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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/couple5_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/couple5_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/">Video: Travis County Wastes No Time Issuing Marriage Licenses</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:35:22 -0500" title="2015-06-26 18:35"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gay marriage may now be legal in all 50 states, but not all county clerks in Texas are ready to begin issuing licenses to same-sex couples. </span><span>Some await direction from the state attorney general. </span><span>But not Travis County where dozens arrived early to make their unions official in the eyes of Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/"> <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/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/">Republicans Vow a Religious Liberty Fight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">Supreme Court: Gay Marriage Bans Are Unconstitutional</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/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7164sign_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7164sign_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/">Analysis: A Distinction Between Law and Sacrament</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:34:06 -0500" title="2015-06-26 15:34"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/comments/"><span class="value">47</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court settled the core question of same-sex marriage — it is a constitutional right and states must recognize those unions — but the political and culture debate will rage on.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding 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 speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/">After Gay Marriage Ruling, Republicans Promise Religious Liberty Fight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:03:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 13:03"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/comments/"><span class="value">254</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas' Republican leaders suffered a historic loss on Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court held that state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. But social conservatives vowed not to go down without a fight over religious liberty.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/">Texans on Campaign Trail, in Washington React to Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:19:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 11:19"> June 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas politicians on the Potomac and on the presidential trail reacted </span><span>along anticipated partisan lines to</span><span> Friday's U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <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/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/">Analysis: A Distinction Between Law and Sacrament</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:34:06 -0500" title="2015-06-26 15:34"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/comments/"><span class="value">47</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7164sign_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7164sign_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court settled the core question of same-sex marriage — it is a constitutional right and states must recognize those unions — but the political and culture debate will rage on.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/">After Gay Marriage Ruling, Republicans Promise Religious Liberty Fight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:03:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 13:03"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/comments/"><span class="value">254</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding 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 speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas' Republican leaders suffered a historic loss on Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court held that state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. But social conservatives vowed not to go down without a fight over religious liberty.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/">Texans on Campaign Trail, in Washington React to Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:19:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 11:19"> June 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas politicians on the Potomac and on the presidential trail reacted </span><span>along anticipated partisan lines to</span><span> Friday's U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <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/20150627051002/http://apps.texastribune.org/perrytracker/">PerryTracker: Follow Perry on the Campaign Trail</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Jun 2015 16:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-04 16:00"> June 4, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/perrytracker/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/TT-Perry-tracker-leadart_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/TT-Perry-tracker-leadart_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Rebecca F. Miller</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150627051002/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/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">Supreme Court: Gay Marriage Bans Are Unconstitutional</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:07:32 -0500" title="2015-06-26 09:07"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">68</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7394HolmesPhariss1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7394HolmesPhariss1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Handing gay rights advocates a monumental victory, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf">U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled</a> that marriages between couples of the same sex cannot be prohibited by states, a decision that overrides Texas’ ban on gay marriage.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/">Roundup: Obamacare, Polls and Confederate Imagery</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/062615_Still_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/062615_Still_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In this week's Roundup: The Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies, Texas officials are among those nationwide calling for the removal of Confederate imagery, and the Texas Tribune/University of Texas poll reveals a state divided, from guns to gay marriage.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/">Tea Party Not Bagging Texas Congressional Seats</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/100810_ralphhall_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/100810_ralphhall_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: friscoparade.com</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The GOP's Tea Party wing has made serious inroads into Texas state offices, but the movement has come up short when it comes to congressional elections, failing to field candidates with serious chances of ousting incumbent U.S. House members.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/">Abbott's Office Promised Help to Major Donor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:40:36 -0500" title="2015-06-25 17:40"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A major donor to Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> sought and received help from the office of the governor after complaining that Democrats and their top contributor were on the verge of defeating a controversial bill insurance companies wanted.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/"> <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/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/">Tony Buzbee Wanted Top A&M Regents Post</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:22:12 -0500" title="2015-06-24 17:22"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/18/_F5U3351_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who leads Gov. Rick Perry's legal team, explains the felony indictments on August 18, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/18/_F5U3351_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who leads Gov. Rick Perry's legal team, explains the felony indictments on August 18, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who leads Gov. Rick Perry's legal team, explains the felony indictments on August 18, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Tony Buzbee, the Texas A&M regent who oversees <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s team of criminal defense lawyers, asked Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s office a few months ago to consider him for chairman or vice chairman of the university system's governing board. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tony-buzbee-wanted-top-m-regents-post/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/emails-provide-rare-glimpse-abbott-world/">Emails Provide Rare Glimpse Into Gov. Greg Abbott's World</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:44:53 -0500" title="2015-06-24 13:44"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/emails-provide-rare-glimpse-abbott-world/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/emails-provide-rare-glimpse-abbott-world/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>Dozens of emails obtained by the Tribune </span><span>provide a rare peek into the private deliberations of Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>. The emails paint a portrait of a chief executive more interested in the nitty-gritty of </span><span>state policy than what’s known of his predecessor.</span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/emails-provide-rare-glimpse-abbott-world/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/">Feds to Curtail Use of Family Detention Centers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:02:44 -0500" title="2015-06-24 13:02"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/02/IMG_0648_8fq3HN5_jpeg_150x1000_q100.jpeg" alt="Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/02/IMG_0648_8fq3HN5_jpeg_800x1000_q100.jpeg" title="Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Ryan McCrimmon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Wednesday that families that enter the country illegally to seek asylum will no longer be detained after they’ve established a legitimate claim for relief.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/hitting-washington-cartel-cruz-conjures-new-foil/">Hitting "Washington Cartel," Cruz Conjures New Foil</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:44:18 -0500" title="2015-06-24 12:44"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/hitting-washington-cartel-cruz-conjures-new-foil/comments/"><span class="value">63</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/hitting-washington-cartel-cruz-conjures-new-foil/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., on April 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., on April 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Vadon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., on April 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> is opening a new front in his war of words against Washington, D.C., decrying a "Washington cartel" replete with corruption and cronyism.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/hitting-washington-cartel-cruz-conjures-new-foil/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/uttt-poll-texans-divided-gay-marriage/">UT/TT Poll: Texans Divided on Gay Marriage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</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/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/uttt-poll-texans-divided-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/uttt-poll-texans-divided-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.001_Itkyihu_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.001_Itkyihu_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas voters remain divided over a question — should same-sex couples be allowed to marry? — now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/uttt-poll-texans-divided-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/">New Consul Takes on Mexico's Texas Diaspora</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</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/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/CGG-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Consul General Carlos Gonz谩lez Guti茅rrez"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/CGG-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Consul General Carlos Gonz谩lez Guti茅rrez" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Consulado General de M茅xico en Austin</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Consul General Carlos Gonz谩lez Guti茅rrez</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In an interview with the Tribune, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/austin/index.php/component/content/article/64">Carlos González Gutiérrez</a>, Mexico's newest general consul in Austin, discussed the challenges of reaching out to the state's diverse communities of Mexican nationals, and how he interacts with state leaders at the Capitol. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/"> <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/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">Supreme Court: Gay Marriage Bans Are Unconstitutional</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/">Roundup: Obamacare, Polls and Confederate Imagery</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/">Tea Party Not Bagging Texas Congressional Seats</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/">Abbott's Office Promised Help to Major Donor</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/">Paxton to County Clerks: Wait for Direction on Gay Marriage Ruling</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/railroad-commission-executive-director-step-down/">Railroad Commission Executive Director to Retire</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/turner-not-running-re-election/">Rep. 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title="Milton Rister" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Milton Rister</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Milton Rister, executive director of the Texas Railroad Commission, plans to leave the agency on Aug. 31, according to a letter he sent to commissioners.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/railroad-commission-executive-director-step-down/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/turner-not-running-re-election/">Rep. 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href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:12:55 -0500" title="2015-06-25 09:12"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-decides-fate-obamacare-texas/comments/"><span class="value">54</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-decides-fate-obamacare-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SupremeCourt-HealthCare_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a 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href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/">UT/TT Poll: Texans Skittish About Domestic Use of U.S. Military</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 06:00"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/comments/"><span class="value">138</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/UT-TT-Polls-062415.001_iOG3M7y_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627051002/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/UT-TT-Polls-062415.001_iOG3M7y_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas voters — especially conservative voters — are uneasy about domestic use of the U.S. military by the federal government, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627051002/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a 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