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Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2015-03-16T15:38:47.724229">Monday, March 16, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content bare"> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/rand-paul-opens-austin-office-ahead-likely-2016-ru/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/UP9A3618_mHpSfCb_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the opening of his Austin office at downtown startup incubator incubator Capital Factory on March 16, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the opening of his Austin office at downtown startup incubator incubator Capital Factory on March 16, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/rand-paul-opens-austin-office-ahead-likely-2016-ru/">Going "Where the Talent Is," Paul Opens Austin Outpost</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:36:25 -0500" title="2015-03-16 12:36"> March 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/rand-paul-opens-austin-office-ahead-likely-2016-ru/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Monday opened the Austin outpost of his likely 2016 presidential campaign. He touted it as an early investment in an area — technology — where Republicans could've done better last presidential cycle.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/rand-paul-opens-austin-office-ahead-likely-2016-ru/"> <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/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/sxsw-paul-shows-hell-go-where-others-wont/">At SXSW, Paul Courts Nontraditional GOP Voters</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Top_300x100"> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="grid"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/texas-senate-considers-key-gun-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/UP9A0917_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jason Orsek with Come and Take it America wears a cloth gun holder with a photo of a gun imprinted on it at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 12, 2015, when the Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on gun-related bills."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jason Orsek with Come and Take it America wears a cloth gun holder with a photo of a gun imprinted on it at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 12, 2015, when the Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on gun-related bills.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/texas-senate-considers-key-gun-bill/">Texas Senate Considers Bill to Allow Open Carry of Handguns</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:43:47 -0500" title="2015-03-16 14:43"> March 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A bill lifting some of the state's restrictions on handguns may be among the first passed out of the Texas Senate this legislative session. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/texas-senate-considers-key-gun-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/UP9A3775_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Charles Perry during a March 16th, 2015 Senate Subcommittee on border security"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Charles Perry during a March 16th, 2015 Senate Subcommittee on border security</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Back in Play in Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:39:50 -0500" title="2015-03-16 14:39"> March 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>After taking a backseat in 2013, legislation to cut off funding to so-called "sanctuary cities" that don't use local police to enforce federal immigration laws is under debate before a Senate subcommittee.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/committee-passes-bill-move-public-integrity-ag/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TTF12-83LegislativeSessionPreview002_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Joan Huffman joins moderator James Henson in a discussion of law and order issues in the upcoming 83rd legislative session during the Texas Tribune Festival, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Joan Huffman joins moderator James Henson in a discussion of law and order issues in the upcoming 83rd legislative session during the Texas Tribune Festival, 2012.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/committee-passes-bill-move-public-integrity-ag/">Bill Moving Public Integrity Unit To AG's Office is Senate-Bound</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:58:53 -0500" title="2015-03-16 12:58"> March 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/committee-passes-bill-move-public-integrity-ag/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A measure that would yank the state's public corruption-fighting unit out of the Travis County district attorney's office and stick it in the Texas attorney general's office is headed for the full Senate. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/committee-passes-bill-move-public-integrity-ag/"> <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/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/texas-senate-considers-key-gun-bill/">Texas Senate Considers Bill to Allow Open Carry of Handguns</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:43:47 -0500" title="2015-03-16 14:43"> March 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/texas-senate-considers-key-gun-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/UP9A0917_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jason Orsek with Come and Take it America wears a cloth gun holder with a photo of a gun imprinted on it at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 12, 2015, when the Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on gun-related bills."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jason Orsek with Come and Take it America wears a cloth gun holder with a photo of a gun imprinted on it at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 12, 2015, when the Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on gun-related bills.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A bill lifting some of the state's restrictions on handguns may be among the first passed out of the Texas Senate this legislative session. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/texas-senate-considers-key-gun-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Back in Play in Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:39:50 -0500" title="2015-03-16 14:39"> March 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/UP9A3775_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. 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Charles Perry during a March 16th, 2015 Senate Subcommittee on border security</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After taking a backseat in 2013, legislation to cut off funding to so-called "sanctuary cities" that don't use local police to enforce federal immigration laws is under debate before a Senate subcommittee.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/sanctuary-cities-bill-back-play-capitol/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/committee-passes-bill-move-public-integrity-ag/">Bill Moving Public Integrity Unit To AG's Office is Senate-Bound</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:58:53 -0500" title="2015-03-16 12:58"> March 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/committee-passes-bill-move-public-integrity-ag/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/committee-passes-bill-move-public-integrity-ag/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TTF12-83LegislativeSessionPreview002_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Joan Huffman joins moderator James Henson in a discussion of law and order issues in the upcoming 83rd legislative session during the Texas Tribune Festival, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Joan Huffman joins moderator James Henson in a discussion of law and order issues in the upcoming 83rd legislative session during the Texas Tribune Festival, 2012.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A measure that would yank the state's public corruption-fighting unit out of the Travis County district attorney's office and stick it in the Texas attorney general's office is headed for the full Senate. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/committee-passes-bill-move-public-integrity-ag/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Middle_300x100"> </div> </div> </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 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href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/playlist-something-water/">The Playlist: Something in the Water</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 16:56:08 -0500" title="2015-03-14 16:56"> March 14, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/playlist-something-water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/14/Playlist_March_14_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>This week, we published </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150316203852/http://apps.texastribune.org/undrinkable/">Undrinkable</a><span>, our series on why tens of thousands along the Texas border 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Perry in Lancaster, NH</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>On the road in New Hampshire, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> is going back to his political roots, visiting small and rural venues while other candidates focus on bigger cities and media markets.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/perry-flies-under-radar-new-hampshire/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-3915/">TribWeek: In Case You Missed It</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-14 06:00"> March 14, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-3915/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/Tribweek03092015_bHkBvhU_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The best of our best content from March 9 to 13, 2015.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-3915/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/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/20150316203852/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/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/comments/"><span class="value">74</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/cruz-heavy-border-rhetoric-light-trips/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/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"> </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/20150316203852/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/20150316203852/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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/oig-medicaid-investigators-efforts-see-weak-return/">State Medicaid Probes Produce Paltry Results</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</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/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/oig-medicaid-investigators-efforts-see-weak-return/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/oig-medicaid-investigators-efforts-see-weak-return/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/oig-badge_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Three years ago, the office responsible for rooting out Medicaid fraud and abuse set a goal of finding $1 billion a year in misspent funds. But it's collecting about $995 million less than that.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/oig-medicaid-investigators-efforts-see-weak-return/"> <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/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/analysis-when-disclosure-no-disclosure-all/">Analysis: When a Disclosure Report Doesn't Do Much Disclosing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-16 06:00"> March 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/analysis-when-disclosure-no-disclosure-all/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/analysis-when-disclosure-no-disclosure-all/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9756_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State law requires lobbyists to report what they spend on legislators and other state officials. <span>But the loopholes are big: L</span>ess than 5 percent of the lobby's reported spending on food and beverage names the eaters and the drinkers.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/analysis-when-disclosure-no-disclosure-all/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/brief/">The Brief: March 16, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-03-16 05:59"> March 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/brief/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/UP9A0874_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Anti-guns advocates inside Texas Capitol where the Senate Committee on State Affairs is listening to testimony SB 11 & SB 17 both related to handguns on Feb. 12th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Anti-guns advocates inside Texas Capitol where the Senate Committee on State Affairs is listening to testimony SB 11 & SB 17 both related to handguns on Feb. 12th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Legislative activity begins to ramp up in the two chambers this week with speculation rampant that the Senate might take up as early as today legislation that would allow permitted gun owners to carry handguns openly.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/cruz-campaigns-new-hampshire/">Cruz Hunts for Conservative Support in New Hampshire</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Katie Zezima, The Washington Post </li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:25:11 -0500" title="2015-03-15 21:25"> March 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/cruz-campaigns-new-hampshire/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/cruz-campaigns-new-hampshire/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/15/Cruz_NH_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Ted Cruz campaigns in a Barrington, N.H. manufacturing plant."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Ted Cruz campaigns in a Barrington, N.H. manufacturing plant.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>He is not officially a candidate for president, but U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> edged a little closer to becoming one as he went looking for conservative voters in New Hampshire Sunday. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/cruz-campaigns-new-hampshire/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/video-a-conversation-with-rand-paul/">Video: A Conversation with Rand Paul</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:39:17 -0500" title="2015-03-15 18:39"> March 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/video-a-conversation-with-rand-paul/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/video-a-conversation-with-rand-paul/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Screen_Shot_2015-03-15_at_6.37.25_PM_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Full video of my 3/15 conversation with U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/video-a-conversation-with-rand-paul/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/inside-texas-politics-setting-stage/">Inside Texas Politics: Setting the Stage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:35:27 -0500" title="2015-03-15 13:35"> March 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/inside-texas-politics-setting-stage/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/inside-texas-politics-setting-stage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/15/Ross_Inside_March_15_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA's "Inside Texas Politics" on March 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA's "Inside Texas Politics" on March 15, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150316203852/http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/15/inside-texas-politics-31515/24805539/">this week's edition</a><span> of WFAA-TV's </span><em>Inside Texas Politics</em><span>, the show is given over to setting the stage for the remainder of the session as the state Legislature moves into a higher gear. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/inside-texas-politics-setting-stage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/abbott-discusses-trade-irish-prime-minister/">Abbott Discusses Trade Relations With Irish Prime Minister</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2015 12:47:37 -0500" title="2015-03-15 12:47"> March 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/abbott-discusses-trade-irish-prime-minister/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/abbott-discusses-trade-irish-prime-minister/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/15/_S3R0064buckleCMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny receives a Texas belt buckle from Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on March 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny receives a Texas belt buckle from Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on March 15, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> met with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on Sunday morning </span><span>to discuss trade and economic relations. It was Abbott's first meeting with a foreign prime minister since becoming governor. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/abbott-discusses-trade-irish-prime-minister/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/groups-try-again-misclassification-bills/">Texas Urged to Crack Down on Employers That Misclassify Workers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-15 06:00"> March 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/groups-try-again-misclassification-bills/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/groups-try-again-misclassification-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/12/Rally-Capitol_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Construction workers attend a February 2015 rally at the Texas Capitol during the Workers Defense Project's Day of the Fallen, which honors workers who died on the job."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Construction workers attend a February 2015 rally at the Texas Capitol during the Workers Defense Project's Day of the Fallen, which honors workers who died on the job.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Skirting tax laws and knowingly hiring unauthorized workers are common practices in Texas, especially in the state's construction industry. Lawmakers and workers' rights groups are trying again to target companies that misclassify workers.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/groups-try-again-misclassification-bills/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/capitalizing-sxsw-greg-abbott-touts-texas-economy/">Abbott Does SXSW: Governor Makes Pitch to Tech Executives</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 20:29:50 -0500" title="2015-03-14 20:29"> March 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/capitalizing-sxsw-greg-abbott-touts-texas-economy/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150316203852/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/capitalizing-sxsw-greg-abbott-touts-texas-economy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150316203852im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/14/CAF_P7nUkAALdRR_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott addresses tech executives Saturday at the Governor's Mansion. They were in town for Austin's South by Southwest festival."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott addresses tech executives Saturday at the Governor's Mansion. 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