicher and Tom Green. It will also take place at Camp Bullis in San Antonio and Camp Swift in Bastrop County." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Operation Jade Helm 15, a military training exercise, begins Wednesday in 12 Texas counties: Bastrop, Burleson, Brazos, Edwards, Howard, Hudspeth, Kimble, Martin, Marion, Real, Schleicher and Tom Green. It will also take place at Camp Bullis in San Antonio and Camp Swift in Bastrop County.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The predictions included martial law, mass citizen roundups and widespread gun seizures. So what really happened as Jade Helm 15 started Wednesday in Bastrop County was pretty damn boring.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/bastrop-jade-helm-begins/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/">Texas Expects Another Win Against Obama's Immigration Plan</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/ScottKeller_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Scott Keller, the Texas Solicitor General, speaks to reporters after delivering oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/ScottKeller_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Scott Keller, the Texas Solicitor General, speaks to reporters after delivering oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Scott Keller, the Texas Solicitor General, speaks to reporters after delivering oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Attorneys for the Obama administration will try again on Friday to persuade a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to let a controversial immigration policy take effect.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/">Mexican Official: Border Security a "Shared Responsibility"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/7C2A0994_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Jos茅 Antonio Meade Kuribre帽a and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150808085940/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/7C2A0994_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Jos茅 Antonio Meade Kuribre帽a and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Jos茅 Antonio Meade Kuribre帽a and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs, talks about the relationship between Mexico and Texas, border security, and whether Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's security plan is working. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150808085940/http://www.texastribune.org/people/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a 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