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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/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#57362225361723322f362423253e3522393279382530"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8998d8a99b88c9d80998b8c8a919a8d969dd6978a9f">[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/20150409084123/tel:512-716-8637"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>512-716-8637</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/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=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><a href="?page=20#contributions" class="page">20</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/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/house-democrats-push-raising-minimum-wage/">House Democrats Push Minimum Wage Hike</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/house-democrats-push-raising-minimum-wage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CapitolMoney-TexasSpending_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CapitolMoney-TexasSpending_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Jon Wiley</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 16:22:52 -0500" title="2015-04-07 16:22"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/house-democrats-push-raising-minimum-wage/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A handful of Democrats on Tuesday asked the House Business and Industry Committee to support a package of bills that would increase the minimum wage in Texas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/house-democrats-push-raising-minimum-wage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/">GOP Gun Measures Could Backfire With Minorities</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Open_Carry_March_Erika_Rich_03_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Open_Carry_March_Erika_Rich_03_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Erika Rich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gun rights supporters participate in an open carry march through South by Southwest led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It on Wednesday, March 12, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 5 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-05 06:00"> April 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/comments/"><span class="value">93</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Republican lawmakers backing open carry and guns on campus are heading in the wrong direction for many black and Hispanic Texans who would prefer stricter gun laws, polling shows. It's another disconnect with minorities the GOP might regret.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/05/gop-push-gun-measures-could-backfire-minorities/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/interactive-demographics-texas-health-professional/">Interactive: Demographics of State Health Professionals</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/interactive-demographics-texas-health-professional/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Stetho-Around-Texas_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Stetho-Around-Texas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-01 06:00"> April 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/interactive-demographics-texas-health-professional/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span><span>Minorities are largely underrepresented among the state's health care professionals<strong>.</strong></span> </span>Use these interactives to explore the demographics of some health professions by race/ethnicity, gender and age.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/interactive-demographics-texas-health-professional/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/house-democrats-target-abortion-program-budget/">House Democrats Target Alternatives to Abortion Program</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/house-democrats-target-abortion-program-budget/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman / Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:04:52 -0500" title="2015-03-30 15:04"> March 30, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As the Texas House prepares for a floor fight Tuesday over its budget, a flurry of amendments filed by Democrats seeks to defund the state's </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/providers/FACS/#abortion" target="_blank">Alternatives to Abortion program</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/house-democrats-target-abortion-program-budget/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/court-temporarily-blocks-benefits-same-sex-couples/">Paxton: Court Blocks Benefits for Same-Sex Couples</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/court-temporarily-blocks-benefits-same-sex-couples/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:59:49 -0500" title="2015-03-26 17:59"> March 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/court-temporarily-blocks-benefits-same-sex-couples/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A federal court has temporarily blocked a federal rule change that would give medical leave benefits to certain same-sex couples, according to an announcement Thursday from Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/court-temporarily-blocks-benefits-same-sex-couples/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/texas-counties-cities-among-fastest-growing-us/">Texas Counties, Metros Among Fastest-Growing in U.S.</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/texas-counties-cities-among-fastest-growing-us/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://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/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-26 06:00"> March 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/texas-counties-cities-among-fastest-growing-us/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-852536fd-519e-07ee-67fd-a21f7c3fed65"><span>Three Texas counties and four metropolitan areas ranked among the rapidly growing areas in the country, according to population estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/texas-counties-cities-among-fastest-growing-us/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/anti-gay-marriage-bill-met-concerns-committee/">Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Scrutinized in Committee</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/anti-gay-marriage-bill-met-concerns-committee/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/GayGavel_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/GayGavel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Mar 2015 23:14:49 -0500" title="2015-03-25 23:14"> March 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/anti-gay-marriage-bill-met-concerns-committee/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After fielding emotional pleas and various complaints in a committee hearing, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/cecil-bell-jr/">Cecil Bell</a> plans to revise his bill that would bar the state from recognizing same-sex marriages even if the courts declare it legal. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/25/anti-gay-marriage-bill-met-concerns-committee/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/23/republicans-vow-continue-fight-against-gay-marriag/">Republicans Vow to Continue Fight Against Gay Marriage</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/23/republicans-vow-continue-fight-against-gay-marriag/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/DSC_6348CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Advocates gathered outside the Texas Capitol on March 23, 2015, to rally in support of the state's ban on same-sex marriage."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/DSC_6348CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Advocates gathered outside the Texas Capitol on March 23, 2015, to rally in support of the state's ban on same-sex marriage." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Advocates gathered outside the Texas Capitol on March 23, 2015, to rally in support of the state's ban on same-sex marriage.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:50:25 -0500" title="2015-03-23 16:50"> March 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/23/republicans-vow-continue-fight-against-gay-marriag/comments/"><span class="value">112</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">With the future of Texas’ constitutional ban on same-sex marriage uncertain, Republican leaders on Monday pledged to continue the state’s fight against allowing gay couples to wed.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/23/republicans-vow-continue-fight-against-gay-marriag/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/21/gay-rights-activists-find-unlikely-ally-republican/">Gay Rights Activists Find Unlikely Ally in Republican</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/21/gay-rights-activists-find-unlikely-ally-republican/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/POO1CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Republican State Reps. Byron Cook (l), R-Corsicana, Burt Solomons (c), R-Carrollton, and Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, listen to a point of order on HB12 sanctuary cities bill on May 6, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/POO1CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Republican State Reps. Byron Cook (l), R-Corsicana, Burt Solomons (c), R-Carrollton, and Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, listen to a point of order on HB12 sanctuary cities bill on May 6, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Republican State Reps. Byron Cook (l), R-Corsicana, Burt Solomons (c), R-Carrollton, and Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, listen to a point of order on HB12 sanctuary cities bill on May 6, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 21 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-21 06:00"> March 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/21/gay-rights-activists-find-unlikely-ally-republican/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-a0cb0aaf-37a6-ce6f-ec3c-fe42708d5904"><span>Corsicana Republican state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/byron-cook/">Byron Cook</a>, who has an adopted child, says both same-sex adoptive parents should be listed on a Texas birth certificate. He believes it's best for the children, though it puts him at odds with his party's stance on gay rights issues. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/21/gay-rights-activists-find-unlikely-ally-republican/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/residents-houston-outskirts-look-bill-water-fix/">Houston Suburb Looks to Bill for Water Fix</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/residents-houston-outskirts-look-bill-water-fix/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/WashingHands_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Leticia Ramirez, a cook at the Loving Care Learning Center in Castlewood, shows how staff use filtered water to wash their hands during the regular, random water shut-offs this unincorporated community eperiences."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/WashingHands_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Leticia Ramirez, a cook at the Loving Care Learning Center in Castlewood, shows how staff use filtered water to wash their hands during the regular, random water shut-offs this unincorporated community eperiences." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Leticia Ramirez, a cook at the Loving Care Learning Center in Castlewood, shows how staff use filtered water to wash their hands during the regular, random water shut-offs this unincorporated community eperiences.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-20 06:00"> March 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/residents-houston-outskirts-look-bill-water-fix/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Residents of a small unincorporated community outside Houston hope legislation by state Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/armando-walle/">Armando Walle</a> will help them get safe, reliable water service,<span> <span>and shine a light on parts of Texas with similar problems. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/20/residents-houston-outskirts-look-bill-water-fix/"> <i 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href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-18 06:00"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/breast-and-cervical-cancer-services-map/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Senate's proposed changes to the state's breast and cervical cancer screening program — </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/28/senate-renews-effort-keep-funds-planned-parenthood/" target="_blank">intended to cut funding for Planned Parenthood clinics</a><span> — could hit low-income women in rural and West Texas hardest. </span><span>Use our map to see how.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/breast-and-cervical-cancer-services-map/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz holding a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who said they've been affected by poor border security."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz holding a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who said they've been affected by poor border security." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Doug Young</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz holding a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who said they've been affected by poor border security.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/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/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Revisiting the Undrinkable Series</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150409084123/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://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/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/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/20150409084123/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://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/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/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/20150409084123/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150409084123im_/http://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/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150409084123/http://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/20150409084123/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/20150409084123/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/rio-bravo-el-cenizo/"> <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=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><a href="?page=20#contributions" class="page">20</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> 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