Cruz, Trump Trade Attack Ads as Feud Intensifies
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are trading their first attack ads in the GOP presidential race as their rivalry reaches a new level of intensity. Full Story
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Candidates Struggle to Stand Out Across Huge Senate District 24
In the crowded race for Senate District 24, the challenge candidates face is standing out to voters across a sprawling district that stretches from Abilene to the northwest suburbs of Austin to tell the difference between them. Full Story
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New in Texas Weekly: All Eyes on Iowa
Ted Cruz hits the trail and the airwaves in Iowa, Julián Castro goes to Iowa, too, for Hillary Clinton and new billionaire GOP donors emerge in Texas politics — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story
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Roundup: Abbott Goes to Israel, Paxton's Opinion on Fantasy Sports Sites
In the Roundup: The U.S. Supreme Court will consider President Obama’s controversial immigration program, Gov. Greg Abbott travels to Israel and the state’s attorney general says participation on fantasy sports sites can involve illegal gambling. Full Story
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Analysis: Texas, Gambling and Al Capone
When it comes to gambling, state officials act like they're running a monopoly. Their actions would be familiar to any mobster protecting a numbers racket. Full Story
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The Brief: Push To Topple 10 Percent Rule Comes From Top
Bill McRaven, who is only about a year into his tenure as University of Texas System chancellor, has decided to take on a surefire controversy. He’s arguing to scrap the top 10 percent automatic admissions rule. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Tom DeLay on Donald Trump
The ideal presidential candidate has God at the core of their life and the Constitution at the center of their philosophy of government, and that candidate is not Donald Trump, writes former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay Full Story
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State Trooper Rotations to Border Will Continue
Despite an $800 million appropriation that includes money to permanently station more troopers near the Rio Grande, DPS will continue borrowing officers from around the state for border security. Full Story
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Texas Loses Bid to Block Clean Power Plan
A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a request from Texas and other states to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, leaving the climate change rules in place as a legal challenge winds through the courts. Full Story
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UT System Chancellor McRaven Blasts Top 10 Percent Rule
Texas should consider scrapping its top 10 percent automatic admissions rule for universities, which hurts the prestige of the University of Texas at Austin, UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven said in two separate public appearances this week. Full Story
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McRaven: I Should Have Consulted Coordinating Board on Houston Land Buy
University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven told the state's higher education oversight board Thursday that he probably should have consulted with them before buying about 100 acres for a new campus in southwest Houston. Full Story
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As Texas Schools Go Digital, Parents Say They Need to Be Educated Too
Texas schools are replacing hardcover textbooks with other resources: digital textbooks, printed worksheets and online tutorials. Some parents are finding it difficult to understand what their students are learning. Full Story
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Video: A Conversation with Glenn Hegar
Full video of my 1/21 conversation with Glenn Hegar, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Topics discussed: oil prices, taxes, jobs and economic incentives. Full Story
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New in Trib+Edu: A Chat With the New Ed Commissioner
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: New Education Commissioner Mike Morath says Texas' future rests on success of "brown and black kids," adapting a popular video game to the classroom and an interview with Terrance Green of the University of Texas at Austin. Full Story
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Tiny School District to Offer First Four-Day Schedule in Texas
Olfen Independent School District, one of the smallest districts in Texas, will transition to a four-day school week in August — the first of its kind in the state. Full Story
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Cruz Gambles With New Hampshire Trip
John F. Kennedy would be a Republican today, and the New England Patriots are good at that football thing, U.S. Sen Ted Cruz observed as he cozied up to voters in a four-day tour of icy New Hampshire. Full Story
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The Brief: Fracking Billionaires Become the Latest Big GOP Donors
The latest round of campaign finance filings are documenting the emergence of a new big dollar GOP donor in Texas. Full Story
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Cruz: "Washington Establishment" Shifting to Trump
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz argued Wednesday that the “Washington establishment” has dumped Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in favor of real estate mogul Donald Trump. Full Story
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Activists Sue 10 Federal Agencies Over Secrecy in Deportations
A coalition of attorneys and immigrant rights groups is suing 10 federal agencies over withholding documents related to how the Obama administration is dealing with deporting criminal immigrants. Full Story
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Clinton Campaign Has First Paid Texas Staff
The Hillary Clinton presidential campaign has its first paid Texas staff, and is launching a series of supporter meet-ups across the state to coalesce her support as the March 1 primary draws nearer. Full Story
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