Interactive: How Prop 6 Fared in Drier Counties
Use our interactive map to check out the correlation between the success of the water ballot measure and the severity of drought conditions around the state. Full Story
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UT/TT Poll: Texans Like Parts of Federal Health Care, but Not All of It
Texas voters from across the political spectrum like many parts of the Affordable Care Act, but they don't like that law in its entirety, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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UT/TT Poll: Border, Immigration, Fiscal Issues Top Texans' Concerns
Immigration, border security, federal budget matters and the economy top Texans' lists of state and national concerns, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Texas Supreme Court Weighs Same-Sex Divorce Case
The state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over whether same-sex couples legally married in other states can be granted divorces in Texas. Full Story
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Liveblog: Statewide Ballot Propositions Pass
Nine amendments to the Texas Constitution passed easily on Tuesday. Find county-by-county results on our interactive election map. Full Story
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Interactive Map: Results of the Constitutional Amendment Election
Texans approved nine amendments to the state Constitution on Tuesday. Use our map to see how they voted. The results and the map will be constantly updated with election returns. Full Story
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Combs Defends Conservation Program
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs on Tuesday defended a controversial program her office oversees to conserve the state's threatened dunes sagebrush lizard. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 5, 2013
Your evening reading: toll road swap floated for Austin; Texas Supreme Court hears same-sex divorce cases; new poll shows Abbott with commanding lead Full Story
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Study: More Than 2 Million Texans Qualify for Insurance Tax Credit
More than 2 million Texans are eligible for tax credits to purchase health coverage in the federal insurance marketplace, the most of any state, according to a new report from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Full Story
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OIG Loses Another Medicaid Fraud Court Battle
The health commission’s Office of Inspector General, which says Texas has misspent hundreds of millions of dollars on Medicaid orthodontic and dental fraud, has now lost its first three court battles against accused providers. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: About Your Privacy...
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about immigration, the federal health care law and about who’s most likely to violate your privacy. Full Story
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Measuring Attorney General Candidates on Smart Meters
Unlike their counterparts in the lieutenant governor’s race, the Republicans vying to be the state’s next attorney general have largely refrained from drawing any knives in public. But they're coming out around the issue of smart meters. Full Story
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Edward Theriot: The TT Interview
The director of the Texas Memorial Museum on why the institution's upcoming 75th anniversary will be bittersweet and why massive budget cuts currently planned for the museum are more than a local problem. Full Story
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Worsening Austin Traffic Prompts Talk of Toll Swap
As state and local leaders consider what to do about the most congested segment of road in Texas, Interstate 35 through central Austin, the possibility of swapping the interstate with a nearby toll road remains a possibility. Full Story
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The Brief: Nov. 5, 2013
The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll confirms that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has solidified his status as the biggest star in the Texas GOP firmament. Full Story
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Prop 6 Seeps Into Republican Politics
This year's vote on water funding has some implications for conservative candidates in Texas. It's the best opportunity to fund water projects without raising taxes, but also controversially pulls from the state's savings account. Full Story
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Texas Oil Drillers Look for Alternatives to Flaring Gas
A few companies in Texas are developing pilot projects to capture and use the excess natural gas that is often vented into the air or burned during the oil drilling process. Full Story
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UT/TT Poll: Cruz Still Earning Top Marks From Conservatives
After his part in the federal government shutdown, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is still very popular with Texas Republicans and remains their top pick in the 2016 presidential pack, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Book Describes Rise, Fall of Perry's 2012 Campaign
Gov. Rick Perry's failed 2012 presidential campaign is chronicled in detail in Double Down: Game Change 2012, a new book about the last presidential race. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 4, 2013
Your evening reading: Martinez Fischer raises possibility of looking at UT regents' tablets; Abbott downplays prevalence of voter ID affidavits; Microsoft inks big Texas wind power deal Full Story
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