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href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 06:00"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas' network of tolled highways stretches for more than 500 miles, but its growth was curtailed this session as lawmakers passed several measures that make it tougher for toll projects to move forward.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/budget-and-taxes/">Catch Up on Budget & Tax Issues From This Session</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/budget-and-taxes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-budget_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-budget_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-19 06:00"> June 19, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>By the end of the 84th legislative session, state lawmakers reached many compromises on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/budget-and-taxes/" target="_blank">2016-17 budget and tax cuts</a>. See what lawmakers decided — and how they got there — with our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/budget-and-taxes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/legislature-backed-funding-african-american-texans/">Capitol May Finally Get African-American Monument</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/legislature-backed-funding-african-american-texans/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/7C2A8727_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A model of the monument honoring African-Americans in Texas, on display at the Texas Capitol's agriculture museum"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/7C2A8727_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A model of the monument honoring African-Americans in Texas, on display at the Texas Capitol's agriculture museum" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A model of the monument honoring African-Americans in Texas, on display at the Texas Capitol's agriculture museum</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-19 06:00"> June 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/legislature-backed-funding-african-american-texans/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>After more than 20 years of efforts to place a monument to African-Americans on Capitol grounds "littered" with Confederate tributes, state lawmakers have approved $1.5 million that should bring the <span>African-American Texans memorial monument to fruition.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/legislature-backed-funding-african-american-texans/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/">Supreme Court: Texas Can Ban Confederate License Plates</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BuffConfPlates_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BuffConfPlates_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:36:51 -0500" title="2015-06-18 09:36"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/comments/"><span class="value">71</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In a 5-4 ruling released Thursday morning, t</span><span>he U.S. Supreme Court backed Texas’ decision to forbid specialty license plates sporting an image of the Confederate flag.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/abbott-predicts-new-era-job-growth-tax-cuts/">Abbott Predicts "New Era of Job Growth" With Tax Cuts</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/abbott-predicts-new-era-job-growth-tax-cuts/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/15/Abbott_Oculus_Rift_TT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott tries out an Oculus Rift virtual reality system at AMD's Austin office after signing a bill cutting the business franchise tax rate."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/15/Abbott_Oculus_Rift_TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott tries out an Oculus Rift virtual reality system at AMD's Austin office after signing a bill cutting the business franchise tax rate." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Aman Batheja</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott tries out an Oculus Rift virtual reality system at AMD's Austin office after signing a bill cutting the business franchise tax rate.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:04:38 -0500" title="2015-06-15 12:04"> June 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/abbott-predicts-new-era-job-growth-tax-cuts/comments/"><span class="value">44</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Declaring “a new era of job growth in the state of Texas,” Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> on Monday signed a $2.56 billion bill cutting the franchise tax rate paid by businesses by 25 percent.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/abbott-predicts-new-era-job-growth-tax-cuts/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/state-budget-includes-500000-subsidize-almanac/">State Budget Includes $500,000 to Subsidize Texas Almanac</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/state-budget-includes-500000-subsidize-almanac/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/TexasAlmanac_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/TexasAlmanac_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-12 06:00"> June 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/state-budget-includes-500000-subsidize-almanac/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Tucked in the $209 billion budget lawmakers passed last month is a budget rider allocating $500,000 for a nonprofit to publish the Texas Almanac, a reference guide that had gotten by for over a century as a for-profit publication.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/state-budget-includes-500000-subsidize-almanac/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-look-leaders/">Deconstructing the Session: A Look at the Leaders</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-look-leaders/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/10/TT-TXStandard_leadership_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/10/TT-TXStandard_leadership_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Office of the Governor</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-10 18:00"> June 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As the Legislature took up the budget and other important issues, the leadership of Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span>, Lt. Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a><span> and House Speaker </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a><span> were put to the test multiple times. Listen to our discussion of the three leaders in a special episode of </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texasstandard.org/" target="_blank">Texas Standard</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/deconstructing-session-look-leaders/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/">Catch Up on Transportation Issues From the Session</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-transpo_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-transpo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-10 06:00"> June 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>While lawmakers reached an agreement to boost transportation funding during the 84th legislative session, other issues stalled. See what happened on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/" target="_blank">all transportation issues</a> from this session using our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/abbott-signs-bill-ending-perry-fund-boost-higher-e/">Abbott Signs Higher Ed Bill Ending Fund Touted by Perry</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/abbott-signs-bill-ending-perry-fund-boost-higher-e/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/7C2A7795_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott signs several higher education related bills into law on June 4, 2015. He also praised state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, left, for her work in the most recent legislative session on education issues."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/7C2A7795_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott signs several higher education related bills into law on June 4, 2015. He also praised state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, left, for her work in the most recent legislative session on education issues." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott signs several higher education related bills into law on June 4, 2015. He also praised state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, left, for her work in the most recent legislative session on education issues.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Jun 2015 13:46:23 -0500" title="2015-06-04 13:46"> June 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/abbott-signs-bill-ending-perry-fund-boost-higher-e/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> signed a bill Thursday that </span><span>eliminates a controversial startup investment fund long touted by his predecessor, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>. The legislation directs much of the fund's money to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/lawmakers-approve-abbotts-university-recruitment-f/">a new researcher recruitment effort</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/abbott-signs-bill-ending-perry-fund-boost-higher-e/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/txdot-concerns-about-locking-revolving-door/">At TxDOT, Concerns About Revolving Door Provision</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/txdot-concerns-about-locking-revolving-door/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_0419_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_0419_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Jun 2015 18:11:16 -0500" title="2015-06-02 18:11"> June 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/txdot-concerns-about-locking-revolving-door/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>At the Texas Department of Transportation, employees have expressed concern about the impact of a bill aimed at <span>reducing conflicts of interests in state contracting. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> signaled Tuesday that he intends to sign the bill.</span><span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/txdot-concerns-about-locking-revolving-door/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/abbott-touts-successful-session-transportation/">Abbott Touts Successful Session on Transportation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/abbott-touts-successful-session-transportation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/02/TT-abbottsigningbill_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/02/TT-abbottsigningbill_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jim Malewitz</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Jun 2015 16:54:43 -0500" title="2015-06-02 16:54"> June 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/abbott-touts-successful-session-transportation/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The day after lawmakers ended their legislative session, Gov. <span> </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> t<span>outed a successful session for transportation funding and issues, as he signed three bills on a heliport in Dallas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/abbott-touts-successful-session-transportation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/look-final-2016-17-budget/">A Closer Look at the Final 2016-17 State Budget</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/look-final-2016-17-budget/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BudgetTexas_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BudgetTexas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-02 06:00"> June 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/look-final-2016-17-budget/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Here’s a look at how the Texas House and Senate budget proposals compared and what the two chambers ultimately settled on, using information from the Legislative Budget Board.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/look-final-2016-17-budget/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/bills-beef-contract-oversight-headed-abbott/">Contract Reform Legislation Headed to Abbott</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/bills-beef-contract-oversight-headed-abbott/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/20/OttoNelson1CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, and Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, are shown at a joint budget hearing on May 20, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/20/OttoNelson1CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, and Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, are shown at a joint budget hearing on May 20, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, and Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, are shown at a joint budget hearing on May 20, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Jun 2015 14:07:26 -0500" title="2015-06-01 14:07"> June 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/bills-beef-contract-oversight-headed-abbott/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers sent a bill aimed at beefing up contracting oversight to Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> on Sunday, while another died but will still largely be implemented through a budget rider. <span><br/></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/bills-beef-contract-oversight-headed-abbott/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/abbott-signals-hell-sign-cbd-oil-bill/">Abbott Signals He'll Sign Cannabis Oil Bill</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/abbott-signals-hell-sign-cbd-oil-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/28/7C2A5410_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at a bill signing at the Anita Uphaus Early Childhood Center in Austin on May 28, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/28/7C2A5410_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at a bill signing at the Anita Uphaus Early Childhood Center in Austin on May 28, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at a bill signing at the Anita Uphaus Early Childhood Center in Austin on May 28, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 31 May 2015 19:31:50 -0500" title="2015-05-31 19:31"> May 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/abbott-signals-hell-sign-cbd-oil-bill/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> is signaling that he will sign into law a bill allowing epilepsy patients to use medicinal oils containing a therapeutic component found in marijuana.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/abbott-signals-hell-sign-cbd-oil-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/effort-tighten-spending-cap-dies/">Effort to Tighten Spending Cap Dies</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/effort-tighten-spending-cap-dies/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="(L-R) State House Speaker Joe Straus, Governor Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick on May 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010716/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/Straus_Abbott_Patrick_TT_crop_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="(L-R) State House Speaker Joe Straus, Governor Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick on May 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Office of the Governor</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">(L-R) State House Speaker Joe Straus, Governor Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick on May 21, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 31 May 2015 18:24:30 -0500" title="2015-05-31 18:24"> May 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/effort-tighten-spending-cap-dies/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The state’s constitutional spending cap will remain untouched this session, and House and Senate leaders are blaming each other for the lack of action on the arcane but politically important measure.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010716/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/effort-tighten-spending-cap-dies/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=41#contributions" class="page">41</a></li><li><a href="?page=42#contributions" class="page">42</a></li><li><a href="?page=43#contributions" 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