New on TribTalk: Campus Carry and Feminism
Feminists should be the biggest proponents of campus carry because denying women the right to protect themselves negates the intent of their movement, says TCU student Lydia Longoria. Full Story
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Paxton: Police Use of "In God We Trust" is Permissible
To no one's surprise, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a formal opinion Wednesday saying there's nothing wrong with the Childress Police Department sporting "In God We Trust" stickers on its patrol cars. Full Story
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A Closer Look at Turnout for Tuesday's Election
About 430,000 more Texans voted Tuesday than in the 2013 constitutional election. Hear more about turnout and see how many Texans voted — by county — on Proposition 7, which directed more money to the state highway fund. Full Story
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Brady Set to Be Named Next Ways and Means Chair
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady on Wednesday gained the upper hand in becoming the House's next lead tax-writer when he won the endorsement of a key House panel, two sources with direct knowledge of the panel's decision confirmed. Full Story
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Abbott: No State Grants for Sheriffs who Don't Work with ICE
If Texas sheriffs do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities, they will face losing state grant money, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday. Full Story
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Ahead of 2017 Session, Straus Issues Directives for Texas House
House Speaker Joe Straus issued more than 150 interim charges Wednesday, directing committees to study issues such as the effectiveness of border security operations and the impact of the plummeting cost of oil on the local economy. Full Story
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TribCast: HERO and the Houston Mayoral Race
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Houston's mayoral race, the defeat of the city's non-discrimination ordinance and an influential House chairman's reelection bid. Full Story
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Cuellar: New Border Crossing Stats Don't Tell Whole Story
As the number of unaccompanied children apprehended on Texas’ southern border dropped by more than 40 percent in the 2015 fiscal year, a high-ranking border Democrat warns that the problem of illegal mass migration isn't close to being solved. Full Story
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![Detainees walk in a line at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility, Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Brownsville. CBP provided media tours Wednesday at two locations in Brownsville and Nogales, Ariz., that have been central to processing the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since Oct. 1.]()
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UT Promises to Pay Former Athletics Director About $3 Million
Former University of Texas at Austin Athletics Director Steve Patterson will receive up to $3 million from his old school after his "resignation," according to an exit agreement released by the school Wednesday. Full Story
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Cruz Campaign Hires Texas State Director
The presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has hired a Texas state director to help deliver a home-state victory for the Republican presidential candidate. Full Story
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Analysis: A Dubious Future for Historical Racing in Texas
If lawmakers do nothing to restore the budget of the Texas Racing Commission, the agency will shut down. If it shuts down, the tracks around the state are barred from conducting any wagering. They can sell sodas, but not much else. Full Story
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New in Trib+Water: Conservation Is Good for Business
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: An environmentalist argues conservation is good for business, farmers are slow to adapt conservation practices and an interview with Fritz Hanselmann of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University. Full Story
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The Brief: Nov. 4, 2015
Voters statewide went to the polls on Tuesday, but the biggest headlines of the day came from a couple of local elections in Houston, where voters defeated a nondiscrimination ordinance, known as HERO, and sent Sylvester Turner and Bill King to a runoff for mayor. Full Story
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Amendments Sail to Easy Passage
Voters overwhelmingly favored seven changes to the Texas constitution, including measures that will cut property taxes, boost funding for road projects beginning in 2017 and let state officeholders live outside of Austin. Full Story
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Turner Will Face King in Runoff for Houston Mayor
State Rep. Sylvester Turner ran well ahead of the pack in the Houston mayoral race, capturing about 32 percent of the vote, and will face former Kemah Mayor Bill King in a Dec. 12 runoff to lead the nation's fourth-largest city. Full Story
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Bathroom Fears Flush Houston Discrimination Ordinance
Houston voters resoundingly rejected the city's anti-discrimination ordinance after being told it would allow men to legally enter women's bathrooms. Full Story
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![Houston Mayor Annise Parker after the Houston Unites election watch party for Proposition 1 on Nov. 3, 2015. Parker, who supported the proposition, said after voters rejected it: “Unfortunately, I fear that this will have stained Houston’s reputation as a tolerant, welcoming, global city."]()
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Could Texas Fatigue Affect Brady's Bid to Be Ways and Means Chair?
As the race to become U.S. House Ways and Means chairman comes to a head this week, lots of related conversations are revolving around U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady's home state. Full Story
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Sanders Campaign Hires Texas State Director
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent chasing the Democratic presidential nomination, has hired a Texas state director to help woo voters in the state. Full Story
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Audit Finds Fire Safety Concerns at Texas School for the Deaf
At the historic Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, strobe lights are supposed to flash in case of fire. But in some places on campus, those visual alarms do not work, according to a state audit report released Tuesday. Full Story
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On Quakes, Regulator Sides with Energy Companies
The Texas Railroad Commission has officially cleared two oilfield companies of responsibility for earthquakes that rattled two North Texas towns — despite research suggesting otherwise. Full Story
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