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She previously covered health care for the Trib. While earning her journalism degree at the University of Texas at Austin, she was a reporter and editor for The Daily Texan. A Laredo native, Alexa is a fluent Spanish-speaker and is constantly seeking genuine Mexican food in Austin. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8beafef9eacbffeef3eaf8fff9e2e9fee5eea5e4f9ec"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="62031710032216071a031116100b00170c074c0d1005">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/tel:512-716-8637"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>512-716-8637</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://twitter.com/alexazura" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@alexazura</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=16#contributions" class="page">16</a></li><li><a href="?page=17#contributions" class="page">17</a></li><li><a href="?page=18#contributions" class="page">18</a></li><li><a href="?page=19#contributions" class="page">19</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/">Cruz Heavy on Border Rhetoric, Light on Trips</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Doug Young</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-14 06:00"> March 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/comments/"><span class="value">74</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>As he feels out a possible presidential bid, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> has made border security and immigration his calling cards. But Texas' first Hispanic U.S. senator has only made three trips to border since taking office. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Revisiting the Undrinkable Series</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-repush_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jennifer Whitney, Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-13 06:00"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Texas Tribune's five-part </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series looks at </span><span>border communities that lack reliable, clean water despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades.</span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/">Competing Bills Filed Over End-of-Life Care for Pregnant Women</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/7C2A3596_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Erick Muñoz, widow of Marlise Muñoz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/7C2A3596_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Erick Muñoz, widow of Marlise Muñoz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Erick Muñoz, widow of Marlise Muñoz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:46:09 -0500" title="2015-03-12 12:46"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers have filed two competing bills about who should have the authority to decide whether to terminate a brain-dead pregnant woman's life — a preview of what promises to be a fiery legislative battle over end-of-life medical care in Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/">For Two Border Towns, Water Plan Falls Amid Ineptitude</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riobravo_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riobravo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-12 06:00"> March 12, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Most Rio Bravo and El Cenizo residents don't trust the tap water despite a new water treatment plant that was <span>supposed to vault the two poor border towns into a better standard of living.</span></span><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span><span style="line-height: 1.35;">This is part of our </span><a style="line-height: 1.35;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-grande-city/">Patchwork of Unreliability Keeps Clean Water From Some</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-grande-city/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riogrande_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-riogrande_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-11 06:00"> March 11, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In theory, clean, safe water should be flowing to all of Rio Grande City's 14,000 residents, but a long-standing arrangement with a handful of locally owned corporations keeps it from some parts of town. </span><span>This is part of our five-story </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-grande-city/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/las-pampas/">A Colonia Built on Broken Promises of Clean Water</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/las-pampas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-laspampas_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-laspampas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-10 06:00"> March 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Safe running water remains out of reach for the residents of Las Pampas. The residents of this remote West Texas colonia are forced to haul water from miles away. </span><span>This is part of our five-story </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/las-pampas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/">Politics Thwart a Village's Hopes for Clean Water</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-vinton_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-vinton_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-09 06:00"> March 9, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Researchers have found that the water supply in Vinton is making people sick, but local politics have gotten in the way of a solution to connect to nearby El Paso's utilities. </span>This is part two of our five-story <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable: The Texas Border's Third-World Problem</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-overview_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-overview_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 8 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-08 06:00"> March 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Reliable access to clean drinking water is not a reality for tens of thousands of Texans living along the Mexican border, despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades. Those left behind face third-world conditions and grave health risks. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/funding-fight-cancer-clinics-could-be-collateral-d/">In Funding Fight, Cancer Care Could Be Collateral Damage</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/funding-fight-cancer-clinics-could-be-collateral-d/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/12/TxTrib-Grants08_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/12/TxTrib-Grants08_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 6 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-03-06 06:00"> March 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/funding-fight-cancer-clinics-could-be-collateral-d/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">GOP lawmakers, in their effort to put Planned Parenthood out of business, could change how they fund a cancer screening program for poor women. But private clinics unaffiliated with Planned Parenthood say they'd take a hit, too.  </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/funding-fight-cancer-clinics-could-be-collateral-d/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/report-texas-population-double-2050/">Report: Texas Population to Double by 2050</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/report-texas-population-double-2050/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Crowd_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Crowd_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Justyna Furmanczyk</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:18:51 -0600" title="2015-03-05 12:18"> March 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/report-texas-population-double-2050/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The state’s population is expected to double in size by 2050, with projections putting its population at 54.4 million, </span><span>according to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://osd.state.tx.us/Publications/2015-03-04_Intro_to_Mig.pdf">figures</a><span> released Thursday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/report-texas-population-double-2050/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/food-stamps-recipients-texas-almost-tripled-2000/">Texas Households on Food Stamps Almost Tripled Since 2000</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/food-stamps-recipients-texas-almost-tripled-2000/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/27/FarmersMarket-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Tiger Whitehead and his children Logic and Domnick, who used SNAP and the the Sustainable Food Center Farmer's Market double dollars coupons, shopping at the Farmer's Market at 2835 East MLK Blvd. in Austin on March 19, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/27/FarmersMarket-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tiger Whitehead and his children Logic and Domnick, who used SNAP and the the Sustainable Food Center Farmer's Market double dollars coupons, shopping at the Farmer's Market at 2835 East MLK Blvd. in Austin on March 19, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tiger Whitehead and his children Logic and Domnick, who used SNAP and the the Sustainable Food Center Farmer's Market double dollars coupons, shopping at the Farmer's Market at 2835 East MLK Blvd. in Austin on March 19, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Mar 2015 15:12:53 -0600" title="2015-03-03 15:12"> March 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/food-stamps-recipients-texas-almost-tripled-2000/comments/"><span class="value">61</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>In 2013, 1.3 million Texas households received food stamps</span><span> — up from 505,968 in 2000</span>, according to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/acs/acsbr13-08.pdf?eml=gd&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery">figures</a><span> released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/food-stamps-recipients-texas-almost-tripled-2000/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/state-waiting-legislature-directions-declassify-co/">State Waits for Directions to Declassify Colonias</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/state-waiting-legislature-directions-declassify-co/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/05/Hidalgo-colonias-JW013_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A young girl plays outside her home in the Pueblo de Palmas colonia near Mission, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/05/Hidalgo-colonias-JW013_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A young girl plays outside her home in the Pueblo de Palmas colonia near Mission, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A young girl plays outside her home in the Pueblo de Palmas colonia near Mission, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-03-03 06:00"> March 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/state-waiting-legislature-directions-declassify-co/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The state has worked for decades to halt the proliferation of </span><span>colonias, but it has no way to declassify communities that have outgrown the colonia description.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/state-waiting-legislature-directions-declassify-co/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/van-de-putte-bids-farewell-to-senate/">After 24 Years, Van de Putte Bids Farewell</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/van-de-putte-bids-farewell-to-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/7C2A1832_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on February 24th, 2015, her last day as Texas Senator"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/7C2A1832_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on February 24th, 2015, her last day as Texas Senator" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on February 24th, 2015, her last day as Texas Senator</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:23:55 -0600" title="2015-02-24 13:23"> Feb. 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/van-de-putte-bids-farewell-to-senate/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After 24 years in the Legislature and a failed campaign for lieutenant governor, state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van de Putte</a> bid an emotional farewell to her colleagues on Tuesday. She now faces a crowded field in the race to be San Antonio mayor. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/van-de-putte-bids-farewell-to-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/perry-move-marriage-licenses-secretary-state/">Bill Would Move Marriage License Distribution to Secretary of State</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/perry-move-marriage-licenses-secretary-state/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDA_3468_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, then a state representative, at a committee hearing on May 12, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDA_3468_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, then a state representative, at a committee hearing on May 12, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, then a state representative, at a committee hearing on May 12, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:28:33 -0600" title="2015-02-20 17:28"> Feb. 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/perry-move-marriage-licenses-secretary-state/comments/"><span class="value">94</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>One day after an Austin lesbian couple </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/19/travis-county-gay-couple-becomes-first-wed-texas/">obtained</a><span> a marriage license from the Travis County clerk, state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/charles-perry/">Charles Perry</a>, R-Lubbock, says he wants to move the distribution of marriage licenses to the Texas secretary of state’s office.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/perry-move-marriage-licenses-secretary-state/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/paxton-asks-supreme-court-void-gay-marriage-licens/">Paxton Asks Court to Void Marriage License of Gay Couple</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/paxton-asks-supreme-court-void-gay-marriage-licens/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/marriage_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt="Sarah Goodfriend, second from left, and Suzanne Bryant, center, with their daughters (far left and far right) and Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir, second from right. DeBeauvoir issued Goodfriend and Bryant a marriage license on Feb. 19, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/marriage_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="Sarah Goodfriend, second from left, and Suzanne Bryant, center, with their daughters (far left and far right) and Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir, second from right. DeBeauvoir issued Goodfriend and Bryant a marriage license on Feb. 19, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Joe Deshotel</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sarah Goodfriend, second from left, and Suzanne Bryant, center, with their daughters (far left and far right) and Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir, second from right. DeBeauvoir issued Goodfriend and Bryant a marriage license on Feb. 19, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:44:45 -0600" title="2015-02-20 13:44"> Feb. 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/paxton-asks-supreme-court-void-gay-marriage-licens/comments/"><span class="value">141</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225019/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to void a marriage license issued to two Austin women who became the first same-sex couple to legally wed in the state.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317225019/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/20/paxton-asks-supreme-court-void-gay-marriage-licens/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=16#contributions" class="page">16</a></li><li><a href="?page=17#contributions" class="page">17</a></li><li><a href="?page=18#contributions" class="page">18</a></li><li><a href="?page=19#contributions" class="page">19</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next 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