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href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/the-brief/">The Brief</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=85" class="page">85</a></li><li><a href="?page=86" class="page">86</a></li><li><a href="?page=87" class="page">87</a></li><li><a href="?page=88" class="page">88</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <article> <div class="cell w-12 content"> <p><p>We’re merged the convenience of the email blast and the need-to-know nature of the Brief into a single daily missive, delivered from newsletters editor John Reynolds’ fingertips directly to your inbox first thing every morning.</p> <p>The Brief will still show up on our website — once a day, early in the morning. But if you’re the type who reaches ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/08/brief/">The Brief: Renewed Questions on Police and Race in McKinney</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 8 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-08 05:59"> June 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/08/brief/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/08/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/18/VideoPolice-1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/18/VideoPolice-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Muliadi Soenaryo</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A McKinney police officer is on administrative leave after video of his actions to subdue a 15-year-old girl at a pool party Friday night received more than 1 million views online over the weekend.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/08/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3199sidewide_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="It's time to create real jobs; to raise wages; to create opportunity for all; to give every citizen a stake in this country; to restore hope — real hope to forgotten Americans," Perry said Thursday."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3199sidewide_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="It's time to create real jobs; to raise wages; to create opportunity for all; to give every citizen a stake in this country; to restore hope — real hope to forgotten Americans," Perry said Thursday." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">It's time to create real jobs; to raise wages; to create opportunity for all; to give every citizen a stake in this country; to restore hope — real hope to forgotten Americans," Perry said Thursday.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/">The Brief: Breaking Out of the Presidential Pack in Three Easy Steps</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-05 05:59"> June 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Now that <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> is officially in the race for president in 2016, the next trick is to stay in the race.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/IMG_3013_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college, earlier this year."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/IMG_3013_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college, earlier this year." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college, earlier this year.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/brief/">The Brief: Perry Set to Return to Presidential Politics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-04 05:59"> June 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/brief/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Later this morning in Addison, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span> is expected to announce that he plans to run again for the White House, testing whether GOP voters across the country believe in extending him a second act in presidential politics.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6628_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hugs Sen. Kevin Eltife after he is sworn-in as President pro tempore of the Texas Senate on June 1, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6628_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hugs Sen. Kevin Eltife after he is sworn-in as President pro tempore of the Texas Senate on June 1, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hugs Sen. Kevin Eltife after he is sworn-in as President pro tempore of the Texas Senate on June 1, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/brief/">The Brief: Early Talk Heats Up on Eltife Challenge</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-03 05:59"> June 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>With legislative business concluded, talk has immediately turned in some quarters to the next election season.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6516_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on last day of 84th Legislative session June 1, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6516_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on last day of 84th Legislative session June 1, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on last day of 84th Legislative session June 1, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/brief/">The Brief: How Did the Legislature Do?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-02 05:59"> June 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/brief/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Sine die has now come and gone. But with lawmakers now free to return to their hometowns across the state, the question remains: How'd they do?</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/29/_S3R7765FloorBD_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="View of the Texas House floor during budget debate on HB1 May 29, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/29/_S3R7765FloorBD_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="View of the Texas House floor during budget debate on HB1 May 29, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">View of the Texas House floor during budget debate on HB1 May 29, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/brief/">The Brief: Closing the Books on the Legislative Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-01 05:59"> June 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The 84th Legislature closes the books on its 140-day regular session today. As the Tribune's </span>Ross Ramsey<span> writes, </span>it isn't one for the history books<span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/14/IMG_9719_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Ways and Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, speaks with House Appropriations Chair John Otto, R-Dayton, and House Administration Chair Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on May 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/14/IMG_9719_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Ways and Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, speaks with House Appropriations Chair John Otto, R-Dayton, and House Administration Chair Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on May 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Ways and Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, speaks with House Appropriations Chair John Otto, R-Dayton, and House Administration Chair Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on May 14, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/brief/">The Brief: The Tax Deal That Almost Wasn't</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 29 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-29 05:59"> May 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><em>The Dallas Morning News</em><span> takes a detailed look at the evolution of the deal on tax cuts this session and finds that at a few critical junctures, the deal almost derailed entirely.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/IMG_0094_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor, May 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/IMG_0094_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor, May 7, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor, May 7, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/">The Brief: Ethics Bill Negotiations Focus on Dark Money</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-28 05:59"> May 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The House remains fully committed to keeping dark money disclosure language in its ethics reform legislation. However, the measure's Senate author is equally adamant that provision must come out.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/_S3R7303CMSGriesel_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/_S3R7303CMSGriesel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/">The Brief: Deal Saves Campus Carry Just Before Midnight Deadline</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-27 05:59"> May 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Campus carry legislation lived to fight another day as a last-minute deal saved Senate Bill 11 just before a midnight deadline in the House to take initial votes on bills originating in the Senate.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/brief/">The Brief: Another Big Legislative Deadline Looms in House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-26 05:59"> May 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The House faces a major deadline today; it's the last day to take up contested Senate bills and, as such, the session promises to last until the clock strikes midnight. It doesn't help that a major backlog of controversial legislation awaits House members.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/15/IMG_9857_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The Texas Capitol, May 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/15/IMG_9857_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Texas Capitol, May 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Texas Capitol, May 15, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/brief/">The Brief: Reversal on Abortion Bill Leads Fraught Day in House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 25 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-25 05:59"> May 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A hectic weekend at the Legislature culminated in a major reversal by the House late Sunday on whether to allow a controversial abortion bill to be debated on the floor.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/tt-capitol-watchers-fund-web_j303GDh_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/tt-capitol-watchers-fund-web_j303GDh_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/brief/">The Brief: Focus Shifts to American Phoenix's Money Men</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 22 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-22 05:59"> May 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/brief/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Four large donors to the nonprofit currently documenting Texas lawmakers this session are well-known backers of conservative causes.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/20/AshbyNelson1CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, and Chairman Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, embrace prior to Wednesday's Joint Committee on Appropriations discussing the state budget May 20, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/20/AshbyNelson1CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, and Chairman Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, embrace prior to Wednesday's Joint Committee on Appropriations discussing the state budget May 20, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, and Chairman Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, embrace prior to Wednesday's Joint Committee on Appropriations discussing the state budget May 20, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/brief/">The Brief: Some Big Decisions Made on Budget With More Pending</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 21 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-21 05:59"> May 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Budget conferees on Wednesday settled on funding levels for public education and border security, but big decisions on property tax cuts and roads funding remain for Thursday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/31/Ballots-MoneyBags_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/31/Ballots-MoneyBags_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/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/brief/">The Brief: Getting the Timing Down on Tax Cut Package</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 20 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-20 05:59"> May 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>House and Senate negotiators are down to one final challenge: working out the timing on their complicated tax cut dance.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/19/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1213_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1213_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/19/brief/">The Brief: Lawmakers Distance Open Carry From Waco Shootout</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 19 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-19 05:59"> May 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/19/brief/comments/"><span class="value">57</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Lawmakers are quick to say that the incident that left nine biker gang members dead wasn't relevant to the discussion of open carry despite some committee witnesses who attempted to draw a connection.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/19/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8357_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Happy Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, watches passage of SB 1 budget bill on a 30-1 vote April 14, 2015. Lone no vote was Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8357_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Happy Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, watches passage of SB 1 budget bill on a 30-1 vote April 14, 2015. Lone no vote was Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Happy Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, watches passage of SB 1 budget bill on a 30-1 vote April 14, 2015. Lone no vote was Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/">The Brief: Conflicts Lead to Conciliatory Mood on Budget, Taxes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-18 05:59"> May 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>With two weeks left in the legislative session, here are a couple of takes on the state of play on taxes and the budget, the only piece of legislation that must be passed.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDA0906CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Timothy Mateer straightens napkins at the table in the Lt. Governor's Reception Room where Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Joe Straus and Gov. Greg Abbott will meet April 29, 2015 for their weekly leadership breakfast."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDA0906CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Timothy Mateer straightens napkins at the table in the Lt. Governor's Reception Room where Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Joe Straus and Gov. Greg Abbott will meet April 29, 2015 for their weekly leadership breakfast." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Timothy Mateer straightens napkins at the table in the Lt. Governor's Reception Room where Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Joe Straus and Gov. Greg Abbott will meet April 29, 2015 for their weekly leadership breakfast.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/brief/">The Brief: Leadership Moves Toward Deal on Legislative Priorities</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 15 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-15 05:59"> May 15, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Amid the spectacle of bills dying in the House as part of Democrats' concerted effort to take out a controversial gay marriage bill came news that the legislative leadership might be close to hammering out a deal to resolve their major outstanding conflicts.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/UP9A8399A_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel and Speaker Joe Straus with several other House members on dias May 1, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/UP9A8399A_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel and Speaker Joe Straus with several other House members on dias May 1, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel and Speaker Joe Straus with several other House members on dias May 1, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/">The Brief: House Up Against Midnight Deadline to Pass Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-14 05:59"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The long hours this week are a direct result of one of the first big end-of-session deadlines that hits today. The House has until the end of today to take initial action on any bill or resolution coming out of that chamber.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDB2017CMS_Bonnen_claps_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, celebrates passage of his tax cut measures during the House session April 28, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDB2017CMS_Bonnen_claps_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, celebrates passage of his tax cut measures during the House session April 28, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, celebrates passage of his tax cut measures during the House session April 28, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/">The Brief: Chambers Are a Long Way From Kumbaya on Tax Cuts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 13 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-13 05:59"> May 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The House's tax writing committee on Tuesday took up the Senate's proposal to cut property taxes by raising homeowners' residential homestead exemption. But what transpired on Tuesday was far from a kumbaya moment.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9754_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9754_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/">The Brief: Texas Rangers Ask About Taping of Lawmakers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 12 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-12 05:59"> May 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The nonprofit group that has been secretly videotaping legislators this session has drawn the scrutiny of the Texas Rangers, the </span><em>Houston Chronicle </em><span>reports.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Interior_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Interior_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/">The Brief: Video of Lawmakers Shared With Breitbart Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-11 05:59"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The news organization Breitbart Texas confirmed that it has received footage of lawmakers shot by a nonprofit tied to conservative causes, but it has no plans to release any of it before the end of the legislative session in three weeks.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/31/SanAntonio-Skyline_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/31/SanAntonio-Skyline_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Lotus Carroll</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/">The Brief: Four Seek Two Runoff Spots in SA Mayoral Race</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 8 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-08 05:59"> May 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>San Antonio voters go to the polls on Saturday with the smart money on the election going an extra round.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/PropertyTax-DollarSigns_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/PropertyTax-DollarSigns_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/">The Brief: A Taxing Conversation Continues at the Legislature</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 7 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-07 05:59"> May 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The Legislature's two chambers are still not on the same page when it comes to figuring out how to extend tax relief. The prognosis on whether they find room to compromise varies as well.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/">The Brief: Lawmakers Targeted by Group Making Secret Recordings</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-06 05:59"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>News broke Tuesday afternoon of plans by an activist group to release videos this summer of state lawmakers that purportedly capture "a whole variety of bad behavior" but that lawmakers said was harassment.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/">The Brief: Gloves Come Off in Race for San Antonio Mayor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-05 05:59"> May 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Early voting in the San Antonio mayoral election wraps up today ahead of Election Day on Saturday. And the gloves have come off in the increasingly rough-and-tumble election.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-SchoolSecurity002_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Austin Police Officer Cory Ehrler monitors the entrance to Ridgetop Elementary School after classes start on the Monday following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As the 83rd legislative session approaches, Texas lawmakers are considering making firearms more available to teachers and other school personnel."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-SchoolSecurity002_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Austin Police Officer Cory Ehrler monitors the entrance to Ridgetop Elementary School after classes start on the Monday following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As the 83rd legislative session approaches, Texas lawmakers are considering making firearms more available to teachers and other school personnel." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Austin Police Officer Cory Ehrler monitors the entrance to Ridgetop Elementary School after classes start on the Monday following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As the 83rd legislative session approaches, Texas lawmakers are considering making firearms more available to teachers and other school personnel.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/">The Brief: In Garland, A Shooting Outside Muhammad Cartoon Contest</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 4 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-04 05:59"> May 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas officials </span>continue to investigate<span> an incident Sunday night in Garland where two men shot a security guard outside a contest featuring cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Police returned fire, killing the two men.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/7C2A8436_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/7C2A8436_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/">The Brief: More Reaction to Abbott and Jade Helm Controversy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-01 05:59"> May 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/comments/"><span class="value">110</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The decision earlier this week by Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> to get involved in the controversy over a planned military exercise taking place across several Southwestern states continues to draw comment.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/14/TxTrib-Patrick-001_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Former Florida Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush visits the Texas Capitol to discuss education initiatives in the Senate chamber. At right is Sen. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150608235706/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/14/TxTrib-Patrick-001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Florida Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush visits the Texas Capitol to discuss education initiatives in the Senate chamber. At right is Sen. Dan Patrick." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Florida Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush visits the Texas Capitol to discuss education initiatives in the Senate chamber. At right is Sen. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/">The Brief: Reaching Out to Hispanic Evangelicals in Houston</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-30 05:59"> April 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150608235706/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A gathering of Hispanic evangelicals in Houston on Wednesday attracted two Republicans eyeing a run for the White House who repeated positions on immigration that have gotten them in hot water with party conservatives.</p> <a class="permalink" 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