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Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2015-02-06T10:08:00.650476">Friday, February 6, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content "> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <header class="auxiliary content_header"> <ul class="actions"> <li class="rss"> <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/feeds/staff/reynolds-john/">RSS <span></span></a> </li> </ul> <h1>John Reynolds <span>Newsletters Editor</span></h1> </header> <div class="intro"> <div class="media headshot_portrait"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/John_Reynolds_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox inline"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/John_Reynolds_jpg_131x197_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p> <strong>John Reynolds</strong> is the newsletters editor for the Tribune. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. And he has adopted the Austin custom of appreciating smoked meats and listening to music in grassy/muddy fields. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee849c8b978081828a9dae9a8b968f9d9a9c878c9b808bc0819c89"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="127860776b7c7d7e76615266776a736166607b70677c773c7d6075">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/tel:512-716-8656"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>512-716-8656</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://twitter.com/johnreynoldstt" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@johnreynoldstt</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <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=52#contributions" class="page">52</a></li><li><a href="?page=53#contributions" class="page">53</a></li><li><a href="?page=54#contributions" class="page">54</a></li><li><a href="?page=55#contributions" class="page">55</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">New in Texas Weekly: New House Committees Named</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 6 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-06 06:00"> Feb. 6, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>House committee assignments are handed out, a historical look at women in the Lege and hints appear as to the Abbott agenda — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/06/brief/">The Brief: Perry Says Experience Sets Him Apart</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/06/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/23/PerryCruz_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/23/PerryCruz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 6 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-06 05:59"> Feb. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/06/brief/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> had some choice words in an interview Thursday with the Tribune and the <em>Washington Post</em> on what separates him from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/06/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/series-announcements-abbott-agenda-emerges/">In a Series of Announcements, an Abbott Agenda Emerges</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/series-announcements-abbott-agenda-emerges/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/19/_S3R8611CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The day before Greg Abbott was sworn in as governor, he met with his predecessor, Gov. Rick Perry, who marked the 1925 Pat Neff Bible on Jan. 19, 2015, and passed it on to Abbott."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/19/_S3R8611CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The day before Greg Abbott was sworn in as governor, he met with his predecessor, Gov. Rick Perry, who marked the 1925 Pat Neff Bible on Jan. 19, 2015, and passed it on to Abbott." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The day before Greg Abbott was sworn in as governor, he met with his predecessor, Gov. Rick Perry, who marked the 1925 Pat Neff Bible on Jan. 19, 2015, and passed it on to Abbott.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Feb 2015 23:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-05 23:00"> Feb. 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Also, senators express skepticism about CPRIT, and the streak of a House iron man comes to an end.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/series-announcements-abbott-agenda-emerges/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/women-lege-historical-look/">Women in the Lege: A Historical Look</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/women-lege-historical-look/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/04/_KCB8486_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio (center) on the House floor on Feb. 8, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/04/_KCB8486_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio (center) on the House floor on Feb. 8, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio (center) on the House floor on Feb. 8, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a> and <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Feb 2015 22:38:13 -0600" title="2015-02-05 22:38"> Feb. 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>A rundown in chart form of women in the House and Senate, going back to 1995.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/women-lege-historical-look/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: A New Approach on Full-Day Pre-K</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-05 06:00"> Feb. 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Lawmakers float incentive payments for districts offering full-day pre-K, a new magazine teaches kids financial literacy <span>and an interview with </span><span>Sarah Powell, a </span><span>University of Texas assistant professor in the Department of Special Education.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/brief/">The Brief: Straus Sticks With Trusted Names for Budget, Tax Panels</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/04/_KCA8357_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, in the Texas House of Representatives, Feb. 8, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/04/_KCA8357_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, in the Texas House of Representatives, Feb. 8, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, in the Texas House of Representatives, Feb. 8, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-05 05:59"> Feb. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>House Speaker <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a> leaned toward the familiar in filling open spots at the top of the chamber's top-tier committees.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/brief/">The Brief: Senators Suggest 21CT Contract Points to Larger Problems</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/03/TXTChair-CCR001_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="This is a photo of one of two $2800 chairs ordered by Jack Stick's office when he was deputy inspector general. The chairs which resemble the ones used in the Texas Legislature committee hearing rooms, were discovered after the resignations of Stick, and Doug Wilson, inspector general."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/03/TXTChair-CCR001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="This is a photo of one of two $2800 chairs ordered by Jack Stick's office when he was deputy inspector general. The chairs which resemble the ones used in the Texas Legislature committee hearing rooms, were discovered after the resignations of Stick, and Doug Wilson, inspector general." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">This is a photo of one of two $2800 chairs ordered by Jack Stick's office when he was deputy inspector general. The chairs which resemble the ones used in the Texas Legislature committee hearing rooms, were discovered after the resignations of Stick, and Doug Wilson, inspector general.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 4 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-04 05:59"> Feb. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The ability of Austin tech firm 21CT to secure a $20 million Medicaid fraud software contract through a no-bid program run by the state's Department of Information Resources drew intense scrutiny from Senate budget writers on Tuesday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/04/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/03/brief/">The Brief: Molly White Breaks Silence on Muslim Day Comments</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/03/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/02/UP9A0197_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Molly White R-Belton in her Capitol office on February 2nd, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/02/UP9A0197_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Molly White R-Belton in her Capitol office on February 2nd, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Molly White R-Belton in her Capitol office on February 2nd, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-03 05:59"> Feb. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/03/brief/comments/"><span class="value">68</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The state representative at the center of a controversy over treatment of visitors to the Capitol for <span>Texas Muslim Capitol Day last week told the Tribune on Monday that she didn't expect her Facebook post to raise such a ruckus.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/03/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/02/brief/">The Brief: Contracting Problems, Past and Present</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/02/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DollarsinHand_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DollarsinHand_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 2 Feb 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-02-02 05:59"> Feb. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/02/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The weekend saw more lengthy stories on problems in the way the state contracts out services.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/02/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">New in Texas Weekly: A New Chair Soon for RPT</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 30 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-30 06:00"> Jan. 30, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A new chairman for the state GOP will be selected March 7, budget writers are gearing up and a breakdown of Senate committees by party and gender — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/brief/">The Brief: Another Rally Closes Out the Week at Capitol</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/20/7C2A1077_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A look at the Texas Capitol before the inaugural festivities begin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/20/7C2A1077_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A look at the Texas Capitol before the inaugural festivities begin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A look at the Texas Capitol before the inaugural festivities begin.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-01-30 05:59"> Jan. 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In a week where the news was driven to a large degree by rallies on the Capitol grounds — from open carry activists to anti-Muslim protesters — it's perhaps fitting that the week closes with another one.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/30/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/rpt-chair-munisteri-steps-down-starting-sprint-suc/">Munisteri Steps Down, Starting Sprint for Successor</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/rpt-chair-munisteri-steps-down-starting-sprint-suc/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/04/gop-Munisteri1922-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Steve Munisteri campaigning for Texas GOP chairman."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/04/gop-Munisteri1922-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Steve Munisteri campaigning for Texas GOP chairman." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Steve Munisteri campaigning for Texas GOP chairman.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:30:22 -0600" title="2015-01-29 20:30"> Jan. 29, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Also, budget writers on both sides of the Capitol are starting work, and speculation heats up over when the House might name committees.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/rpt-chair-munisteri-steps-down-starting-sprint-suc/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/new-group-patrick-advisors-will-reach-out-grassroo/">A New Group of Patrick Advisers Will Reach Out to Grassroots</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/new-group-patrick-advisors-will-reach-out-grassroo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/21/_S3R9444GAVELCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Parliamentarian Karina Davis watches as new Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gavels in the Texas Senate on Jan. 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/21/_S3R9444GAVELCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Parliamentarian Karina Davis watches as new Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gavels in the Texas Senate on Jan. 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Parliamentarian Karina Davis watches as new Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gavels in the Texas Senate on Jan. 21, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a>, <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a> and <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:18:30 -0600" title="2015-01-29 20:18"> Jan. 29, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Also, a Senate Higher Ed member defends tuition deregulation, and the latest school finance case still has a long way to go before a final resolution.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/new-group-patrick-advisors-will-reach-out-grassroo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/brief/">The Brief: New Life for Open Carry in the Senate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/21/SenateDebategaggleCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, left, with State Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, sponsor of the resolution that changed Senate voting rules on Jan. 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/21/SenateDebategaggleCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, left, with State Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, sponsor of the resolution that changed Senate voting rules on Jan. 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, left, with State Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, sponsor of the resolution that changed Senate voting rules on Jan. 21, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 29 Jan 2015 05:59:00 -0600" title="2015-01-29 05:59"> Jan. 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/brief/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lt. Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a><span> gave the green light Wednesday on a push for open carry legislation in the Senate, a day after he indicated in a Texas Tribune interview that the votes weren't there for passage.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/">New in Trib+Water: Water Wars in Central Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 28 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-28 06:00"> Jan. 28, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: Water wars in Hays County and on the Edwards Aquifer, the new ag commissioner says water is a top issue and an i<span>nterview with Anthony Tarquin of</span><span> the University of Texas at El Paso</span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150206160802/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav 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