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merged the convenience of the email blast and the need-to-know nature of the Brief into a single daily missive, delivered from newsletters editor John Reynolds’ fingertips directly to your inbox first thing every morning.</p> <p>The Brief will still show up on our website — once a day, early in the morning. But if you’re the type who reaches ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/brief-july-17-2015/">The Brief: How Cruz's Backers Think He Can Win In 2016</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-17 05:59"> July 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a 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class="photo_caption">U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, shakes hands at The Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina, May 9, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The super PACs backing U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> think his path forward is highlighting how "wedge issues" make him the strongest candidate against Hillary Clinton, according to a presentation leaked Thursday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/brief-july-17-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/brief-july-16-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/23/PerryCruz_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/brief-july-16-2015/">The Brief: A Look at Cruz's and Perry's Fundraising Numbers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-16 05:59"> July 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/brief-july-16-2015/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Both U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> and former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> burned through about half of the money they raised from April to June, putting them somewhere in the middle of the GOP field on that measure.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/brief-july-16-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/brief-july-15-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2339Abbottpauses_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2339Abbottpauses_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/brief-july-15-2015/">The Brief: Abbott Takes Action After Planned Parenthood Video</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-15 05:59"> July 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/brief-july-15-2015/comments/"><span class="value">78</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> is launching an investigation into the video released Tuesday that shows a Planned Parenthood executive talking about how aborted fetus organs can be used for medical research.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/brief-july-15-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/brief-july-14-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/7C2A7795_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott signs several higher education related bills into law on June 4, 2015. He also praised state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, left, for her work in the most recent legislative session on education issues."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/7C2A7795_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott signs several higher education related bills into law on June 4, 2015. He also praised state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, left, for her work in the most recent legislative session on education issues." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott signs several higher education related bills into law on June 4, 2015. He also praised state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, left, for her work in the most recent legislative session on education issues.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/brief-july-14-2015/">The Brief: How Abbott Is Helping New Hampshire Republicans</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-14 05:59"> July 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/brief-july-14-2015/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s push to lure New Hampshire businesses to Texas is helping Granite State Republicans with their arguments against their Democratic governor's policies.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/brief-july-14-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/brief-july-13-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/16/SoldiersMarching_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/16/SoldiersMarching_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Lain Yandahi</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/brief-july-13-2015/">The Brief: Jade Helm 15 Military Exercise Starts This Week</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-13 05:59"> July 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/brief-july-13-2015/comments/"><span class="value">54</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The two-month Jade Helm 15 U.S. military training exercise is set to kick off on Wednesday, following months of headlines and conspiracy theories about a federal government takeover.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/brief-july-13-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/brief-july-10-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/txtrib-lbs-jeffersondavis-2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The statue of Jefferson Davis, once president of the Confederate States, stands just south of the Main Building on UT's campus on June 22, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/txtrib-lbs-jeffersondavis-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The statue of Jefferson Davis, once president of the Confederate States, stands just south of the Main Building on UT's campus on June 22, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The statue of Jefferson Davis, once president of the Confederate States, stands just south of the Main Building on UT's campus on June 22, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/brief-july-10-2015/">The Brief: Texas' New Textbooks Part of Larger Debate on Civil War</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 05:59"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/brief-july-10-2015/comments/"><span class="value">45</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>New textbooks in Texas are facing criticism over its portrayal of the Civil War and race issues, part of a larger national debate on the Civil War and Confederate icons.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/brief-july-10-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/brief-how-colleges-are-focusing-sexual-assault/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib_StudentsUT_MS_5_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The University of Texas at Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib_StudentsUT_MS_5_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The University of Texas at Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Muliadi Soenaryo</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The University of Texas at Austin.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/brief-how-colleges-are-focusing-sexual-assault/">The Brief: How Colleges Are Focusing On Sexual Assault</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-09 05:59"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/brief-how-colleges-are-focusing-sexual-assault/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Colleges across Texas are boosting their efforts to address sexual assault, partly due to a new state law that aims to better inform students of campus policies and revamp policies if needed.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/brief-how-colleges-are-focusing-sexual-assault/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/brief-july-8-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8782_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8782_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/brief-july-8-2015/">The Brief: Paxton Invested in Company Under SEC Investigation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-08 05:59"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/brief-july-8-2015/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation into a company, Servergy, in which Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> owns more than 10,000 shares.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/brief-july-8-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/brief-july-7-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA2995_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The Texas Democratic state convention on June 8, 2012"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA2995_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Texas Democratic state convention on June 8, 2012" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Texas Democratic state convention on June 8, 2012</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/brief-july-7-2015/">The Brief: Why The "Texas Two-Step" Is No More</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-07 05:59"> July 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/brief-july-7-2015/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>State Democrats' "Texas Two-Step" method of allocating delegates to the presidential nominating convention is over after nearly 40 years, raising the importance of the state's primary for presidential candidates.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/brief-july-7-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/brief-july-6-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/05/TxTrib-GayWedding_017_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas State Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015. (Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune)"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/05/TxTrib-GayWedding_017_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas State Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015. (Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune)" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas State Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015. (Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune)</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/brief-july-6-2015/">The Brief: Lawyers Prepping for Religious Freedom Battles</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-06 05:59"> July 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/brief-july-6-2015/comments/"><span class="value">65</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>With same-sex marriage now legalized, conservative lawyers are beginning to prepare defenses for government employees who refuse to marry same-sex couples due to their religious objections.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/brief-july-6-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/brief-despite-legal-troubles-paxtons-become-conser/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/brief-despite-legal-troubles-paxtons-become-conser/">The Brief: Despite Legal Troubles, Paxton's Become a Conservative Hero</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-03 05:59"> July 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/brief-despite-legal-troubles-paxtons-become-conser/comments/"><span class="value">41</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>'s recent actions opposing same-sex marriage were just another example of how he's become a hero among social conservatives who helped elect him.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/brief-despite-legal-troubles-paxtons-become-conser/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/brief-july-2-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UP9A8470_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UP9A8470_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/brief-july-2-2015/">The Brief: Paxton's Legal Troubles Grow With Possible Indictment</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-02 05:59"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/brief-july-2-2015/comments/"><span class="value">51</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A special prosecutor said Wednesday that he's bringing evidence to a grand jury to get first-degree felony fraud charges against Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/brief-july-2-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/brief-july-1-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/UP9A0207_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Janelle Boone left hold her head up with joy after obtaining her marriage license with her partner Christine Wylie at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015 the same day the US Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriages as legal"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/UP9A0207_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Janelle Boone left hold her head up with joy after obtaining her marriage license with her partner Christine Wylie at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015 the same day the US Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriages as legal" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Janelle Boone left hold her head up with joy after obtaining her marriage license with her partner Christine Wylie at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015 the same day the US Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriages as legal</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/brief-july-1-2015/">The Brief: Public Employee Same-Sex Spouses to Receive Benefits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-01 05:59"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/brief-july-1-2015/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas public employees' same-sex spouses can begin enrolling for benefits today after last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriages.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/brief-july-1-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Climate001_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Climate001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tom Pennington</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/">The Brief: Texas' Big Day at the U.S. Supreme Court</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 05:59"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court handed Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> a win over a lawsuit on EPA regulations, but it also took other actions Monday that significantly affected Texas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/">The Brief: Paxton Says Clerks Can Deny Marriage Licenses</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-29 05:59"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/comments/"><span class="value">238</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says county clerks can decide against issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples if they have religious objections, but that if they do so, they should be prepared for lawsuits or fines.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/Congress-3-Split_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/Congress-3-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/">The Brief: Why It's So Hard to Knock Out a Congressman</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 05:59"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Tea Party activists have had several successes in Texas legislative races, but it's been harder for them to oust Republican members of the state's congressional delegation — in large part due to a lack of money.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/DSC_8648gesture_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/DSC_8648gesture_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/">The Brief: What We Learned From Gov. Abbott's Emails</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 05:59"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s emails, obtained by the Tribune through state transparency laws, show a governor who's seemingly more involved with policy than his predecessor, sometimes sending emails off to staffers with ideas late at night.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/brief-june-24-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/_BDB6810CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="During the Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally on Mar. 23, 2015 at the Texas Capitol, a protester raises questions of marriage sanctity noting celebrities who've been married multiple times."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/_BDB6810CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="During the Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally on Mar. 23, 2015 at the Texas Capitol, a protester raises questions of marriage sanctity noting celebrities who've been married multiple times." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">During the Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally on Mar. 23, 2015 at the Texas Capitol, a protester raises questions of marriage sanctity noting celebrities who've been married multiple times.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/brief-june-24-2015/">The Brief: Texas Voters Split on Gay Marriage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 05:59"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/brief-june-24-2015/comments/"><span class="value">41</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas voters are split on whether gay marriages should be legal, with age playing a crucial role in how voters view the issue, the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll found.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/brief-june-24-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/the-brief-june-23-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Juli谩n Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/the-brief-june-23-2015/">The Brief: How Texas Voters Differ On Discrimination</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-23 05:59"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/the-brief-june-23-2015/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas voters agree discrimination exists, but exactly which groups experience it the most depends on whom you ask, the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll found.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/the-brief-june-23-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/brief-june-22-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Vadon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/brief-june-22-2015/">The Brief: Cruz Leads in Texas Among GOP Candidates</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 22 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-22 05:59"> June 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/brief-june-22-2015/comments/"><span class="value">90</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> is now the leader in Texas among 2016 Republican primary rivals, the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll finds.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/brief-june-22-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/brief-june-19-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K4_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K4_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/brief-june-19-2015/">The Brief: Abbott Appoints Chair of Board of Education</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-19 05:59"> June 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/brief-june-19-2015/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> has appointed <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-bahorich/">Donna Bahorich</a> as the new chairwoman of the Texas State Board of Education. But the former staffer for Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a> drew criticism from one board member for not having enough experience.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/brief-june-19-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/brief-june-18-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Eric-Johnson-Capitol_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Eric-Johnson-Capitol_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/brief-june-18-2015/">The Brief: New Law Improves Data on Police Shootings</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-18 05:59"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/brief-june-18-2015/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A new law that requires police agencies across the state to report data on police shootings will make Texas the "envy of the country," says the law's author.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/brief-june-18-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/brief-june-17-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/12/Keffer1_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="State Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, talks about the Eagle Ford Shale report at a Captiol press conference on March 12, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/12/Keffer1_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="State Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, talks about the Eagle Ford Shale report at a Captiol press conference on March 12, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, talks about the Eagle Ford Shale report at a Captiol press conference on March 12, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/brief-june-17-2015/">The Brief: Top Straus Ally Not Running for Re-election</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-17 05:59"> June 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/brief-june-17-2015/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jim-keffer/">Jim Keffer</a>'s announcement that he's leaving the Legislature leaves only three members of the 2009 group that elevated <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a> to his current role as House speaker.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/brief-june-17-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/brief-june-16-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/CampusCarry-PencilBullets-2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/CampusCarry-PencilBullets-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/brief-june-16-2015/">The Brief: Implementing the New Campus Carry Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-16 05:59"> June 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/brief-june-16-2015/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Colleges are beginning to look at how they'll implement the new campus carry law, and both sides of the debate are watching what their restrictions will end up looking like.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/brief-june-16-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/brief-june-15-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/15/Ivy_and_Leticia_runoff_2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Ivy Taylor (left) was elected mayor of San Antonio on Saturday after defeating former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte in a historic runoff election."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/15/Ivy_and_Leticia_runoff_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Ivy Taylor (left) was elected mayor of San Antonio on Saturday after defeating former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte in a historic runoff election." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ivy Taylor (left) was elected mayor of San Antonio on Saturday after defeating former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte in a historic runoff election.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/brief-june-15-2015/">The Brief: How Democrats Lost in San Antonio Saturday</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 15 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-15 05:59"> June 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/brief-june-15-2015/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van de Putte</a>'s loss in Saturday's mayoral election was in part due to low turnout from Democratic voters, but observers say it was also because Ivy Taylor was able to get a more conservative coalition energized about the race.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/brief-june-15-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/brief-june-12-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1213_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1213_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/brief-june-12-2015/">The Brief: Ethics Regulators Unhappy With 2015 Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-12 05:59"> June 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/brief-june-12-2015/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas Ethics Commission members expressed concerns over the lack of significant ethics reforms in the 2015 legislative session — and legislation that made its way to Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s desk.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/brief-june-12-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/brief-june-11-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8642_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8642_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/brief-june-11-2015/">The Brief: Abbott's Move to Poach General Electric</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 11 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-11 05:59"> June 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/brief-june-11-2015/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> wrote a letter Wednesday to the General Electric CEO, highlighting the state's latest tax deal in an effort to poach GE away from Connecticut.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/brief-june-11-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150717185831/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150717185831/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Alexa Ura</cite> 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