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class="grid_separator"> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by The Texas Tribune</span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Tue, 2 Oct 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-10-02 00:01">Oct. 2, 2018</time> </p> </div> </header> <section class="prose story_block--caption grid_separator"> <p>The U.S. Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke isn’t the only race worth watching this cycle. Here are snapshots of 33 other interesting races on the ballot in Texas.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/texas-midterm-election-races-to-watch/"> Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i> </a></span> </section> </div> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid_container--xl grid_padded"> <div class="grid_container grid_separator text__center"> <div class="adunit" id="ad_banner"></div> </div> <div class="grid_separator"> <section class="trending grid_separator"> <header class="grid_row"> <h4 class="smallcaps grid_separator--s col_inline">Trending</h4> </header> <div class="grid_row grid_wrap--m"> <div class="col grid_row--until_m grid_separator" ga-on="click" ga-event-category="Frontpage" ga-event-action="select-content" ga-event-label="trending"> <div class="col_5 col_12--m"> <figure class="image_default"> <a 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story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke apologized Monday for a decades-old review of a Broadway play that he wrote as a student at Columbia University in which he critiqued the performance of actresses “whose only qualifications seem to be their phenomenally large breasts and tight buttocks.”</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/01/beto-orourke-apologizes-remark-about-female-performers-broadway-show/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> </section> <div class="col_adunit300x250"> <div class="col"> <div class="site_ad--gray grid_separator"> <span class="site_ad--label">The Texas Tribune thanks its sponsors.</span> <div class="site_ad--wrapper"> <div class="adunit" id="home300x250A"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid_row grid_wrap--l"> <section class="col grid_separator--until_l" ga-on="click" 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datetime="Mon, 1 Oct 2018 14:53:00 -0500" title="2018-10-01 14:53">Oct. 1, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>On the latest TribCast — recorded live at the Texas Tribune Festival — Emily talks to Ross and special guests about the Kavanaugh hearings and the U.S. Senate race that's shaking up Texas.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/01/tribcast-live-texas-tribune-festival/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> </section> <div class="col_adunit300x250"> <div class="col frontpage__rail_container"> <aside class="grid_separator event_block--container"> <header class="event_block--header"> <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/events" alt="Upcoming Texas Tribune Events" ga-on="click" ga-event-category="Frontpage" ga-event-action="select-content" ga-event-label="upcoming event - header"> <div 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</header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The family describes Abbott's visit to the hospital after the shooting, and how the governor's success after being paralyzed gave the family hope.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/01/greg-abbott-releases-tv-ad-featuring-family-survived-sutherland-spring/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row story_block--wide"> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/01/texas-special-education-fifth-circuit/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Mbpq1KJoq-soBuDHNALQa9dT_4o=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2016/12/13/Seal_SpecialEducation-04_TT.jpg"> 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But did it break the law?</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aliyya-swaby/">Aliyya Swaby</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 1 Oct 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-10-01 00:01">Oct. 1, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Texas will argue Wednesday at a federal appeals court that its decision to decrease special education funding several years ago did not violate federal law.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/01/texas-special-education-fifth-circuit/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> </section> <aside class="col_adunit300x250"> <div class="frontpage__rail_container grid_separator"> <div class="cta"> <div class="cta__bg cta__bg--brief" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="cta__content--box cta__position--bottom grid"> <div class="col col_omega"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="link--teal smallcaps--nospacing"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418/https://texastribune.typeform.com/to/dWuKbe" ga-on="click" ga-event-category="Frontpage" ga-event-action="subscription" ga-event-label="Brief - header">Get The Brief</a></h3> <span class="sansserif">Never miss a moment in Texas politics. 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https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YRx-eso4OjIcZxg6L_aMmSHajIs=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/44a785454aa8722959b6bb06d9824508/Cruz_Beto_Debate_1_LBS_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/30/beto-orourke-nixed-debate-ad-facebook-live-ted-cruz/">Beto O'Rourke uses nixed debate time slot to shoot ad on Facebook Live</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Sun, 30 Sep 2018 20:09:00 -0500" title="2018-09-30 20:09">Sept. 30, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke's campaign declined a late offer from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's camp to revive Sunday's cancelled debate, citing other plans. Those plans apparently included shooting an ad from O'Rourke's kitchen.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/30/beto-orourke-nixed-debate-ad-facebook-live-ted-cruz/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row story_block--wide"> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/29/sanchez-part-owner-property-leased-southwest-key-programs-eller-said-a/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X1lOEqTaVtzyGiEZZlgpnp-15vE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/m_-I51g-bCEXtnN-YPiFF8j06cc=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X1lOEqTaVtzyGiEZZlgpnp-15vE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/eVudWY9krQ3IdZPqOP0BUIrZY_w=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uQYYXpQBO_jtsJFejQ9Ibj30MpU=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/PHPZ455CYydLgy16eW32lq4bTy0=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X1lOEqTaVtzyGiEZZlgpnp-15vE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X1lOEqTaVtzyGiEZZlgpnp-15vE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/m_-I51g-bCEXtnN-YPiFF8j06cc=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/eVudWY9krQ3IdZPqOP0BUIrZY_w=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uQYYXpQBO_jtsJFejQ9Ibj30MpU=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ed52b35c06a8326c9ef8180c26ea1bf7/TTF18-Juan_Sanchez-16.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Steve Moakley for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/29/sanchez-part-owner-property-leased-southwest-key-programs-eller-said-a/">Southwest Key CEO has financial stake in property leased by migrant shelter operator</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a> and <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Sat, 29 Sep 2018 23:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-29 23:01">Sept. 29, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Sanchez is part owner of a property leased by Southwest Key Programs, a spokesperson said. It wasn’t disclosed on the company’s tax return because it’s not required.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/29/sanchez-part-owner-property-leased-southwest-key-programs-eller-said-a/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> </section> <aside class="col_adunit300x250"> <aside class="widget_featured grid_separator"> <h4 class="widget_featured--header">Explore our data</h4> <ul class="headline_list grid_separator--s"> <li class="headline_list--data" ga-on="click" ga-event-category="Frontpage" ga-event-action="select-content" ga-event-label="data list"><a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/directory/"> <h3 class="headline grid_separator--xs">Elected Officials Directory</h3> <p class="subtext">Bios, contact information and more for the occupants of the state’s highest offices.</p> </a></li> <li class="headline_list--data" ga-on="click" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/z8xsJYohdSlvFpwTut74crs3yDU=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bf7431e590f7bc96b751d8bae941fa7e/Evan_and_Beto_3_TTF_BD_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/29/texas-tribune-festival-beto-orourke/">U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke discusses DWI, term limits</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Sat, 29 Sep 2018 22:41:00 -0500" title="2018-09-29 22:41">Updated: Sept. 29, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>At the closing keynote of the Texas Tribune Festival, the Senate hopeful said the police report of his 1998 drunk driving arrest is incorrect and reaffirmed his commitment to not seek higher office if elected.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/29/texas-tribune-festival-beto-orourke/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row story_block--wide"> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/texas-tribune-festival-2018-highlights/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nCiWDP_1rp2CHHNhaprLJQUoGQA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VziGF59rL5dgjIXRX0w-py3I8PA=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nCiWDP_1rp2CHHNhaprLJQUoGQA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IA0gaB0g-EJd0a4aT2oKPhGsvBU=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/G73nOoUENmcYgtVPnUCT4NDvvS0=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lOZJ56vP_zQSHNW0C6R4NU8SV88=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nCiWDP_1rp2CHHNhaprLJQUoGQA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nCiWDP_1rp2CHHNhaprLJQUoGQA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VziGF59rL5dgjIXRX0w-py3I8PA=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IA0gaB0g-EJd0a4aT2oKPhGsvBU=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/G73nOoUENmcYgtVPnUCT4NDvvS0=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas_capitol_.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="grid_separator--s"></div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/texas-tribune-festival-2018-highlights/">Kavanaugh hearings, Michael Avenatti and more Texas Tribune Festival highlights</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by Texas Tribune Staff</span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Sat, 29 Sep 2018 20:52:00 -0500" title="2018-09-29 20:52">Updated: Sept. 29, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The three-day Texas Tribune Festival is officially over. Look back at some of the highlights here.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/texas-tribune-festival-2018-highlights/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row story_block--wide"> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/29/klobuchar-kavanaugh-supreme-court-2020-jeff-flake/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zLyrkkurX4RyP-kFMsYjZgNdWEM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/B9C5YfolHcCRSnNCQhDBVZWdpSQ=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zLyrkkurX4RyP-kFMsYjZgNdWEM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1P62kcjHL9oGnGF_daxApO9cIpI=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hsNr_TasBGQofFJzdlwmHyneOXY=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DkEauLO_OHg14ygJqKeUZ4SZUyY=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zLyrkkurX4RyP-kFMsYjZgNdWEM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zLyrkkurX4RyP-kFMsYjZgNdWEM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/B9C5YfolHcCRSnNCQhDBVZWdpSQ=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1P62kcjHL9oGnGF_daxApO9cIpI=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hsNr_TasBGQofFJzdlwmHyneOXY=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d727117bbdafa6cd8f3a1ea75e855d5b/TTF18_Amy_Klobuchar_3_ES_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Erich Schlegel for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/29/klobuchar-kavanaugh-supreme-court-2020-jeff-flake/">Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Brett Kavanaugh is "not the person for the Supreme Court"</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Sat, 29 Sep 2018 13:14:23 -0500" title="2018-09-29 13:14">Sept. 29, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>At an interview Saturday at The Texas Tribune Festival, the Minnesota Democrat talked about the Supreme Court and the Mueller probe — and carefully skirted questions about her own presidential ambitions.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/29/klobuchar-kavanaugh-supreme-court-2020-jeff-flake/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> </section> <aside class="col_adunit300x250"> <div class="frontpage__rail_container"> <div 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<p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Sat, 29 Sep 2018 10:32:00 -0500" title="2018-09-29 10:32">Sept. 29, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The House minority leader also said U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lacked the "temperament" for a seat on the nation's highest court.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/29/nancy-pelosi-democrats-should-focus-healthcare-working-families/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row story_block--wide"> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a 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Greg Abbott and challenger Lupe Valdez spar over arming teachers, Harvey recovery in debate</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 28 Sep 2018 21:33:00 -0500" title="2018-09-28 21:33">Updated: Sept. 28, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic challenger, Lupe Valdez, held their first and only debate Friday night in Austin.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/greg-abbott-lupe-valdez-debate-watch/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row story_block--wide"> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/texas-tribune-festival-bill-de-blasio-new-york-city-mayor/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DraHnHXtjf4224D9-OtD5fOeb0U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1bf4c323c583e936ef47e6d6dbcd87c8/_TTF18_de_Blasio_4_BD_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" 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15:42">Sept. 28, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>De Blasio, a two-term Democrat, answered questions about the subway, progressivism at the local and national levels and politics in an increasingly left-wing New York state.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/texas-tribune-festival-bill-de-blasio-new-york-city-mayor/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> </section> <aside class="col_adunit300x250"> <div id="tribcast" ga-on="click" ga-event-category="Frontpage" ga-event-action="select-content" ga-event-label="tribcast" aria-live="polite"> <div id="tribcast-attach" aria-hidden="true"></div> </div> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="grid_container--xl grid_padded"> <div class="grid_row grid_wrap--l grid_wrap--reverse"> <section id="section-5" class="col grid_separator--until_xl" ga-on="click" 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class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/texas-tribune-festival-michael-avenatti/">Michael Avenatti talks Brett Kavanaugh, 2020 run</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kathryn-lundstrom/">Kathryn Lundstrom</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:34:00 -0500" title="2018-09-28 15:34">Updated: Sept. 28, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The attorney at the center of so much of the day’s news talked about what's happening now — and what he’ll do next.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/texas-tribune-festival-michael-avenatti/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row story_block--wide"> 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grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/brett-kavanaugh-FBI-investigation-delay-vote/">Cornyn: Senate SCOTUS vote to be delayed while FBI investigates Kavanaugh</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:02:00 -0500" title="2018-09-28 15:02">Updated: Sept. 28, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters in Washington, D.C., that the Senate will delay the full confirmation vote by a week while the FBI investigates allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/brett-kavanaugh-FBI-investigation-delay-vote/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row story_block--wide"> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20181002121418/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/28/second-ted-cruz-beto-orourke-debate-postponed/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20181002121418im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YaDfLRZleFAZldMWln4cOVYH3e0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/519031c51725ff99feaeeabd909707c6/Cruz_Beto_debate1_DMN_TT.jpg"> 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