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of tweets that journalists, lawmakers and others have shared, along with the Tribune's on-the-ground reporting from the Texas Capitol.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/13/storify-first-day-84th-legislative-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/12/young-invincibles-gives-texas-b-higher-ed/">Student Group Gives Texas a B+ on Higher Ed</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/12/young-invincibles-gives-texas-b-higher-ed/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150114033253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/03/TexTrib-TUITION-07_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Chelsea Stewart listens to a lecture in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently reclassified the school as an Emerging Research University."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150114033253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/03/TexTrib-TUITION-07_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Chelsea Stewart listens to a lecture in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently reclassified the school as an Emerging Research University." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Chelsea Stewart listens to a lecture in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently reclassified the school as an Emerging Research University.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:43:16 -0600" title="2015-01-12 15:43"> Jan. 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/12/young-invincibles-gives-texas-b-higher-ed/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>When it comes to supporting higher education, Texas is good — but not great — according to a nonprofit group focused on economic opportunities for young adults.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/12/young-invincibles-gives-texas-b-higher-ed/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/perry-3-things-i-would-do-president/">Perry: Three Things I Would Do as President</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/perry-3-things-i-would-do-president/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150114033253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/09/_BDA1660_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Outgoing Gov. Rick Perry with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Policy Orientation conference on Jan. 9, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150114033253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/09/_BDA1660_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Outgoing Gov. Rick Perry with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Policy Orientation conference on Jan. 9, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Outgoing Gov. Rick Perry with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Policy Orientation conference on Jan. 9, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 9 Jan 2015 16:44:51 -0600" title="2015-01-09 16:44"> Jan. 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/perry-3-things-i-would-do-president/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. Rick Perry joked about his "oops" moment when asked Friday for the first three things he would do as president to strengthen the U.S. economy.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/perry-3-things-i-would-do-president/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/abbott-replace-sunset-citizen-commission/">Abbott: Replace Sunset Commission With Citizen Panel</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/abbott-replace-sunset-citizen-commission/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150114033253im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/08/2015BTPPF_231_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov.-elect Greg Abbott gives a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation conference on Jan. 8, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150114033253/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/08/2015BTPPF_231_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov.-elect Greg Abbott gives a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation conference on Jan. 8, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov.-elect Greg Abbott gives a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation conference on Jan. 8, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 10:42:31 -0600" title="2015-01-08 10:42"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/abbott-replace-sunset-citizen-commission/comments/"><span class="value">65</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov.-elect Greg Abbott on Thursday called for a citizen panel on government waste to replace the Sunset Commission. <span>He said the Sunset system “seldom eliminates unnecessary agencies.”</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/abbott-replace-sunset-citizen-commission/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> </nav> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" rail cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150114033253/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a 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