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<span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/congress/">Congress</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <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" class="page">2</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/13/why-are-so-few-texas-women-congress/">Why Are So Few Texas Women in Congress?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 13 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-13 06:00"> June 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/13/why-are-so-few-texas-women-congress/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/13/why-are-so-few-texas-women-congress/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/12/JohnsonGrangerJackson_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Of 38 members, only three women — U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, Eddie Bernice Johnson and Kay Granger — represent Texas in Congress."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/12/JohnsonGrangerJackson_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Of 38 members, only three women — U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, Eddie Bernice Johnson and Kay Granger — represent Texas in Congress." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Of 38 members, only three women — U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, Eddie Bernice Johnson and Kay Granger — represent Texas in Congress.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas has just three women in its 38-member congressional delegation, and hasn't sent a new long-term congresswoman to Washington in almost 20 years. Many in both parties wonder why the state's once-promising fount of woman candidates is running dry.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/13/why-are-so-few-texas-women-congress/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/texas-democrats-vote-kill-obamas-legacy-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro156_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro talks about the national 2016 political landscape during a TTEvents conversation with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro156_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro talks about the national 2016 political landscape during a TTEvents conversation with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro talks about the national 2016 political landscape during a TTEvents conversation with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/texas-democrats-vote-kill-obamas-legacy-bill/">Texas Democrats Help Defeat Obama's Legacy Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:42:16 -0500" title="2015-06-12 14:42"> June 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/texas-democrats-vote-kill-obamas-legacy-bill/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday shot down President Obama's bid to negotiate the largest trade deal in American history. But unlike recent chapters in divided government, the people taking the knives to his agenda were members of his own party, including most of Texas' Democratic delegation.  </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/texas-democrats-vote-kill-obamas-legacy-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/austin-flores-doesnt-mince-words-ex-im-bank/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/21/004_Flores_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, in his House office in Washington, D.C."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/21/004_Flores_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, in his House office in Washington, D.C." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Chris Maddaloni</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, in his House office in Washington, D.C.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/austin-flores-doesnt-mince-words-ex-im-bank/">In Austin, Flores Doesn't Mince Words on Ex-Im Bank</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 16:01:17 -0500" title="2015-05-27 16:01"> May 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/austin-flores-doesnt-mince-words-ex-im-bank/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/bill-flores/">Bill Flores</a><span>, the latest Texas Republican to come out against the U.S. Export-Import Bank, did not shy away from his new position Wednesday as he spoke to business groups fighting to keep the 81-year-old federal agency alive.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/austin-flores-doesnt-mince-words-ex-im-bank/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/mac-thornberry-juggles-politics-chairman/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/US_Rep_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/US_Rep_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/mac-thornberry-juggles-politics-chairman/">U.S. Rep. Thornberry Juggles Politics as Panel's Chairman</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 22 May 2015 05:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-22 05:00"> May 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/mac-thornberry-juggles-politics-chairman/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/mac-thornberry/">Mac Thornberry</a>, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and many of his GOP colleagues are under Democratic fire for backing language in a bill that would delay stricter regulations on high-interest lenders. <span style="line-height: 1.35;">But Thornberry says the issue is a matter of personal freedom. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/mac-thornberry-juggles-politics-chairman/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/former-us-house-speaker-jim-wright-dies/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/06/Speaker_Jim_Wright_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Speaker of the House, Jim Wright of Texas"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/06/Speaker_Jim_Wright_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Speaker of the House, Jim Wright of Texas" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Speaker of the House, Jim Wright of Texas</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/former-us-house-speaker-jim-wright-dies/">Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright Dies</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Dave Montgomery, Special to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 10:58:40 -0500" title="2015-05-06 10:58"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/former-us-house-speaker-jim-wright-dies/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Jim Wright, a Fort Worth Democrat who spent 34 years in Congress and became the 48th speaker of the U.S. House, has died. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/former-us-house-speaker-jim-wright-dies/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/25/trade-deal-splinters-house-delegation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/24/CongressionalDeligation_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/24/CongressionalDeligation_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/25/trade-deal-splinters-house-delegation/">Pacific Trade Deal Scrambles Texas Delegation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 25 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-25 06:00"> April 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/25/trade-deal-splinters-house-delegation/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texans in Congress are trying to balance party loyalties, distrust of the president and the interests of their districts as they decide whether to give President Obama fast-track authority on a Pacific Rim trade deal.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/25/trade-deal-splinters-house-delegation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/how-are-texas-house-members-raising-and-spending-t/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro082_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas' 10th District talks about recent immigration issues at TTEvents on Feb. 19, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro082_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas' 10th District talks about recent immigration issues at TTEvents on Feb. 19, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas' 10th District talks about recent immigration issues at TTEvents on Feb. 19, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/how-are-texas-house-members-raising-and-spending-t/">How Texans in Congress are Spending Campaign Cash</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:55:14 -0500" title="2015-04-16 11:55"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/how-are-texas-house-members-raising-and-spending-t/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Midnight marked the deadline for Texas' members of Congress to file their campaign fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission. Here's a look at what they're raising — and spending. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/how-are-texas-house-members-raising-and-spending-t/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/11/paul-skeptical-senators-motives-iran-deal-demand/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Ron_and_Rand_Paul_copy_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and son Rand speak at a Tea Party rally at the Texas Capitol on May 6, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Ron_and_Rand_Paul_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and son Rand speak at a Tea Party rally at the Texas Capitol on May 6, 2012." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and son Rand speak at a Tea Party rally at the Texas Capitol on May 6, 2012.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/11/paul-skeptical-senators-motives-iran-deal-demand/">Paul Skeptical of Senators' Motives in Iran Deal Demand</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:18:33 -0500" title="2015-04-11 18:18"> April 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/11/paul-skeptical-senators-motives-iran-deal-demand/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Former Texas Congressman <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ron-paul/">Ron Paul</a> on Saturday cast skepticism on the motives of senators who want a congressional review of President Barack Obama's emerging nuclear deal with Iran — a group that includes his son Rand Paul, a newly minted presidential candidate. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/11/paul-skeptical-senators-motives-iran-deal-demand/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/will-hurd-rakes-half-million-first-quarter/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/TTEvent_WillHurd013_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, at a Texas Tribune event on Dec. 18, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/TTEvent_WillHurd013_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, at a Texas Tribune event on Dec. 18, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, at a Texas Tribune event on Dec. 18, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/will-hurd-rakes-half-million-first-quarter/">Will Hurd Rakes in More Than $500,000 in First Quarter</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 12:21:27 -0500" title="2015-04-02 12:21"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/will-hurd-rakes-half-million-first-quarter/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Freshman U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hurd/">Will Hurd</a>, R-San Antonio, raised over $500,000 in his first quarter in Congress, according to an aide. The figure comes just hours after the man Hurd ousted from office last November, Democrat <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/pete-gallego/">Pete Gallego</a> of Alpine, announced he would challenge Hurd to a rematch. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/will-hurd-rakes-half-million-first-quarter/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/a-conversation-with-us-rep-elect-will-hurd/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TTEvent_WillHurd230_3_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TTEvent_WillHurd230_3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/a-conversation-with-us-rep-elect-will-hurd/">Video: A Conversation With Will Hurd</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:00:52 -0600" title="2014-12-18 10:00"> Dec. 18, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/a-conversation-with-us-rep-elect-will-hurd/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Full video of my 12/18 conversation with U.S. Rep.-elect </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hurd/">Will Hurd</a><span>, R-San Antonio, who talked about the CIA torture report, Cuba, the Sony hack, border security, the Aggie Bonfire and more.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/a-conversation-with-us-rep-elect-will-hurd/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/17/farentholds-challenges-may-go-beyond-lawsuit/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Farenthold7CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Blake Farenthold speaks at the state Republican convention in Dallas on June 12, 2010."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Farenthold7CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Blake Farenthold speaks at the state Republican convention in Dallas on June 12, 2010." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Blake Farenthold speaks at the state Republican convention in Dallas on June 12, 2010.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/17/farentholds-challenges-may-go-beyond-lawsuit/">Farenthold's Challenges May Go Beyond Lawsuit</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:26:43 -0600" title="2014-12-17 14:26"> Dec. 17, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/17/farentholds-challenges-may-go-beyond-lawsuit/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/blake-farenthold/">Blake Farenthold</a><span>'s office is facing a lawsuit in which a former staffer has alleged sexual harassment. A Farenthold spokesman has denied the accusations, but operatives are mulling what could happen to the congressman on Capitol Hill.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/17/farentholds-challenges-may-go-beyond-lawsuit/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/16/dallas-hospital-apologizes-mistakes-ebola-care/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/11/Ebola_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Ebola virus virion. Created by CDC microbiologist Cynthia Goldsmith, this colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/11/Ebola_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Ebola virus virion. Created by CDC microbiologist Cynthia Goldsmith, this colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Cynthia Goldsmith</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ebola virus virion. Created by CDC microbiologist Cynthia Goldsmith, this colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/16/dallas-hospital-apologizes-mistakes-ebola-care/">Dallas Hospital Apologizes for "Mistakes" in Ebola Care</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:23:11 -0500" title="2014-10-16 16:23"> Oct. 16, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/16/dallas-hospital-apologizes-mistakes-ebola-care/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">A representative of the Dallas hospital under scrutiny for its handling of the first Ebola case in the United States apologized on Thursday for mistakes he said the facility made when it initially misdiagnosed the patient.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/16/dallas-hospital-apologizes-mistakes-ebola-care/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/01/longshot-speaker-money-spend/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/31/IMG_6991_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Scott Turner at the Texas GOP state convention in Fort Worth, Texas, June 5, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/31/IMG_6991_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Scott Turner at the Texas GOP state convention in Fort Worth, Texas, June 5, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Scott Turner at the Texas GOP state convention in Fort Worth, Texas, June 5, 2014</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/01/longshot-speaker-money-spend/">A Longshot for Speaker, With Money to Spend</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 Aug 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-08-01 06:00"> Aug. 1, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/01/longshot-speaker-money-spend/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/scott-turner/">Scott Turner</a><span>, R-Frisco, has not been in the Texas House for two years, but the freshman lawmaker and former California congressional candidate has his eye on the top job there: speaker. He is short of the votes he needs, but has plenty of money with which to pursue them.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/01/longshot-speaker-money-spend/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/04/analysis-democrats-found-candidates-if-not-voters/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/01/TXTrib-CapRallyWomen-CCR004_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Sen. Wendy Davis, and Sen. Royce West took part in the Stand with Texas Women Rally at the Capitol on July 1, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/01/TXTrib-CapRallyWomen-CCR004_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Sen. Wendy Davis, and Sen. Royce West took part in the Stand with Texas Women Rally at the Capitol on July 1, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Sen. Wendy Davis, and Sen. Royce West took part in the Stand with Texas Women Rally at the Capitol on July 1, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/04/analysis-democrats-found-candidates-if-not-voters/">Analysis: Democrats Found Candidates, if Not Voters</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 4 Jun 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-06-04 06:00"> June 4, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/04/analysis-democrats-found-candidates-if-not-voters/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A year ago, Texas Democrats were still looking for candidates willing to jump into races Republicans have been winning for 20 years. Now the candidates are looking for Democrats, hoping there's a chance to break the pattern. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/04/analysis-democrats-found-candidates-if-not-voters/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/04/candidate-more-years-age-isnt-limits/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/03/Ratcliffe-Hall2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/03/Ratcliffe-Hall2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Cooper Neil</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/04/candidate-more-years-age-isnt-limits/">Ratcliffe Talks Term Limits, Not Age, as He Faces Hall</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Apr 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-04-04 06:00"> April 4, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/04/candidate-more-years-age-isnt-limits/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-ratcliffe/">John Ratcliffe</a>, who is in a GOP primary runoff with U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ralph-hall/">Ralph Hall</a> of Rockwall, says the incumbent has been in Washington too long. What he's not saying is</span><span> that Hall, 90</span><span>, is too old for office. Strategists say Ratcliffe must make his case <span>without alienating older voters in a district where Hall has decades of name recognition.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/04/candidate-more-years-age-isnt-limits/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/01/advocates-lawmakers-stand-call-permanent-doc-fix/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/31/US_Capitol-HealthCare_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/31/US_Capitol-HealthCare_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Ganesh Kumar / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/01/advocates-lawmakers-stand-call-permanent-doc-fix/">Medicare Providers Want Permanent “Doc Fix”</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 1 Apr 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-04-01 06:00"> April 1, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Advocates for Texas doctors are renewing their calls for reform of a federal Medicare formula that leaves providers threatened with steep cuts to their payments year after year. Members of Texas' congressional delegation say that this year they got closer than ever to a permanent fix. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/01/advocates-lawmakers-stand-call-permanent-doc-fix/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/27/uttt-poll-everythings-better-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/26/UTTT-Poll-Feb2014-direction-1_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/26/UTTT-Poll-Feb2014-direction-1_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/27/uttt-poll-everythings-better-texas/">UT/TT Poll: Texans More Bullish on State Than on Nation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 27 Feb 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-02-27 06:00"> Feb. 27, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/27/uttt-poll-everythings-better-texas/comments/"><span class="value">33</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texans are almost twice as positive about the direction of the state than about the direction of the country, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/27/uttt-poll-everythings-better-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/29/democrat-david-alameel-will-run-cornyns-senate-sea/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Alameel_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="One of Dr. David Alameel for Congress billboards along 1-30 in Grand Prairie, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Alameel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="One of Dr. David Alameel for Congress billboards along 1-30 in Grand Prairie, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Allison V. Smith</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">One of Dr. David Alameel for Congress billboards along 1-30 in Grand Prairie, Texas.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/29/democrat-david-alameel-will-run-cornyns-senate-sea/">Democrat Alameel Will Run for Cornyn's Senate Seat</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:18:19 -0600" title="2013-11-29 21:18"> Nov. 29, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/29/democrat-david-alameel-will-run-cornyns-senate-sea/comments/"><span class="value">57</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Democratic dental center mogul David Alameel, who spent millions on a losing campaign for Congress in 2012, told the Tribune on Friday that he'll run for the U.S. Senate seat held by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a> in 2014.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/29/democrat-david-alameel-will-run-cornyns-senate-sea/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/25/senate-matter-style/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/22/CruzCornyn_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/22/CruzCornyn_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jamelle Bouie / Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/25/senate-matter-style/">In the Senate, a Matter of Style</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 25 Nov 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-11-25 06:00"> Nov. 25, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/25/senate-matter-style/comments/"><span class="value">66</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The state's two U.S. senators couldn't be more different — at least on the surface. Their ideologies are in sync, but they have conducted their careers with different strategies and at different speeds. Still, both </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a><span> and </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> are near the center of national politics.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/25/senate-matter-style/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/05/uttt-poll-cruz-control/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/04/TT-UT-Poll-Day2.467_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/04/TT-UT-Poll-Day2.467_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/05/uttt-poll-cruz-control/">UT/TT Poll: Cruz Earning Top Marks From Conservatives</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 Nov 2013 05:00:00 -0600" title="2013-11-05 05:00"> Nov. 5, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/05/uttt-poll-cruz-control/comments/"><span class="value">108</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>After his part in the federal government shutdown, U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> is still very popular with Texas Republicans and remains their top pick in the 2016 presidential pack, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/05/uttt-poll-cruz-control/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/04/uttt-poll-governor-race-abbott-leads-davis-6/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/03/TxTrib-Inside-Intel.462_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/03/TxTrib-Inside-Intel.462_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/04/uttt-poll-governor-race-abbott-leads-davis-6/">UT/TT Poll: Abbott's Lead Over Davis in Single Digits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 4 Nov 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-11-04 06:00"> Nov. 4, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/04/uttt-poll-governor-race-abbott-leads-davis-6/comments/"><span class="value">97</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">Republican Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> has a single-digit lead over Democratic state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/wendy-davis/">Wendy Davis</a> in the 2014 race for governor, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. </span><span style="line-height: 1.35;">Head to head versus Davis, Abbott leads by only 6 points. In a three-way race against Davis and Libertarian Kathie Glass, his lead shrinks to 5 points.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/04/uttt-poll-governor-race-abbott-leads-davis-6/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/05/playlist-shut-down/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/10/CruzAndPaul_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz speaking at the 2013 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention at George Mason University in Arlington, Va."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/10/CruzAndPaul_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz speaking at the 2013 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention at George Mason University in Arlington, Va." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Gage Skidmore</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz speaking at the 2013 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention at George Mason University in Arlington, Va.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/05/playlist-shut-down/">The Playlist: Shut Down</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:00:00 -0500" title="2013-10-05 12:00"> Oct. 5, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/05/playlist-shut-down/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Nearly one week into the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/02/some-texas-lawmakers-forgo-federal-pay-during-shut/">federal government shutdown</a>, we begin our weekly 10-song playlist inspired by the latest political news with "Shut Down" by the Beach Boys.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/05/playlist-shut-down/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/03/shifting-obamacare-attack-strategy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/healthcare_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/healthcare_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/03/shifting-obamacare-attack-strategy/">Cruz Fighting an Uphill Battle to Defund Obamacare</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Sep 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-09-03 06:00"> Sept. 3, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/03/shifting-obamacare-attack-strategy/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> is entering his third week on the road in Texas promoting his plan to defund federal health reform. But while the message resonates with his grassroots supporters, it's getting little traction in Congress, including with his home-state colleague, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/03/shifting-obamacare-attack-strategy/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/25/texas-senators-take-visible-role-health-care-debat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Stethoscope_on_Texas_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Stethoscope_on_Texas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/25/texas-senators-take-visible-role-health-care-debat/">Cruz, Cornyn Still Prominent Critics of Health Care Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Shefali Luthra </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jul 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-07-25 06:00"> July 25, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/25/texas-senators-take-visible-role-health-care-debat/comments/"><span class="value">71</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>With major components of the Affordable Care Act set to take effect in the coming months, Texas' U.S. senators have remained vocal in their calls to defund or dismantle the law.</span> While some may see political motives, staff members say the senators are only trying to address what they see as flawed policy.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/25/texas-senators-take-visible-role-health-care-debat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/18/polling-center-texas-voters-congress-and-immigrati/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoBridge_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="El Paso, Texas"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoBridge_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="El Paso, Texas" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by David Fulmer</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">El Paso, Texas</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/18/polling-center-texas-voters-congress-and-immigrati/">Polling Center: Texas Voters, Congress and Immigration</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Jim Henson and Joshua Blank </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jul 2013 05:59:00 -0500" title="2013-07-18 05:59"> July 18, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/18/polling-center-texas-voters-congress-and-immigrati/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Republican voters in Texas still have immigration and border security atop their lists of most important problems facing the state, and their sway over members of the Texas delegation will be noted by political colleagues and potential opponents alike.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/18/polling-center-texas-voters-congress-and-immigrati/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/09/guest-column-border-security-measures-will-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/08/Beto_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/08/Beto_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/09/guest-column-border-security-measures-will-/">Guest Column: Border Security Measures Will Harm Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Beto O'Rourke </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Jul 2013 09:00:00 -0500" title="2013-07-09 09:00"> July 9, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/09/guest-column-border-security-measures-will-/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Fixing our immigration system and uniting families is the right thing to do. Sacrificing our border communities and economy by creating one of the most militarized borders in the world — as the U.S. Senate's immigration bill calls for — is not.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/09/guest-column-border-security-measures-will-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/18/uttt-poll-political-popularity-contest/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/17/UT-TT-Poll-Tuesday.363_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/17/UT-TT-Poll-Tuesday.363_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/18/uttt-poll-political-popularity-contest/">UT/TT Poll: Legislature Stands Ahead of Congress</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-06-18 06:00"> June 18, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/18/uttt-poll-political-popularity-contest/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas politicians and institutions are getting much better marks from the state’s voters than the president and Congress, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Among Texas politicians,</span> Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> and U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> <span>were viewed favorably by the highest percentages of people, but they also led in their share of unfavorable rankings.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/18/uttt-poll-political-popularity-contest/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150627043439/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/18/triblive-gara-on-immigration-reform/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043439im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TxTribLive-TonyGarza211_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt=""> </a> <div 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