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2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-28 06:00"> Feb. 28, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The UT/TT Poll on presidential </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/uttt-poll-texas-walker-ties-cruz-clinton-soaring/">primaries</a><span>, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/uttt-poll-voters-less-open-open-carry/">guns</a><span>, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/uttt-poll-voters-vexed-property-taxes/">taxes</a><span>, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/uttt-poll-least-popular-government/">government</a><span>, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/uttt-poll-voters-vaccinations-and-vouchers/">education</a><span> and </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/texans-split-state-tuition-immigrants/">immigration</a><span>, Aguilar on an “e” without a “</span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/state-agencies-mum-who-enforces-perrys-order/">verify</a><span>,” Batheja on efforts to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/can-lawmakers-cut-property-taxes-enough-texans-not/">cut</a><span> property taxes, Blanchard on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/nominations-committee-drill-ut-regent-appointees/">obstacles</a><span> for the governor’s UT regent nominees, Livingston interviews one of the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/john-ratcliffe-tt-interview/">new guys</a><span> in Washington</span><span>, McCrimmon on the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/senators-double-down-might-defund-racing-commissio/">woes</a><span> of the Texas Racing Commission and Root on the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/24/lobby-firm-assisted-drafting-gop-caucus-letter/">seeds</a><span> of that discontent, Walters on sick Texans and </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/lawmakers-push-right-try-experimental-drugs/">experimental drugs</a><span>, Satija and Root on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/consumers-getting-screwed-says-new-ag-commissioner/">consumers</a><span> and weights and measures, M. Smith on the governor’s push for </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/huberty-prek/">early education</a><span>, </span><span>Dehn and Rocha with this week’s video </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/roundup-uttt-polls-and-property-taxes-cuts/">Roundup</a><span>: The best of our best content from Feb. 23 to 27, 2015.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-22315/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </div> </article> </section> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Top_300x100"> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="grid"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/playlist-ice-cream-man/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/28/Feb_28_Playlist_copy_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/playlist-ice-cream-man/">The Playlist: The Race is On</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:28:58 -0600" title="2015-02-28 18:28"> Feb. 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/playlist-ice-cream-man/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The first University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll of 2015 had good news for likely White House hopefuls Scott Walker and Hillary Clinton — so we’re kicking off this week’s playlist with George Jones singing “The Race Is On."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/playlist-ice-cream-man/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/conservatives-name-straw-poll-winner/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/31/Rand_Paul_1_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Rand Paul delivers the keynote speech at the Dallas GOP "Reagan Day" event on Friday, January 30, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Laura Buckman </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Rand Paul delivers the keynote speech at the Dallas GOP "Reagan Day" event on Friday, January 30, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/conservatives-name-straw-poll-winner/">Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll; Cruz Finishes Third</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:47:37 -0600" title="2015-02-28 16:47"> Feb. 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/conservatives-name-straw-poll-winner/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Sen. Rand Paul won his third consecutive Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll Saturday, dashing the hopes of U.S. Sen.</span><span> </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span>, who came in third, and former Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>, who placed eleventh.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/conservatives-name-straw-poll-winner/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/Building_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="This 25-year-old doublewide was supposed to be a temporary building for the Texas School for the Deaf's human resources department. It was found to have a severe rodent infestation."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Obtained by the Texas Tribune</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">This 25-year-old doublewide was supposed to be a temporary building for the Texas School for the Deaf's human resources department. It was found to have a severe rodent infestation.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/">Across State Government, Signs of Wear and Tear, Neglect are Everywhere</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:41:56 -0600" title="2015-02-28 11:41"> Feb. 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/comments/"><span class="value">83</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>After years of budget cuts, raids on dedicated funding and deferred maintenance, rats, bats, leaking roofs and audible bathroom sounds are the new normal in state government.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/"> <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/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/playlist-ice-cream-man/">The Playlist: The Race is On</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:28:58 -0600" title="2015-02-28 18:28"> Feb. 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/playlist-ice-cream-man/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/playlist-ice-cream-man/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/28/Feb_28_Playlist_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The first University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll of 2015 had good news for likely White House hopefuls Scott Walker and Hillary Clinton — so we’re kicking off this week’s playlist with George Jones singing “The Race Is On."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/playlist-ice-cream-man/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/conservatives-name-straw-poll-winner/">Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll; Cruz Finishes Third</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:47:37 -0600" title="2015-02-28 16:47"> Feb. 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/conservatives-name-straw-poll-winner/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/conservatives-name-straw-poll-winner/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/31/Rand_Paul_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Rand Paul delivers the keynote speech at the Dallas GOP "Reagan Day" event on Friday, January 30, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Laura Buckman </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Rand Paul delivers the keynote speech at the Dallas GOP "Reagan Day" event on Friday, January 30, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Sen. Rand Paul won his third consecutive Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll Saturday, dashing the hopes of U.S. Sen.</span><span> </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span>, who came in third, and former Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>, who placed eleventh.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/conservatives-name-straw-poll-winner/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/">Across State Government, Signs of Wear and Tear, Neglect are Everywhere</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:41:56 -0600" title="2015-02-28 11:41"> Feb. 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/comments/"><span class="value">83</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/Building_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="This 25-year-old doublewide was supposed to be a temporary building for the Texas School for the Deaf's human resources department. It was found to have a severe rodent infestation."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Obtained by the Texas Tribune</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">This 25-year-old doublewide was supposed to be a temporary building for the Texas School for the Deaf's human resources department. It was found to have a severe rodent infestation.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After years of budget cuts, raids on dedicated funding and deferred maintenance, rats, bats, leaking roofs and audible bathroom sounds are the new normal in state government.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/rats-bats-and-bureaucratic-woe-state-government/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Middle_300x100"> </div> </div> </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/20150301065904/http://salaries.texastribune.org/state-of-texas/"> State of Texas Salary Data Updated </a> </h2> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://salaries.texastribune.org/state-of-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/20/Salaries-Capitol-less_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="200x38" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_FeaturedDataWidget_Bottom_Text_200x38"> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside id="tweetwire" class="featurebox yella-box"> <header class="featurebox-header"> <h1><span>Tweet</span>Wire</h1> </header> <div class="featurebox-content tweetwire"> <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/lists/texas-elected-officials" data-widget-id="545984156623052800" data-chrome="nofooter noheader noborders" data-tweet-limit="1">TweetWire</a> </div> <footer class="clearfix featurebox-footer"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="200x38" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_TweetWireWidget_Bottom_Text_200x38"> </div> <a target="_blank" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/tweetwire/"> <span>+</span> View All </a> </footer> </aside> <aside class="ad_container ad-mediumrectangle sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/texans-split-state-tuition-immigrants/">UT/TT Poll: Texans Split on In-State Tuition for Immigrants</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 06:00"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/texans-split-state-tuition-immigrants/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/texans-split-state-tuition-immigrants/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/25/UT-TT-Polls-022515.005_38g5Voc_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><span>Texans are divided along partisan lines over the state's policy offering in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants educated in Texas high schools, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. <br clear="all"/></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 18.4090900421143px;"> </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/texans-split-state-tuition-immigrants/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/roundup-uttt-polls-and-property-taxes-cuts/">Roundup: Polls and Property Tax Cuts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a> and <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 06:00"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/roundup-uttt-polls-and-property-taxes-cuts/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/022715_RoundupStill_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>This week in the Roundup, we take a look at the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and a proposal by state Senate leaders to offer tax relief to property owners and businesses.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/roundup-uttt-polls-and-property-taxes-cuts/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/consumers-getting-screwed-says-new-ag-commissioner/">Ag Commissioner Says Consumers "Screwed"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 06:00"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/consumers-getting-screwed-says-new-ag-commissioner/comments/"><span class="value">60</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/consumers-getting-screwed-says-new-ag-commissioner/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/ttf-gabriel-177_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sid Miller at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sid Miller at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Department of Agriculture is supposed to ensure consumers aren't getting ripped off by fuel pumps, retail scanners or other measuring devices. But the agency is so cash-strapped that consumers are getting "screwed" due to a lack of oversight, the agency's new commissioner says.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/consumers-getting-screwed-says-new-ag-commissioner/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">New in Texas Weekly: Scott Walker Is Having a Moment</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 06:00"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>2016 contender Scott Walker is surging in Texas and other locales, a new push on the Ex-Im Bank and the Legislature is getting into high gear — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/brief/">The Brief: Feb. 27, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 05:59"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/brief/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Dream_CapSteps_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dream Act supporters on the capitol steps"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dream Act supporters on the capitol steps</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Voters are evenly split on whether the state should offer in-state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants, but that outer parity covers some pronounced polarization on the issue, according to the latest UT/TT Poll.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/brief/"> <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/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/texas-disability-advocate-helped-mold-ada/">Texas Advocate Helped Mold Americans With Disabilities Act</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/christine-ayala/">Christine Ayala</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-28 06:00"> Feb. 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/texas-disability-advocate-helped-mold-ada/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/texas-disability-advocate-helped-mold-ada/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/IMG_0099_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lex Frieden is a disability advocate and a professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he was treated after a 1967 car accident that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Frieden's advocacy helped shape the Americans with Disabilities Act."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lex Frieden is a disability advocate and a professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he was treated after a 1967 car accident that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Frieden's advocacy helped shape the Americans with Disabilities Act.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">Houston professor Lex Frieden played a key role in the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. On the law's 25th anniversary, Frieden, who has used a wheelchair for decades, reflects on sweeping changes in accessibility — and challenges that remain.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/28/texas-disability-advocate-helped-mold-ada/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/">Homeland Security Funded for One More Week</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:11:55 -0600" title="2015-02-27 18:11"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/18/USBorderPatrol_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at a processing facility in Brownsville on June 18, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at a processing facility in Brownsville on June 18, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In a Friday night scramble with the clock running down, Congress managed to pass a stopgap measure funding the Department of Homeland Security for seven more days. The search for a more permanent solution continues.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dhs-funding-remains-unclear-deadline-approaches/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/insurance-companies-score-new-victory-supreme-cour/">High Court Ruling Protects Insurers from Worker Lawsuits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:55:22 -0600" title="2015-02-27 16:55"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/insurance-companies-score-new-victory-supreme-cour/comments/"><span class="value">60</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/insurance-companies-score-new-victory-supreme-cour/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-011_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Glenn Johnson, 55, was injured in a smelting accident near Amarillo in 1997 when a furnace filled with molten metal exploded, crushed him and left major burns across 90 percent of his body. Johnson struggled to get compensation for his on-the-job injuries. "> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Glenn Johnson, 55, was injured in a smelting accident near Amarillo in 1997 when a furnace filled with molten metal exploded, crushed him and left major burns across 90 percent of his body. Johnson struggled to get compensation for his on-the-job injuries. </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In a major victory for insurance companies, the Texas Supreme Court said Friday that injured workers can't sue for damages in workers' compensation claims even when the insurer intentionally misrepresents their policies, or uses the criminal justice system to punish them.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/insurance-companies-score-new-victory-supreme-cour/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/livestream-immigration-the-next-five-years/">Livestream: Immigration: The Next Five Years</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 16:00"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <div class="video"> <div class="youtube"> <iframe src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904if_/http://www.youtube.com/embed/uOIz11xO3mQ?wmode=opaque&autohide=1&showinfo=0&rel=0" width="150" height="84" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>We're livestreaming our <span>discussion on </span>the future of immigration in Texas with UT-Brownsville's Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera<span style="line-height: 1.3;">, </span><span style="line-height: 1.3;">State Sen.</span> Eddie Lucio Jr.<span style="line-height: 1.3;">, </span><span style="line-height: 1.3;">State Rep.</span> Eddie Lucio III<span style="line-height: 1.3;">, and Rio Grande City Mayor </span><span style="line-height: 1.35;">Ruben O. Villarreal.</span><span style="line-height: 1.3;"><br/></span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/livestream-immigration-the-next-five-years/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/single-sticker-car-registration-could-bring/">Car Sticker Rules Starting Sunday Could Confuse Drivers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:53:16 -0600" title="2015-02-27 15:53"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/single-sticker-car-registration-could-bring/comments/"><span class="value">33</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/single-sticker-car-registration-could-bring/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/Inspection_Sticker_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Inspection stickers will begin disappearing from Texas vehicles when the state rolls out a new single-sticker program for inspection and registration on March 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Inspection stickers will begin disappearing from Texas vehicles when the state rolls out a new single-sticker program for inspection and registration on March 1, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A new single-sticker system for inspecting and registering millions of Texas vehicles begins on Sunday, and some lawmakers are warning that the change will confuse Texas drivers.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/single-sticker-car-registration-could-bring/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dewhurst-adviser-gets-7-years-embezzling-millions/">Dewhurst Adviser Gets 7 Years for Embezzling Millions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:26:25 -0600" title="2015-02-27 13:26"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dewhurst-adviser-gets-7-years-embezzling-millions/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dewhurst-adviser-gets-7-years-embezzling-millions/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/21/A_Low_Barfield007_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former David Dewhurst consultant Buddy Barfield walks to Austin federal court in October, 2014, to plead guilty to embezzling almost $2 million in campaign funds."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former David Dewhurst consultant Buddy Barfield walks to Austin federal court in October, 2014, to plead guilty to embezzling almost $2 million in campaign funds.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Buddy Barfield, once an adviser to former Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-dewhurst/">David Dewhurst</a>, was sentenced Friday to 87 months in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from Dewhurst’s campaign for the U.S. Senate.</span><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dewhurst-adviser-gets-7-years-embezzling-millions/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/perry-slams-obama-cpac/">Perry Makes His Case to National Conservatives</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:12:00 -0600" title="2015-02-27 10:12"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/perry-slams-obama-cpac/comments/"><span class="value">39</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/perry-slams-obama-cpac/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150301065904im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Perry_IA_Freedom_Summit_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines on Jan. 24, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Gov. 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after </span><span>Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> put early education reform on the legislative fast track, t</span><span>op House lawmakers announced Thursday what is likely to become the major pre-kindergarten bill of the session.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/huberty-prek/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/perry-lawyers-ask-3rd-court-appeals-dismiss-case/">Perry Lawyers Ask Appeals Court to Dismiss Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150301065904/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:13:04 -0600" title="2015-02-26 10:13"> Feb. 26, 2015 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