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class="alt_header"><h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/people/">PEOPLE</a></h1></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/all-eyes-ted-cruz-fall/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/TT_Cruz_03_071515-sized_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/TT_Cruz_03_071515-sized_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Chris Maddaloni</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/all-eyes-ted-cruz-fall/">Could Cruz Prompt Another Government Shutdown?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-04 06:00"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/all-eyes-ted-cruz-fall/comments/"><span class="value">49</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>After weeks on the campaign trail, presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> will head back to the Capitol next week. With his return comes congressional anxiety that Texas' junior senator could instigate yet another government shutdown, this time over federal funding for Planned Parenthood. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/all-eyes-ted-cruz-fall/"> <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/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/cruz-opens-texas-swing-warning-rivals/">Cruz Opens Texas Swing With Warning for Rivals</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/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/GavelLawbook001_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/GavelLawbook001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/">Judge Will Hear Birth Certificate Case Next Month</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Sep 2015 10:34:42 -0500" title="2015-09-03 10:34"> Sept. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A coalition of undocumented immigrants whose U.S. citizen children have been denied birth certificates in Texas will have its case heard in federal court early next month.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/texas-democrats-gear-iran-deal-vote/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/01/Castro124_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, urges Texas leaders to accept Medicaid expansion as U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, and then-San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro listen on April 1, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/01/Castro124_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, urges Texas leaders to accept Medicaid expansion as U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, and then-San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro listen on April 1, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, urges Texas leaders to accept Medicaid expansion as U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, and then-San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro listen on April 1, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/texas-democrats-gear-iran-deal-vote/">Among Texas Democrats, No Clear Consensus on Iran Deal</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 2 Sep 2015 15:46:13 -0500" title="2015-09-02 15:46"> Sept. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/texas-democrats-gear-iran-deal-vote/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>When Texas Democratic House members return to the nation's capital next week, they will be hit with a firestorm of a debate: the Iran deal.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/texas-democrats-gear-iran-deal-vote/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/plummeting-peso-hurting-border-economy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-MoneyLaunderer-018_JPG_231x1000_q100.JPG" alt="A bridge to Mexico that is near the busy downtown Laredo shopping area is shown on Nov. 5, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-MoneyLaunderer-018_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="A bridge to Mexico that is near the busy downtown Laredo shopping area is shown on Nov. 5, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A bridge to Mexico that is near the busy downtown Laredo shopping area is shown on Nov. 5, 2011.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/plummeting-peso-hurting-border-economy/">Plummeting Peso Hurting Border Economy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 2 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-02 06:00"> Sept. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/plummeting-peso-hurting-border-economy/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Last week saw the peso's value fall to where about 17 units of the Mexican currency equals one U.S. dollar. It's the largest dip in years. Should border businesses be worried? Or is this just another episode in the history in the unpredictable currency that will likely pass without incident? 600-800 words."]" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,10755,[null,0],[null,2,16777215],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,[null,2,2236962],null,10]">The Mexican peso is well below its exchange rate against the dollar compared to a year ago, and store owners on the border are bracing for a prolonged drought of Mexican shoppers. In some cities that could mean a loss of up to 45 percent of business.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/plummeting-peso-hurting-border-economy/"> <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/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/">Judge Will Hear Birth Certificate Case Next Month</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Sep 2015 10:34:42 -0500" title="2015-09-03 10:34"> Sept. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/GavelLawbook001_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/GavelLawbook001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A coalition of undocumented immigrants whose U.S. citizen children have been denied birth certificates in Texas will have its case heard in federal court early next month.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/texas-democrats-gear-iran-deal-vote/">Among Texas Democrats, No Clear Consensus on Iran Deal</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 2 Sep 2015 15:46:13 -0500" title="2015-09-02 15:46"> Sept. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/texas-democrats-gear-iran-deal-vote/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/texas-democrats-gear-iran-deal-vote/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/01/Castro124_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, urges Texas leaders to accept Medicaid expansion as U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, and then-San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro listen on April 1, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/01/Castro124_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, urges Texas leaders to accept Medicaid expansion as U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, and then-San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro listen on April 1, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, urges Texas leaders to accept Medicaid expansion as U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, and then-San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro listen on April 1, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>When Texas Democratic House members return to the nation's capital next week, they will be hit with a firestorm of a debate: the Iran deal.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/texas-democrats-gear-iran-deal-vote/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/plummeting-peso-hurting-border-economy/">Plummeting Peso Hurting Border Economy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 2 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-02 06:00"> Sept. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/plummeting-peso-hurting-border-economy/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/plummeting-peso-hurting-border-economy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-MoneyLaunderer-018_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="A bridge to Mexico that is near the busy downtown Laredo shopping area is shown on Nov. 5, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-MoneyLaunderer-018_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="A bridge to Mexico that is near the busy downtown Laredo shopping area is shown on Nov. 5, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A bridge to Mexico that is near the busy downtown Laredo shopping area is shown on Nov. 5, 2011.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span data-sheets-value="[null,2,"Last week saw the peso's value fall to where about 17 units of the Mexican currency equals one U.S. dollar. It's the largest dip in years. Should border businesses be worried? Or is this just another episode in the history in the unpredictable currency that will likely pass without incident? 600-800 words."]" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,10755,[null,0],[null,2,16777215],null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,null,[null,2,2236962],null,10]">The Mexican peso is well below its exchange rate against the dollar compared to a year ago, and store owners on the border are bracing for a prolonged drought of Mexican shoppers. In some cities that could mean a loss of up to 45 percent of business.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/plummeting-peso-hurting-border-economy/"> <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/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/">Updated Texas Congressional Delegation Directory</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Jan 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-01-03 06:00"> Jan. 3, 2013 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/"> <img 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href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/e-verify-mandate-becomes-law/">New Chapter Set to Begin for E-Verify Policy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 27 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-27 06:00"> Aug. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/e-verify-mandate-becomes-law/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/e-verify-mandate-becomes-law/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/19/31-Days-27-Incentives_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/19/31-Days-27-Incentives_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On Sept. 1, all potential hires for any state agency or public university must have their work eligibility information run through E-Verify. <span>If that sounds familiar, there’s a good reason. <span>This story is part of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/" target="_blank">31 Days, 31 Ways series</a><span>. </span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/e-verify-mandate-becomes-law/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/where-suburban-texans-commute-work/">Long Way Home: Census Details Texas Commutes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a> and <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 27 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-27 06:00"> Aug. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/where-suburban-texans-commute-work/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/where-suburban-texans-commute-work/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/highway-texas-hillcountry_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/highway-texas-hillcountry_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>At least a third of Texas workers living in suburban counties surrounding the state’s five largest cities — Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin and Fort Worth — commuted from their home counties into the city for work in 2013, according to new census data.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/where-suburban-texans-commute-work/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/26/border-shelter-female-veterans-hits-roadblock/">Border Shelter for Female Veterans Hits a Roadblock</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 26 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-26 06:00"> Aug. 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/26/border-shelter-female-veterans-hits-roadblock/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/25/Hope_Jackson_of_the_H.O.P.E._Institute_Texas_Tribune_IPA_15_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Army Retired Lt. COL. Hope Jackson at the H.O.P.E. (Healing, Optimizing, Perfecting, Empowering) Institute shelter for female veterans on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 in El Paso."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/25/Hope_Jackson_of_the_H.O.P.E._Institute_Texas_Tribune_IPA_15_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Army Retired Lt. COL. Hope Jackson at the H.O.P.E. (Healing, Optimizing, Perfecting, Empowering) Institute shelter for female veterans on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 in El Paso." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Army Retired Lt. COL. Hope Jackson at the H.O.P.E. (Healing, Optimizing, Perfecting, Empowering) Institute shelter for female veterans on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 in El Paso.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Retired Lt. Col. Hope Jackson's efforts to open a shelter for homeless female veterans in El Paso hit a snag when she lost out on a contract with the local veterans administration. She argues that's a sign that <span>the unique needs of female veterans are not being met.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/26/border-shelter-female-veterans-hits-roadblock/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/24/perry-loses-iowa-chairman/">Perry Loses Iowa Campaign Chairman</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 24 Aug 2015 15:06:12 -0500" title="2015-08-24 15:06"> Aug. 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/24/perry-loses-iowa-chairman/comments/"><span class="value">39</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/24/perry-loses-iowa-chairman/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/18/Perry_KimballtonTT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rick Perry on campaigns in Kimballton, Iowa on August 17, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/18/Perry_KimballtonTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rick Perry on campaigns in Kimballton, Iowa on August 17, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Abby Livingston</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rick Perry on campaigns in Kimballton, Iowa on August 17, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The top Iowa Republican behind Rick Perry's presidential campaign announced Monday that he was leaving the operation. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/24/perry-loses-iowa-chairman/"> <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/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/">Dallas County Drawn Into Birth Certificate Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-05 06:00"> Aug. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/BirthCertificate-Passport_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/BirthCertificate-Passport_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After aligning itself with state policy, Dallas County may now be drawn into the legal fray over the state's rules for issuing birth certificates to the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/">Top Texas GOP Officials Offer Measured Support for Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:03:31 -0500" title="2015-08-03 17:03"> Aug. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Abbott-Patrick_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Abbott-Patrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When Gov. Rick Perry was indicted last year, there was a groundswell of support among Republicans for Perry. The response to Ken Paxton's indictment — particularly among some top state GOP leaders — has been more restrained.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/">Analysis: Make-or-Break Moment for AG Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 2 Aug 2015 12:04:32 -0500" title="2015-08-02 12:04"> Aug. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>, facing indictment on felony securities charges, could actually boost his career with an acquittal. But a conviction would likely end it.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/">Analysis: Deflection by Officials is Worth Noting</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-30 06:00"> July 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/Pxton-Abbott_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/Pxton-Abbott_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>It's diversion season: Top state officials, not surprisingly, would rather talk about red-meat political issues than indictments and legally contested budget vetoes.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/">Detained Immigrant Families Face Uncertainty</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-28 06:00"> July 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Immigration-family-detention-protesters_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Immigration-family-detention-protesters_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by KUT News</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>More than 2,000 undocumented women and children being held in "deplorable" conditions at federal immigration detention centers are supposed to be released under a recent federal judge's order. But how long that takes and what happens to them next remains unclear, attorneys say.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/">Court to Houston: Put Antidiscrimination Ordinance on Ballot or Repeal It</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:19:52 -0500" title="2015-07-24 11:19"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/comments/"><span class="value">44</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Houston City Council must repeal or put up for public vote the <span>Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO,</span> which extends protections to gay and transgender residents.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/e-verify-mandate-becomes-law/">New Chapter Set to Begin for E-Verify Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/where-suburban-texans-commute-work/">Long Way Home: Census Details Texas Commutes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/26/border-shelter-female-veterans-hits-roadblock/">Border Shelter for Female Veterans Hits a Roadblock</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/24/perry-loses-iowa-chairman/">Perry Loses Iowa Campaign Chairman</a></li> <li><a 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Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/allen-vaught/">Allen Vaught</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/alma-a-allen/">Alma A Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carol-alvarado/">Carol Alvarado</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charles-doc-anderson/">Charles "Doc" Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/angie-chen-button/">Angie Chen Button</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/armando-mando-martinez/">Armando "mando" Martinez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/armando-walle/">Armando Walle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-mallory-caraway/">Barbara Mallory Caraway</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-nash/">Barbara Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-parker-hervey/">Barbara Parker Hervey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ben-barnes/">Ben Barnes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-bartlett/">Bartlett, Dan </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-barton/">David Barton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/chris-bell/">Chris Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/betty-brown/">Betty Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/beverly-woolley/">Beverly Woolley</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-callegari/">Bill Callegari</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-flores/">Bill Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-zedler/">Bill Zedler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/billy-clayton/">Billy Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/brian-birdwell/">Brian Birdwell</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bob-craig/">Bob Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bob-lanier/">Bob Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bob-mcnair/">Bob Mcnair</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/borris-l-miles/">Borris L Miles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/brandon-creighton/">Brandon Creighton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/brister-scott/">Brister, Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bryan-hughes/">Bryan Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/burt-solomons/">Burt Solomons</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charles-butt/">Charles Butt</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/byron-cook/">Byron Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/alonzo-cantu/">Alonzo Cantu</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carl-isett/">Carl Isett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carlos-charlie-garza/">Carlos Charlie Garza</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-m-dave-carney/">David M "Dave" Carney</a></li> <li><a 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Naishtat</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/elsa-alcala/">Elsa Alcala</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bryan-eppstein/">Bryan Eppstein</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eric-johnson/">Eric Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/erwin-cain/">Erwin Cain</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/craig-l-estes/">Craig L Estes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eva-guzman/">Eva Guzman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/r-blake-farenthold/">Blake Farenthold</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/farouk-shami/">Farouk Shami</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/florence-shapiro/">Florence Shapiro</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/francisco-quico-canseco/">Francisco "quico" Canseco</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/francisco-cigarroa/">Francisco Cigarroa</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/frank-corte-jr/">Frank Corte Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/fred-baron/">Fred Baron</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/fred-brown/">Fred Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/adrian-garcia/">Adrian Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/garnet-coleman/">Garnet Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/garry-mauro/">Garry Mauro</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gary-elkins/">Gary Elkins</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tony-garza/">Antonio "Tony" Garza</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gaylord-armstrong/">Gaylord Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/geanie-morrison/">Geanie Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gene-green/">Gene Green</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gene-locke/">Gene Locke</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-hw-bush/">George H.W. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-lavender/">George Lavender</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-m-clayton/">George M Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-p-bush/">George P. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-w-bush/">George W. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charlie-geren/">Charlie Geren</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gibson-gib-lewis/">Gibson "Gib" Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/glenn-hegar/">Glenn Hegar</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/glenn-smith/">Glenn Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/griffin-perry/">Griffin Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/guy-bailey/">Guy Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/wallace-hall/">Wallace Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-hammond/">Bill Hammond</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hank-gilbert/">Hank Gilbert</a></li> <li><a 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Hernandez Luna</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/juan-chuy-hinojosa/">Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hs-buddy-garcia/">Hs "buddy" Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hubert-vo/">Hubert Vo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/irma-rangel/">Irma Rangel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ismael-kino-flores/">Ismael "kino" Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jack-gullahorn/">Jack Gullahorn</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jack-martin/">Jack Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jack-mcdonald/">Jack Mcdonald</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-jim-keffer/">James "jim" Keffer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-pete-laney/">James "Pete" Laney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/craig-james/">Craig James</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-huffines/">James Huffines</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-leininger/">James Leininger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-white/">James White</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jane-nelson/">Jane Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jason-a-isaac/">Jason A Isaac</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jason-stanford/">Jason Stanford</a></li> 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href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-otto/">John Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-raney/">John Raney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-sharp/">John Sharp</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-smithee/">John Smithee</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-tower/">John Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-v-garza/">John V Garza</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-whitmire/">John Whitmire</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-aliseda/">Jose Aliseda</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-manuel-lozano/">Jose Manuel Lozano</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-menendez/">Jos茅 Men茅ndez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-r-rodriguez/">Jos茅 R Rodr铆guez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joseph-joe-moody/">Joseph "joe" Moody</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/juan-sepulveda/">Juan Sepulveda</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/judith-zaffirini/">Judith Zaffirini</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/julian-castro/">Juli谩n Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/karen-hughes/">Karen Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/karl-rove/">Karl Rove</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kay-bailey-hutchison/">Kay Bailey Hutchison</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kay-granger/">Kay Granger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kel-seliger/">Kel Seliger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kelly-fero/">Kelly Fero</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kelly-hancock/">Kelly Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-legler/">Ken Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-mercer/">Ken Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kenneth-sheets/">Kenneth Sheets</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kenny-marchant/">Kenny Marchant</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kent-hance/">Kent Hance</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kevin-brady/">Kevin Brady</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kevin-eltife/">Kevin Eltife</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kirk-england/">Kirk England</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kirk-watson/">Kirk Watson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kristi-thibaut/">Kristi Thibaut</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kyle-janek/">Kyle Janek</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/l-frederick-rick-francis/">L Frederick "rick" Francis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/la-mantia-family/">La Mantia Family</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lamar-smith/">Lamar Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lance-gooden/">Lance Gooden</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lanham-lyne/">Lanham Lyne</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/larry-gonzales/">Larry Gonzales</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/larry-phillips/">Larry Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/larry-taylor/">Larry Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/laura-miller/">Laura Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lawrence-larry-meyers/">Lawrence "larry" Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lawrence-a-allen-jr/">Lawrence A Allen Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/leo-berman/">Leo Berman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/leo-linbeck-jr/">Leo Linbeck, Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van De Putte</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/linda-chavez-thompson/">Linda Chavez-thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/linda-harper-brown/">Linda Harper-brown</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/liz-carpenter/">Liz Carpenter</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lloyd-bentsen/">Lloyd Bentsen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lloyd-doggett/">Lloyd Doggett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lois-kolkhorst/">Lois Kolkhorst</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lon-burnam/">Lon Burnam</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/louie-gohmert/">Louie Gohmert</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/louis-beecherl/">Louis Beecherl</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lyle-larson/">Lyle Larson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lyndon-baines-johnson/">Lyndon Baines Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mac-thornberry/">Mac Thornberry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marc-veasey/">Marc Veasey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mario-gallegos-jr/">Mario Gallegos Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marisa-marquez/">Marisa Marquez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-homer/">Mark Homer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-mckinnon/">Mark Mckinnon</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-shelton/">Mark Shelton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-strama/">Mark Strama</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marsha-farney/">Marsha Farney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marva-beck/">Marva Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/matt-angle/">Matt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/matt-mackowiak/">Matt Mackowiak</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-mccaul/">Michael McCaul</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/debra-medina/">Debra Medina</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/meria-carstarphen/">Meria Carstarphen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-mike-baselice/">Michael "Mike" Baselice</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-burgess/">Michael Burgess</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-keasler/">Michael Keasler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-morton/">Michael Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-soto/">Michael Soto</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-williams/">Michael Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-tuffy-hamilton/">Mike "tuffy" Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-conaway/">Mike Conaway</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-gallagher/">Mike Gallagher</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-jackson/">Mike Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-mckinney/">Mike Mckinney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-toomey/">Mike Toomey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-villarreal/">Mike Villarreal</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-miller/">Bill Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/adan-munoz/">Adan Mu帽oz</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/myra-crownover/">Myra Crownover</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/naomi-r-gonzalez/">Naomi R Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/nathan-hecht/">Nathan Hecht</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/neal-buddy-jones/">Neal "Buddy" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/norma-chavez/">Norma Ch谩vez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barack-obama/">Barack Obama</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rene-oliveira/">Ren茅 Oliveira</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/annise-parker/">Annise Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pat-haggerty/">Pat Haggerty</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patricia-pat-lykos/">Patricia "Pat" Lykos</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patricia-harless/">Patricia Harless</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patrick-rose/">Patrick Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tom-pauken/">Tom Pauken</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-foster/">Paul Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-green/">Paul Green</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-womack/">Paul Womack</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-workman/">Paul Workman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paula-hightower-pierson/">Paula Hightower Pierson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/people/">People</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bob-perry/">Bob Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-gallego/">Pete Gallego</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-olson/">Pete Olson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-sessions/">Pete Sessions</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-gramm/">Phil Gramm</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-johnson/">Phil Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-king/">Phil King</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/texas-tribune-podcasts/">Tribune Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-ann-radnofsky/">Barbara Ann Radnofsky</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rafael-anchia/">Rafael Anchia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ralph-hall/">Ralph Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ralph-sheffield/">Ralph Sheffield</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/randy-neugebauer/">Randy Neugebauer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/randy-weber/">Randy Weber</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/raul-torres/">Raul Torres</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/raymund-paredes/">Raymund Paredes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/red-mccombs/">Red McCombs</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-dick-tabulsi/">Richard "Dick" Tabulsi</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-kinky-friedman/">Richard "Kinky" Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-f-ric-williamson/">Richard F "ric" Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-pena-raymond/">Richard Pe帽a Raymond</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ann-richards/">Ann Richards</a></li> <li><a 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href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:31:41 -0500" title="2015-08-19 19:31"> Aug. 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/19/different-rick-perry-iowa-state-fair/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/19/different-rick-perry-iowa-state-fair/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/19/Perry_FlipsTT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rick Perry flips pork on a grill Tuesday at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/19/Perry_FlipsTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rick Perry flips pork on a grill Tuesday at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Abby Livingston</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rick Perry flips pork on a grill Tuesday at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Grilling pork in a red apron, the 2015 Rick Perry is a different candidate than the one who blew into the Iowa State Fair four years ago as a frontrunner on a short-lived campaign sugar high.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/19/different-rick-perry-iowa-state-fair/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/18/rick-perry-campaign-triage/">Rick Perry Campaign in Triage Mode</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:14:52 -0500" title="2015-08-18 10:14"> Aug. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/18/rick-perry-campaign-triage/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/18/rick-perry-campaign-triage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/18/Fiorina_and_Perry_in_IA_TT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina joins Rick Perry on the campaign trail in Kimballton, Iowa."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/18/Fiorina_and_Perry_in_IA_TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina joins Rick Perry on the campaign trail in Kimballton, Iowa." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Abby Livingston</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina joins Rick Perry on the campaign trail in Kimballton, Iowa.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>On the Iowa campaign trail, Rick Perry and his band of unpaid staffers were upbeat after a week of bad headlines about the financial state of his campaign. <span style="line-height: 1.35;">But Texas’ longest-serving governor is in a race against time.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/18/rick-perry-campaign-triage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/12/sid-miller-goes-china/">Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Goes to China</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ally-mutnick/">Ally Mutnick</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-12 15:00"> Aug. 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/12/sid-miller-goes-china/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/12/sid-miller-goes-china/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/7C2A0054_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives away cupcakes at a press conference on Jan. 12, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/7C2A0054_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives away cupcakes at a press conference on Jan. 12, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives away cupcakes at a press conference on Jan. 12, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>After eight months of </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/">defending deep fryers</a> <span>and </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/12/commissioner-sid-miller-gives-amnesty-cupcakes/">championing cupcakes</a><span>, Texas Agriculture Commissioner </span><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/" data-tooltip="/directory/sid-miller/quicklook/">Sid Miller</a><span> is taking his agricultural prowess abroad.</span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/12/sid-miller-goes-china/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/how-rick-perry-ended-financial-hole/">How Rick Perry Ended Up in a Financial Hole</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:39:56 -0500" title="2015-08-11 21:39"> Aug. 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/how-rick-perry-ended-financial-hole/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150906002048/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/how-rick-perry-ended-financial-hole/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150906002048im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/03/Perry_NH_July_3_TT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rick Perry delivers his stump speech to Republican voters and activists at a lake house near Derry, New Hampshire on July 3, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a 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