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Greg Abbott."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/Pxton-Abbott_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) and Gov. Greg Abbott.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:11:36 -0500" title="2015-07-16 17:11"> July 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/upgrade-child-support-system-plagued-problems/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Started during <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s tenure as attorney general, a project to upgrade the technology for the state’s antiquated child support enforcement system is years behind schedule. <span>The AG's office, now under the leadership of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>, is hoping to restructure the project.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/upgrade-child-support-system-plagued-problems/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/abbott-replenishes-campaign-war-chest-nine-days/">Abbott Replenishes Campaign War Chest in Nine Days</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/abbott-replenishes-campaign-war-chest-nine-days/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/Abbott-Press_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at the Security Operations Center at the Department of Public Safety on May 12, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/Abbott-Press_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at the Security Operations Center at the Department of Public Safety on May 12, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Eva Hershaw</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at the Security Operations Center at the Department of Public Safety on May 12, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a>, <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 23:04:00 -0500" title="2015-07-09 23:04"> July 9, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Also, other candidates provide peeks at their upcoming campaign fundraising reports, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/glenn-hegar/">Glenn Hegar</a> says the state won't need to take out short-term TRAN notes for next fiscal year.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/abbott-replenishes-campaign-war-chest-nine-days/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/">State Sales Taxes Drop, Ending 62-Month Growth Streak</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/Receipts_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/Receipts_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Steven Depolo</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:42:38 -0500" title="2015-07-08 16:42"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas collected less state sales tax revenue in June than it did in the same month a year earlier, ending a remarkable 62-month streak of growth, Comptroller </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/glenn-hegar/">Glenn Hegar</a><span> said Wednesday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/">What Happened to Straus' and Patrick's Priority Bills?</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-08 06:00"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Over the course of this year's legislative session, </span><span>House Speaker </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/" target="_blank">Joe Straus</a><span> and <span>Lt. Gov. </span><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/" target="_blank">Dan Patrick</a><span> </span>made their priorities known by what bills got the lowest bill numbers. <span>Take a look at how those proposals fared.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/otto-lead-house-budget-writer-announces-retirement/">Otto, House's Lead Budget Writer, Announces Retirement</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/otto-lead-house-budget-writer-announces-retirement/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/29/7C2A6469_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Group congratulates Rep. John Otto R-Dayton after HB1 passes on May 29, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/29/7C2A6469_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Group congratulates Rep. John Otto R-Dayton after HB1 passes on May 29, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Group congratulates Rep. John Otto R-Dayton after HB1 passes on May 29, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:30:01 -0500" title="2015-07-07 15:30"> July 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/otto-lead-house-budget-writer-announces-retirement/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After a decade in the Texas House and fresh off his first session as chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, state Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-otto/" data-tooltip="/directory/john-otto/quicklook/">John Otto</a><span>, R-Dayton, announced Tuesday that he is not planning to seek re-election.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/otto-lead-house-budget-writer-announces-retirement/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/">Google Testing Self-Driving Vehicles in Austin</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/06/lexus-selfdriving_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/06/lexus-selfdriving_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-07 06:00"> July 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Over the past week, <span>Google began testing one of its self-driving vehicles in Austin. The test drives come </span>after years of experimenting with its groundbreaking autonomous vehicle technology almost exclusively in California.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/will-texas-become-hub-gold-bugs/">In Bullion Depository, Supporters See Golden Opportunity</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/will-texas-become-hub-gold-bugs/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/Texas-Gold-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/Texas-Gold-2_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/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-03 06:00"> July 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/will-texas-become-hub-gold-bugs/comments/"><span class="value">40</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>As Texas develops the nation's first state-run bullion depository, supporters predict the state could become a national destination for investors in <span>gold, silver and other precious metals.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/will-texas-become-hub-gold-bugs/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/fewer-options-gay-couples-state-marraige-classes/">Few Options for Gay Couples in State Marriage Classes</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/fewer-options-gay-couples-state-marraige-classes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/30/Twogether_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The state's Twogether in Texas program grants couples a $60 discount on a marriage license if they take a premarital education class from the state's network of providers, most of which are faith-based groups. Many providers don't plan to open their classes to same-sex couples."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/30/Twogether_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The state's Twogether in Texas program grants couples a $60 discount on a marriage license if they take a premarital education class from the state's network of providers, most of which are faith-based groups. Many providers don't plan to open their classes to same-sex couples." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The state's Twogether in Texas program grants couples a $60 discount on a marriage license if they take a premarital education class from the state's network of providers, most of which are faith-based groups. Many providers don't plan to open their classes to same-sex couples.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-02 06:00"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/fewer-options-gay-couples-state-marraige-classes/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Many of the providers in a state program that gives engaged Texans a discount on a marriage license if they take a premarital counseling course do not plan to open up the classes to same-sex couples.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/fewer-options-gay-couples-state-marraige-classes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-licenses-wont-be-tracked/">State Won't Track Gay Marriage Numbers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-licenses-wont-be-tracked/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/7C2A9628_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Laura LeBoeuf and Angie Balmer at a ceremony at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Austin after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/7C2A9628_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Laura LeBoeuf and Angie Balmer at a ceremony at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Austin after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on June 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Laura LeBoeuf and Angie Balmer at a ceremony at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Austin after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 06:00"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-licenses-wont-be-tracked/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>On the first day of legal same-sex marriage, more than 465 same-sex couples were issued marriage licenses in 10 of the state's largest counties. But keeping track of how many licenses are issued over time may prove difficult.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-licenses-wont-be-tracked/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/">Toll Road Projects in Limbo Following Session</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/7C2A4885_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="An advocate for restricting funds for toll-roads in Texas attends a rally March 23rd, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/7C2A4885_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An advocate for restricting funds for toll-roads in Texas attends a rally March 23rd, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An advocate for restricting funds for toll-roads in Texas attends a rally March 23rd, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</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/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas' network of tolled highways stretches for more than 500 miles, but its growth was curtailed this session as lawmakers passed several measures that make it tougher for toll projects to move forward.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/tolling-projects-limbo-following-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/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/20150730165700/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/budget-and-taxes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://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/20150730165700/http://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/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://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/20150730165700/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/20150730165700/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/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/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/legislature-backed-funding-african-american-texans/">Capitol May Finally Get African-American Monument</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/legislature-backed-funding-african-american-texans/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/7C2A8727_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A model of the monument honoring African-Americans in Texas, on display at the Texas Capitol's agriculture museum"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/7C2A8727_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A model of the monument honoring African-Americans in Texas, on display at the Texas Capitol's agriculture museum" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A model of the monument honoring African-Americans in Texas, on display at the Texas Capitol's agriculture museum</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-19 06:00"> June 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/legislature-backed-funding-african-american-texans/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>After more than 20 years of efforts to place a monument to African-Americans on Capitol grounds "littered" with Confederate tributes, state lawmakers have approved $1.5 million that should bring the <span>African-American Texans memorial monument to fruition.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/legislature-backed-funding-african-american-texans/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/">Supreme Court: Texas Can Ban Confederate License Plates</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BuffConfPlates_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BuffConfPlates_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/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:36:51 -0500" title="2015-06-18 09:36"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/comments/"><span class="value">71</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In a 5-4 ruling released Thursday morning, t</span><span>he U.S. Supreme Court backed Texas’ decision to forbid specialty license plates sporting an image of the Confederate flag.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/supreme-court-rules-texas-confederate-license-plat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/abbott-predicts-new-era-job-growth-tax-cuts/">Abbott Predicts "New Era of Job Growth" With Tax Cuts</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/abbott-predicts-new-era-job-growth-tax-cuts/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/15/Abbott_Oculus_Rift_TT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott tries out an Oculus Rift virtual reality system at AMD's Austin office after signing a bill cutting the business franchise tax rate."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/15/Abbott_Oculus_Rift_TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott tries out an Oculus Rift virtual reality system at AMD's Austin office after signing a bill cutting the business franchise tax rate." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Aman Batheja</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott tries out an Oculus Rift virtual reality system at AMD's Austin office after signing a bill cutting the business franchise tax rate.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:04:38 -0500" title="2015-06-15 12:04"> June 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/abbott-predicts-new-era-job-growth-tax-cuts/comments/"><span class="value">44</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Declaring “a new era of job growth in the state of Texas,” Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> on Monday signed a $2.56 billion bill cutting the franchise tax rate paid by businesses by 25 percent.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/abbott-predicts-new-era-job-growth-tax-cuts/"> <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=42#contributions" class="page">42</a></li><li><a href="?page=43#contributions" class="page">43</a></li><li><a href="?page=44#contributions" class="page">44</a></li><li><a href="?page=45#contributions" class="page">45</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" rail cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>Aman’s Twitter Feed</h1> </header> <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/https://twitter.com/amanbatheja" data-widget-id="557283380245430272" data-screen-name="amanbatheja" data-tweet-limit="3" data-chrome="noborders nofooter noheader">Tweets</a> </section> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>Aman’s Blog Posts</h1> </header> <dl> <dt> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/07/30/senate-race-spending-topped-45-million/">Senate Runoff Race Spending Topped $45 Million</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> and <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:36:59 -0500" title="2012-07-30 13:36"> July 30, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/07/30/senate-race-spending-topped-45-million/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/19/who-funding-dewhurst-and-cruz-campaigns/">Who is Funding the Dewhurst and Cruz Campaigns?</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> and <a href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:00:00 -0500" title="2012-06-19 12:00"> June 19, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150730165700/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/19/who-funding-dewhurst-and-cruz-campaigns/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </dd> </dl> </section> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>Aman’s Wire</h1> </header> <dl> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150730165700/http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/07/ny-times-keeps-cruz-off-bestseller-list-210254.html">N.Y. 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