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Before joining the Tribune, Ross was editor and co-owner of Texas Weekly for 15 years. He did a 28-month stint in government as associate deputy comptroller for policy and director of communications with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Before that, he reported for the Houston Chronicle from its Austin bureau and for the Dallas Times Herald, first on the business desk in Dallas and later as its Austin bureau chief, and worked as a Dallas-based freelance business writer, writing for regional and national magazines and newspapers. 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Greg Abbott delivers his State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-29 06:00"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/analysis-when-voters-dont-agree-leader-cant-agree/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Can't find consensus among state political leaders in the wake of a momentous wave of news? Maybe that's because they can't find it among voters.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/analysis-when-voters-dont-agree-leader-cant-agree/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/">Analysis: A Distinction Between Law and Sacrament</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7164sign_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a 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class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court settled the core question of same-sex marriage — it is a constitutional right and states must recognize those unions — but the political and culture debate will rage on.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/">UT/TT Poll: Texans Wary of Domestic Use of Military</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/UT-TT-Polls-062415.001_iOG3M7y_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/UT-TT-Polls-062415.001_iOG3M7y_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 06:00"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/comments/"><span class="value">138</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas voters — especially conservative voters — are uneasy about domestic use of the U.S. military by the federal government, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-voters-sync-lawmakers-sometimes/">UT/TT Poll: Voters in Sync With Lawmakers — Sometimes</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-voters-sync-lawmakers-sometimes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.001_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 06:00"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-voters-sync-lawmakers-sometimes/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas voters are all for tax cuts, but not necessarily the same ones legislators prefer, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-voters-sync-lawmakers-sometimes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/uttt-poll-texans-divided-gay-marriage/">UT/TT Poll: Texans Divided on Gay Marriage</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/uttt-poll-texans-divided-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.001_Itkyihu_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.001_Itkyihu_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 06:00"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/uttt-poll-texans-divided-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas voters remain divided over a question — should same-sex couples be allowed to marry? — now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/uttt-poll-texans-divided-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/uttt-poll-discrimination-guns/">UT/TT Poll: Texans Divided on Guns, Discrimination</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/uttt-poll-discrimination-guns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.003_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.003_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-23 06:00"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/uttt-poll-discrimination-guns/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texans believe discrimination is a hard fact of life in the U.S., but they have dramatically different views on what groups fall victim to it, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/uttt-poll-discrimination-guns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/uttt-poll-mood-state/">UT/TT Poll: Economy, Border Security Are Top Issues</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/uttt-poll-mood-state/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.005_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/UT-TT-Polls-02232015.005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texans haven't changed their answers on the biggest problems facing the state and the country — or on how the state and the country stack up, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/uttt-poll-mood-state/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/uttt-poll-cruz-leads-by-a-little-clinton-by-a-lot/">UT/TT Poll: Cruz Leads by a Little, Clinton by a Lot</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/uttt-poll-cruz-leads-by-a-little-clinton-by-a-lot/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/19/UT-TT-Polls-June201-GOP-Pres_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/19/UT-TT-Polls-June201-GOP-Pres_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 22 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-22 06:00"> June 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/uttt-poll-cruz-leads-by-a-little-clinton-by-a-lot/comments/"><span class="value">47</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> leads his closest Republican rivals for president by less than 10 percentage points, while Democrat Hillary Clinton maintains a commanding lead over her rivals, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/uttt-poll-cruz-leads-by-a-little-clinton-by-a-lot/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/budget-and-taxes/">Catch Up on Budget & Tax Issues From This Session</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/budget-and-taxes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-budget_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-budget_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-19 06:00"> June 19, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>By the end of the 84th legislative session, state lawmakers reached many compromises on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/budget-and-taxes/" target="_blank">2016-17 budget and tax cuts</a>. See what lawmakers decided — and how they got there — with our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/budget-and-taxes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/analysis-sitting-pretty-even-without-some-old-frie/">Analysis: Straus Sitting Pretty, Even Without Old Friends</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/analysis-sitting-pretty-even-without-some-old-frie/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/09/7C2A8058_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Speaker Joe Straus during June 9, 2015 Tribune Conversation"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/09/7C2A8058_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Speaker Joe Straus during June 9, 2015 Tribune Conversation" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Speaker Joe Straus during June 9, 2015 Tribune Conversation</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-18 06:00"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/analysis-sitting-pretty-even-without-some-old-frie/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Many of the legislators who originally elevated <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a> into the House speaker's chair four legislative sessions ago are gone. But as he enters another election cycle with his eye on another term, Straus is in remarkably good political shape.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/analysis-sitting-pretty-even-without-some-old-frie/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/keffer-straus-lieutenant-wont-seek-reelection/">Keffer, a Straus Lieutenant, Won't Seek Re-election</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/keffer-straus-lieutenant-wont-seek-reelection/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/11/TxTrib-0410_Kefferx430X_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="State Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland on April 10, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/11/TxTrib-0410_Kefferx430X_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="State Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland on April 10, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland on April 10, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:17:19 -0500" title="2015-06-16 19:17"> June 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/keffer-straus-lieutenant-wont-seek-reelection/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jim-keffer/">Jim Keffer</a>, R-Eastland, plans to announce Wednesday that he will not seek another term in the Texas House. He is one of a handful of House Speaker <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a>' original supporters still in the Legislature. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/keffer-straus-lieutenant-wont-seek-reelection/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/massengale-challenge-lehrman-supreme-court-seat/">Massengale to Challenge Lehrmann for Supreme Court Seat</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/massengale-challenge-lehrman-supreme-court-seat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/16/Lehrmann-Messengale-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/16/Lehrmann-Messengale-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:29:06 -0500" title="2015-06-16 11:29"> June 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/massengale-challenge-lehrman-supreme-court-seat/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Houston appeals court judge Michael Massengale said Tuesday he will challenge Texas Supreme Court Justice <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/debra-lehrmann/">Debra Lehrmann</a> in next year’s Republican primary.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/massengale-challenge-lehrman-supreme-court-seat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/analysis-when-political-power-doesnt-win-elections/">Analysis: When Political Power Doesn't Win Elections</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/analysis-when-political-power-doesnt-win-elections/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/7C2A1832_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on February 24th, 2015, her last day as Texas Senator"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/7C2A1832_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on February 24th, 2015, her last day as Texas Senator" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on February 24th, 2015, her last day as Texas Senator</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-16 06:00"> June 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/analysis-when-political-power-doesnt-win-elections/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Power in elected office doesn't always translate into success in elections. Just ask <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van de Putte</a>. Or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/trey-martinez-fischer/">Trey Martinez Fischer</a>. Or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-carona/">John Carona</a>. Or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-dewhurst/">David Dewhurst</a>. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/analysis-when-political-power-doesnt-win-elections/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/report-eltife-not-running-re-election-2016/">Eltife Not Running for Re-election in 2016</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/report-eltife-not-running-re-election-2016/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/03/EltifeKevin_7C2A5753_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, at his desk in the Senate chamber on May 28, 2015. Eltife, who has a history of challenging his party on fiscal policy, has not said whether he's running for reelection in 2016."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/03/EltifeKevin_7C2A5753_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, at his desk in the Senate chamber on May 28, 2015. Eltife, who has a history of challenging his party on fiscal policy, has not said whether he's running for reelection in 2016." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, at his desk in the Senate chamber on May 28, 2015. Eltife, who has a history of challenging his party on fiscal policy, has not said whether he's running for reelection in 2016.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 14 Jun 2015 08:38:53 -0500" title="2015-06-14 08:38"> June 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/report-eltife-not-running-re-election-2016/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kevin-eltife/">Kevin Eltife</a>, R-Tyler, has reportedly decided not to run for re-election in 2016, bringing to a close more than two decades in public service and setting off a potentially crowded GOP primary to replace him. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/14/report-eltife-not-running-re-election-2016/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/analysis-voting-rights-whats-person/">Analysis: In Voting Rights, Who's a Person?</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/analysis-voting-rights-whats-person/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HandsOnRedistricting_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150701004802/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HandsOnRedistricting_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-10 06:00"> June 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/analysis-voting-rights-whats-person/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A Texas case accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court could decide just who a "person" is when voting rights are concerned. The phrase in question is a famous one: "One person, one vote."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701004802/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/analysis-voting-rights-whats-person/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <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#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=147#contributions" class="page">147</a></li><li><a href="?page=148#contributions" class="page">148</a></li><li><a href="?page=149#contributions" class="page">149</a></li><li><a href="?page=150#contributions" class="page">150</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next 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