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</header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content index"> <header class="alt_header"><h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/people/">PEOPLE</a></h1></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/BirthCertificate-Passport_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/22/BirthCertificate-Passport_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/">Dallas County Drawn Into Birth Certificate Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-05 06:00"> Aug. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After aligning itself with state policy, Dallas County may now be drawn into the legal fray over the state's rules for issuing birth certificates to the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/dallas-county-rule-change-fuels-birth-certificate-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/29/legal-experts-case-against-dshs-should-move-forwar/">Legal Experts Question State's Immunity Claim</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/state-asks-court-dismiss-lawsuit-over-birth-certif/">State Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Birth Certificates</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Abbott-Patrick_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Abbott-Patrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/">Top Texas GOP Officials Offer Measured Support for Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:03:31 -0500" title="2015-08-03 17:03"> Aug. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>When Gov. Rick Perry was indicted last year, there was a groundswell of support among Republicans for Perry. The response to Ken Paxton's indictment — particularly among some top state GOP leaders — has been more restrained.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/">Analysis: Make-or-Break Moment for AG Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 2 Aug 2015 12:04:32 -0500" title="2015-08-02 12:04"> Aug. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>, facing indictment on felony securities charges, could actually boost his career with an acquittal. But a conviction would likely end it.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/Pxton-Abbott_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/Pxton-Abbott_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/">Analysis: Deflection by Officials is Worth Noting</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-30 06:00"> July 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>It's diversion season: Top state officials, not surprisingly, would rather talk about red-meat political issues than indictments and legally contested budget vetoes.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/"> <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/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/">Top Texas GOP Officials Offer Measured Support for Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:03:31 -0500" title="2015-08-03 17:03"> Aug. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Abbott-Patrick_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Abbott-Patrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When Gov. Rick Perry was indicted last year, there was a groundswell of support among Republicans for Perry. The response to Ken Paxton's indictment — particularly among some top state GOP leaders — has been more restrained.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/abbott-patrick-offer-measured-support-paxton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/">Analysis: Make-or-Break Moment for AG Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 2 Aug 2015 12:04:32 -0500" title="2015-08-02 12:04"> Aug. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>, facing indictment on felony securities charges, could actually boost his career with an acquittal. But a conviction would likely end it.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/analysis-make-or-break-moment-paxton/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/">Analysis: Deflection by Officials is Worth Noting</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-30 06:00"> July 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/Pxton-Abbott_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/Pxton-Abbott_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>It's diversion season: Top state officials, not surprisingly, would rather talk about red-meat political issues than indictments and legally contested budget vetoes.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/analysis-diversionary-tactics/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/">Updated Texas Congressional Delegation Directory</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Jan 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-01-03 06:00"> Jan. 3, 2013 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DirectoyUpdate-Congress-Cruz_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DirectoyUpdate-Congress-Cruz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman / David Jones</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container 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/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/">Detained Immigrant Families Face Uncertainty</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-28 06:00"> July 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Immigration-family-detention-protesters_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Immigration-family-detention-protesters_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by KUT News</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>More than 2,000 undocumented women and children being held in "deplorable" conditions at federal immigration detention centers are supposed to be released under a recent federal judge's order. But how long that takes and what happens to them next remains unclear, attorneys say.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/">Court to Houston: Put Antidiscrimination Ordinance on Ballot or Repeal It</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:19:52 -0500" title="2015-07-24 11:19"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/comments/"><span class="value">44</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Houston City Council must repeal or put up for public vote the <span>Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO,</span> which extends protections to gay and transgender residents.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/rick-perry-donald-trump-dc/">Perry Rips Trump in Washington Speech</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:03:43 -0500" title="2015-07-22 16:03"> July 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/rick-perry-donald-trump-dc/comments/"><span class="value">59</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/rick-perry-donald-trump-dc/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/Perry_National_Press_ClubTT_qHC6Fog_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/Perry_National_Press_ClubTT_qHC6Fog_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Abby Livingston</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> unloaded on Republican presidential rival Donald Trump on Wednesday during a speech in Washington. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/rick-perry-donald-trump-dc/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/perry-picks-first-texas-congressional-nod/">Barton is First Texas Congressman to Endorse Perry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:31:35 -0500" title="2015-07-17 12:31"> July 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/perry-picks-first-texas-congressional-nod/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/perry-picks-first-texas-congressional-nod/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3241speech3_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry's official presidential announcement."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3241speech3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry's official presidential announcement." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry's official presidential announcement.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-barton/">Joe Barton</a>, the dean of the Texas congressional contingent, has become the first in the delegation to endorse former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s presidential bid.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/perry-picks-first-texas-congressional-nod/"> <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/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/">Analysis: For Paxton, a Bumpy Start on the Big Stage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 16:55:26 -0500" title="2015-07-02 16:55"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Most Texans don't know who <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> is, and a pending investigation and a waiting grand jury could leave them with a bad first impression of the state's new attorney general.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/">With Marriage Decided, Adoption Rights Next</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 06:00"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">legalized same-sex marriage</a><span>, family law attorneys in Texas are gearing up to make sure same-sex couples who adopt children get full parental rights.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/">Ted Cruz: "I Thought That Popularity Was the Holy Grail"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:51:22 -0500" title="2015-06-29 17:51"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Vadon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">In his new memoir — and in an interview with the Tribune — U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> talks about how his "cocky" nature has tripped him up in the past, and what he learned from getting passed over for a senior spot in George W. Bush's administration. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/">Feds Set New Policies for LGBT Detainees</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:44:36 -0500" title="2015-06-29 16:44"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement will implement new guidelines designed to better protect transgender people in immigration detention facilities, the agency <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-issues-new-guidance-care-transgender-individuals-custody">announced</a> Monday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/">Gay Rights Activists: Fight is Only Just Getting Started</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:51:12 -0500" title="2015-06-29 12:51"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0651_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0651_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Now that same-sex marriage is legal, gay rights activists are setting their sights on pushing for more protections for LGBT people. In front of the Texas Capitol, activists on Monday vowed to target <span>discrimination in areas including employment and housing.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/">Demand for Bilingual 911 Services Growing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-28 06:00"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Downtown El Paso at night."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Downtown El Paso at night." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jason Carpenter</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Downtown El Paso at night.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>While Texas continues its demographic march into diversity, only one city — El Paso — requires its 911 emergency call takers to be fluent in English and Spanish. Other cities are striving to keep up with the need to handle emergency calls in a wide range of languages.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/28/despite-judges-ruling-questions-remain-detained-im/">Detained Immigrant Families Face Uncertainty</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/">Court to Houston: Put Antidiscrimination Ordinance on Ballot or Repeal It</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/22/rick-perry-donald-trump-dc/">Perry Rips Trump in Washington Speech</a></li> <li><a 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Kuempel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eliot-shapleigh/">Eliot Shapleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ellen-cohen/">Ellen Cohen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/elliott-naishtat/">Elliott Naishtat</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/elsa-alcala/">Elsa Alcala</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bryan-eppstein/">Bryan Eppstein</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eric-johnson/">Eric Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/erwin-cain/">Erwin Cain</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/craig-l-estes/">Craig L Estes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eva-guzman/">Eva Guzman</a></li> 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Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-lavender/">George Lavender</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-m-clayton/">George M Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-p-bush/">George P. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-w-bush/">George W. 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Rove</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kay-bailey-hutchison/">Kay Bailey Hutchison</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kay-granger/">Kay Granger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kel-seliger/">Kel Seliger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kelly-fero/">Kelly Fero</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kelly-hancock/">Kelly Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-legler/">Ken Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-mercer/">Ken Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kenneth-sheets/">Kenneth Sheets</a></li> <li><a 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href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lloyd-doggett/">Lloyd Doggett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lois-kolkhorst/">Lois Kolkhorst</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lon-burnam/">Lon Burnam</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/louie-gohmert/">Louie Gohmert</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/louis-beecherl/">Louis Beecherl</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lyle-larson/">Lyle Larson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lyndon-baines-johnson/">Lyndon Baines Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mac-thornberry/">Mac Thornberry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marc-veasey/">Marc Veasey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mario-gallegos-jr/">Mario Gallegos Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marisa-marquez/">Marisa Marquez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-homer/">Mark Homer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-mckinnon/">Mark Mckinnon</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-shelton/">Mark Shelton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-strama/">Mark Strama</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marsha-farney/">Marsha Farney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marva-beck/">Marva Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/matt-angle/">Matt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/matt-mackowiak/">Matt Mackowiak</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-mccaul/">Michael McCaul</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/debra-medina/">Debra Medina</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/meria-carstarphen/">Meria Carstarphen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-mike-baselice/">Michael "Mike" Baselice</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-burgess/">Michael Burgess</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-keasler/">Michael Keasler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-morton/">Michael Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-soto/">Michael Soto</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-williams/">Michael Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-tuffy-hamilton/">Mike "tuffy" Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-conaway/">Mike Conaway</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-gallagher/">Mike Gallagher</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-jackson/">Mike Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-mckinney/">Mike Mckinney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-toomey/">Mike Toomey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-villarreal/">Mike Villarreal</a></li> 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href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/annise-parker/">Annise Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pat-haggerty/">Pat Haggerty</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patricia-pat-lykos/">Patricia "Pat" Lykos</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patricia-harless/">Patricia Harless</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patrick-rose/">Patrick Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tom-pauken/">Tom Pauken</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-foster/">Paul Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-green/">Paul Green</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-womack/">Paul Womack</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-workman/">Paul Workman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paula-hightower-pierson/">Paula Hightower Pierson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/people/">People</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bob-perry/">Bob Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-gallego/">Pete Gallego</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-olson/">Pete Olson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-sessions/">Pete Sessions</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-gramm/">Phil Gramm</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-johnson/">Phil Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-king/">Phil King</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/texas-tribune-podcasts/">Tribune Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-ann-radnofsky/">Barbara Ann Radnofsky</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rafael-anchia/">Rafael Anchia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ralph-hall/">Ralph Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ralph-sheffield/">Ralph Sheffield</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/randy-neugebauer/">Randy Neugebauer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/randy-weber/">Randy Weber</a></li> 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href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-miklos/">Robert Miklos</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-nichols/">Robert Nichols</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-scott/">Robert Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/roberto-alonzo/">Roberto Alonzo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rodney-anderson/">Rodney Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rodney-ellis/">Rodney Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/roland-gutierrez/">Roland Gutierrez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ron-kirk/">Ron Kirk</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ron-paul/">Ron Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ron-reynolds/">Ron Reynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ronnie-earle/">Ronnie Earle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ross-perot/">Ross Perot</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/royce-west/">Royce West</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ruben-hinojosa/">Ruben Hinojosa</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/russell-t-rusty-kelley/">Russell T "rusty" Kelley</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ruth-jones-mcclendon/">Ruth Jones Mcclendon</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ryan-guillen/">Ryan Guillen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sam-johnson/">Sam Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sarah-davis/">Sarah Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charles-schwertner/">Charles Schwertner</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/scott-caven/">Scott Caven</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/scott-henson/">Scott Henson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/scott-hochberg/">Scott Hochberg</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/senfronia-thompson/">Senfronia Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sergio-munoz-jr/">Sergio Mu帽oz Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sharon-keller/">Sharon Keller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sheila-jackson-lee/">Sheila 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Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/TT_Cruz_03_071515-sized_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Chris Maddaloni</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Two weeks after it was supposedly killed, the federal Export-Import Bank may soon be resuscitated by tagging its future to a massive highway funding bill. 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It will also take place at Camp Bullis in San Antonio and Camp Swift in Bastrop County."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/JadeHelm15-map004_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Operation Jade Helm 15, a military training exercise, begins Wednesday in 12 Texas counties: Bastrop, Burleson, Brazos, Edwards, Howard, Hudspeth, Kimble, Martin, Marion, Real, Schleicher and Tom Green. It will also take place at Camp Bullis in San Antonio and Camp Swift in Bastrop County." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Operation Jade Helm 15, a military training exercise, begins Wednesday in 12 Texas counties: Bastrop, Burleson, Brazos, Edwards, Howard, Hudspeth, Kimble, Martin, Marion, Real, Schleicher and Tom Green. It will also take place at Camp Bullis in San Antonio and Camp Swift in Bastrop County.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The predictions included martial law, mass citizen roundups and widespread gun seizures. So what really happened as Jade Helm 15 started Wednesday in Bastrop County was pretty damn boring.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/bastrop-jade-helm-begins/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/">Texas Expects Another Win Against Obama's Immigration Plan</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/ScottKeller_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Scott Keller, the Texas Solicitor General, speaks to reporters after delivering oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/ScottKeller_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Scott Keller, the Texas Solicitor General, speaks to reporters after delivering oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Scott Keller, the Texas Solicitor General, speaks to reporters after delivering oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Attorneys for the Obama administration will try again on Friday to persuade a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to let a controversial immigration policy take effect.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/state-hopes-stay-undefeated-against-obama-immigrat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/">Mexican Official: Border Security a "Shared Responsibility"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/7C2A0994_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Jos茅 Antonio Meade Kuribre帽a and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/7C2A0994_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Jos茅 Antonio Meade Kuribre帽a and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Jos茅 Antonio Meade Kuribre帽a and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs, talks about the relationship between Mexico and Texas, border security, and whether Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's security plan is working. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/">Democrats Ask Abbott for Task Force on Confederate Monuments</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Jul 2015 16:52:23 -0500" title="2015-07-06 16:52"> July 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_8861_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Confederate Soldiers Monument聽聽at the Texas Capitol"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_8861_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Confederate Soldiers Monument聽聽at the Texas Capitol" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Allen Otto</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Confederate Soldiers Monument聽聽at the Texas Capitol</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Five Democratic lawmakers have asked Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> to form a task force to consider the appropriateness of Confederate monuments located on the Capitol grounds in Austin.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/">Gay Couple Suing Hood County Gets Marriage License</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Jul 2015 11:27:27 -0500" title="2015-07-06 11:27"> July 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150806083634/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A Granbury gay couple on Monday obtained </span><span>a</span><span> </span><span>marriage license from the Hood County Clerk's office after filing a lawsuit </span><span>against the clerk</span><span> in federal court.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/people/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150806083634/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a 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