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Perry in Lancaster, NH"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/PerrySpeaks-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Perry in Lancaster, NH" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Abby Livingston</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Perry in Lancaster, NH</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/perry-flies-under-radar-new-hampshire/">Perry Goes Small in New Hampshire</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:27:53 -0500" title="2015-03-14 11:27"> March 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/perry-flies-under-radar-new-hampshire/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On the road in New Hampshire, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span> is going back to his political roots, visiting small and rural venues while other candidates focus on bigger cities and media markets. It's familiar ground to a candidate who ran his first race for state representative in West Texas 30 years ago.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/perry-flies-under-radar-new-hampshire/"> <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/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/new-hampshire-perry-cautions-against-rushing-war/">In New Hampshire, Perry Cautions Against Rushing to War</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/rick-perry-republican-sleeper/">With New Iowa Approach, Perry Looks to Flip Script</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/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Doug Young</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/">Cruz Heavy on Border Rhetoric, Light on Trips</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-14 06:00"> March 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/comments/"><span class="value">57</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>As he feels out a possible presidential bid, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> has made border security and immigration his calling cards. But Texas' first Hispanic U.S. senator has only made three trips to border since taking office. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/">Obama Administration Asks Appeals Court to Let Immigration Plan Proceed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:06:31 -0500" title="2015-03-12 15:06"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to lift a temporary halt to a federal immigration program that was issued by a Brownsville-based federal judge in February.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/7C2A3596_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/7C2A3596_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/">Competing Bills Filed Over End-of-Life Care for Pregnant Women</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:46:09 -0500" title="2015-03-12 12:46"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers have filed two competing bills about who should have the authority to decide whether to terminate a brain-dead pregnant woman's life — a preview of what promises to be a fiery legislative battle over end-of-life medical care in Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <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/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/">Cruz Heavy on Border Rhetoric, Light on Trips</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-14 06:00"> March 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/comments/"><span class="value">57</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/13/TxTrib-CruzBorder007_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Doug Young</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senator Ted Cruz held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission surrounded by a group of local ranchers who told the senator they have been impacted by poor border security.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>As he feels out a possible presidential bid, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> has made border security and immigration his calling cards. But Texas' first Hispanic U.S. senator has only made three trips to border since taking office. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/">Obama Administration Asks Appeals Court to Let Immigration Plan Proceed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:06:31 -0500" title="2015-03-12 15:06"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to lift a temporary halt to a federal immigration program that was issued by a Brownsville-based federal judge in February.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/">Competing Bills Filed Over End-of-Life Care for Pregnant Women</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:46:09 -0500" title="2015-03-12 12:46"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/7C2A3596_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/7C2A3596_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Erick Mu帽oz, widow of Marlise Mu帽oz, speaks at the Texas Capitol after "Marlise's Law" was introduced during a press conference on March 12, 2015. A picture of his late wife and her family sits on the table.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers have filed two competing bills about who should have the authority to decide whether to terminate a brain-dead pregnant woman's life — a preview of what promises to be a fiery legislative battle over end-of-life medical care in Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/competing-bills-filed-over-end-life-care-pregnant-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </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/20150315063715/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/">Politics Thwart a Village's Hopes for Clean Water</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-09 06:00"> March 9, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-vinton_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-vinton_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/library/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/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/new-hampshire-perry-cautions-against-rushing-war/">In New Hampshire, Perry Says War Must Be "Last Resort"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:48:22 -0500" title="2015-03-12 09:48"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/new-hampshire-perry-cautions-against-rushing-war/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/new-hampshire-perry-cautions-against-rushing-war/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/25/SaPerryNH0962smileCMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry talks with New Hampshire voters at a GOP rally in Stratham, N.H., on Aug. 25, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/25/SaPerryNH0962smileCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry talks with New Hampshire voters at a GOP rally in Stratham, N.H., on Aug. 25, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry talks with New Hampshire voters at a GOP rally in Stratham, N.H., on Aug. 25, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Kicking off a two-day blitz in New Hampshire, former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> on Thursday morning offered a key caveat to his increasing outspokenness on foreign policy, cautioning that the United States' first response to global conflict should not be war. </p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/new-hampshire-perry-cautions-against-rushing-war/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetuses-perry-undrinkable-water/">TribCast: Former Fetuses, Presidential Perry, Undrinkable Water</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a> and <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:04:39 -0500" title="2015-03-11 16:04"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetuses-perry-undrinkable-water/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetuses-perry-undrinkable-water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Neena and Patrick about Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jonathan-stickland/">Jonathan Stickland</a>'s "Former Fetus" sign, Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s presidential ambitions and the Trib's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a> water quality project.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetuses-perry-undrinkable-water/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/">Far-Reaching Border Security Bill Clears First Hurdle</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:10:31 -0500" title="2015-03-11 15:10"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoFlag-BorderCheckPoint_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoFlag-BorderCheckPoint_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert Thomson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After several reassurances from House members about what a border security bill is not intended to do, the <span>House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety voted out the sweeping measure on Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/perry-gone-travel-costs-still-being-tallied/">Perry's Gone, but Travel Costs Still Being Tallied</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:57:32 -0500" title="2015-03-11 12:57"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/perry-gone-travel-costs-still-being-tallied/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/perry-gone-travel-costs-still-being-tallied/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/APerryImpromptu310CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rick Perry campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 31, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/APerryImpromptu310CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rick Perry campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 31, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rick Perry campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 31, 2011.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>As the state tallies the tax dollars spent on former Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>'s security while he was running for president, a lawmaker wants future elected officials to reimburse Texas for out-of-state trips that don't involve official business.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/perry-gone-travel-costs-still-being-tallied/"> <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/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/housing-bill-brings-local-control-debate-focus/">Housing Legislation Puts Local Control Debate Front and Center</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:13:12 -0500" title="2015-03-10 13:13"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/housing-bill-brings-local-control-debate-focus/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/housing-bill-brings-local-control-debate-focus/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/10/TPPF_Abb612CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking at TPPF closing luncheon on Jan. 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/10/TPPF_Abb612CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking at TPPF closing luncheon on Jan. 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Greg Abbott speaking at TPPF closing luncheon on Jan. 10, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A bill before a Texas Senate committee is bringing into focus the simmering debate over local control in the state. It's a charge that has been backed by Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> and state legislators who see cities overstepping their authority. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/housing-bill-brings-local-control-debate-focus/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/cruz-shot-clinton-greeted-grumbles/">Cruz Shot at Clinton Greeted With Grumbles</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:12:12 -0500" title="2015-03-10 12:12"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/cruz-shot-clinton-greeted-grumbles/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/cruz-shot-clinton-greeted-grumbles/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-017_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during the 2014 RedState Gathering at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth on Aug. 8, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-017_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during the 2014 RedState Gathering at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth on Aug. 8, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during the 2014 RedState Gathering at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth on Aug. 8, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Speaking to a firefighters group on Tuesday gave U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> a chance to show how he </span><span>might</span><span> expand his following beyond a passionate conservative base in a general election. </span><span>The reception he got was chilly. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/cruz-shot-clinton-greeted-grumbles/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/double-dipping-ban-move/">Double-Dipping Ban is on the Move</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 18:00:32 -0500" title="2015-03-09 18:00"> March 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/double-dipping-ban-move/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/double-dipping-ban-move/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Turner-Perry_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Turner-Perry_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Efforts to ban longtime politicians from double-dipping their salaries and their pensions — as former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> started doing in 2011 — went nowhere two years ago. But this year the idea is picking up steam.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/double-dipping-ban-move/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/george-p-bush-attend-fundraiser-dads-super-pac/">George P. Bush to Help Raise Cash for Dad's Super PAC</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 12:26:12 -0500" title="2015-03-09 12:26"> March 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/george-p-bush-attend-fundraiser-dads-super-pac/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/george-p-bush-attend-fundraiser-dads-super-pac/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/02/_F5U6969_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jeb Bush puts his hand on his son George P. Bush's knee during a light moment in the younger Bush's swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 2, 2015, as Texas land commissioner. At right is George P. Bush's wife, Amanda Bush."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/02/_F5U6969_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jeb Bush puts his hand on his son George P. Bush's knee during a light moment in the younger Bush's swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 2, 2015, as Texas land commissioner. At right is George P. Bush's wife, Amanda Bush." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jeb Bush puts his hand on his son George P. Bush's knee during a light moment in the younger Bush's swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 2, 2015, as Texas land commissioner. At right is George P. Bush's wife, Amanda Bush.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas Land Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/george-p-bush/">George P. Bush</a> is stepping up to help raise money for a super PAC supporting his dad's likely 2016 presidential campaign.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/george-p-bush-attend-fundraiser-dads-super-pac/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Hits Bump in Texas Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 11:43:48 -0500" title="2015-03-09 11:43"> March 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/08/RodriguezSB121cms_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, in April 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/08/RodriguezSB121cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, in April 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, in April 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A controversial immigration proposal scheduled for a public hearing Monday was postponed after a border Democrat argued that Republicans did not give the public sufficient notice about the meeting.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/">Politics Stymied Village's Plan to Secure Safe Water</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> and <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-09 06:00"> March 9, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-vinton_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Undrinkable-leadart-vinton_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Researchers have found that the water supply in Vinton is making people sick, but local politics have gotten in the way of a solution to connect to nearby El Paso's utilities. </span>This is part two of our five-story <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a> series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/"> <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/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/new-hampshire-perry-cautions-against-rushing-war/">In New Hampshire, Perry Says War Must Be "Last Resort"</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetuses-perry-undrinkable-water/">TribCast: Former Fetuses, Presidential Perry, Undrinkable Water</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/">Far-Reaching Border Security Bill Clears First Hurdle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/perry-gone-travel-costs-still-being-tallied/">Perry's Gone, but Travel Costs Still Being Tallied</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/former-fetus-signs-cause-stir-capitol/">"Former Fetus" Signs Cause Stir at Capitol</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/analysis-grassroots-push-business-tax-repeal/">Analysis: A Distinctive Push for Business Tax Repeal</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/spokeswoman-heads-likely-cruz-campaign/">Cruz Spokeswoman Heads to Houston for Likely Presidential Campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-leaders-pitch-plan-shore-pensions/">House Plan Would Plug Hole in Pension Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texting-while-driving-ban-voted-out-committee/">House Panel Endorses Texting-While-Driving Ban</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/">GOP Lawmaker: Women "Will Die" Without Cancer Screening Funds</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/housing-bill-brings-local-control-debate-focus/">Housing Legislation Puts Local Control Debate Front and Center</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/cruz-shot-clinton-greeted-grumbles/">Cruz Shot at Clinton Greeted With Grumbles</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/double-dipping-ban-move/">Double-Dipping Ban is on the Move</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/george-p-bush-attend-fundraiser-dads-super-pac/">George P. Bush to Help Raise Cash for Dad's Super PAC</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Hits Bump in Texas Senate</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/vinton/">Politics Stymied Village's Plan to Secure Safe Water</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class=" cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <aside id="" class="featurebox "> <header class="featurebox-header"> <h1><span>Trib</span>pedia</h1> </header> <div class="featurebox-content "> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/2007-house-speakers-race/">2007 House Speaker's Race</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/2007-house-walkout/">2007 House Walkout</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/2008-presidential-primary-and-caucus/">2008 Presidential 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But that could create some new fiscal challenges."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PropertyTax_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Some officeholders have raised the idea of replacing Texas' property tax with a larger sales tax. But that could create some new fiscal challenges." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Some officeholders have raised the idea of replacing Texas' property tax with a larger sales tax. 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Ted Cruz listens to a question in the final moments of his keynote interview at TribFest on Sept. 20, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>'s public face to Capitol Hill, press secretary Catherine Frazier, is heading home to Houston to join his political operation. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/spokeswoman-heads-likely-cruz-campaign/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-leaders-pitch-plan-shore-pensions/">House Plan Would Plug Hole in Pension Fund</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:01:48 -0500" title="2015-03-10 16:01"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-leaders-pitch-plan-shore-pensions/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-leaders-pitch-plan-shore-pensions/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315063715im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDB_8568_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. 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Dan Flynn, R-Van, co-chair of the House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, is shown calling an executive session on May, 12, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas House leaders unveiled a plan Tuesday to shore up the state's chronically underfunded retirement system for employees that requires workers to pay more into the system, but gives them a pay raise to offset the cost.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-leaders-pitch-plan-shore-pensions/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/texting-while-driving-ban-voted-out-committee/">House Panel Endorses Texting-While-Driving Ban</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time 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Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">X-Ray Technologist Donna Fehl, prepares to scan a patient on a mobile mammogram machine at a clinic in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday, November 11, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sarah-davis/">Sarah Davis</a> on Tuesday warned that proposed changes to a women's health program — intended to gut funding for Planned Parenthood clinics — would put women's lives in danger.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/house-budget-writers-modify-womens-health-proposal/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150315063715/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> 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