Ayan Mittra joined the Tribune after working more than 10 years at The Dallas Morning News. He spent his first seven years there as a copy editor. In 2008, he moved to the political desk, supervising the daily presentations and working with reporters in the field. He then worked as a night city editor, supervising the coverage of late-breaking news. He was also on the editing team for the 2009 and 2011 legislative sessions. A native of Beaumont, Ayan graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
As we follow bills on immigration and border-related issues during the 84th legislative session, we'll keep you updated on legislation addressing border security operations. Stay caught up on the session with our Texas Legislative Guide.
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Use our Texas Legislative Guide to stay updated on the issues that lawmakers are debating this legislative session. This week, our featured section is Immigration & Border Security.
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The best of our best content from Feb. 9-13, 2015.
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During the legislative session, we're compiling "hot lists" of issues across key policy areas. This week, the featured list on our Lege page is Higher Ed. Subscribe to our Trib+Edu newsletter for more education news.
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As we follow bills on public ed during the 84th legislative session, we'll keep you updated on legislation addressing school choice and vouchers. Stay caught up with our 84th Lege page, and subscribe to our Trib+Edu newsletter for more education news.
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As we follow bills on public ed during the 84th legislative session, we'll keep you updated on legislation addressing educator quality. Stay caught up with our 84th Lege page and subscribe to our Trib+Edu newsletter for more education news.
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During the legislative session, we're compiling "hot lists" of issues across several policy areas. This week, our Lege page's featured hot list is Public Education. Use it to stay updated during the session, and subscribe to our Trib+Edu newsletter for more education news.
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As our reporters follow bills on key social issues during the 84th legislative session, they'll keep you updated on gay rights legislation. Stay caught up during the session with our 84th Lege page.
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As our reporters follow legislation on key social issues during the 84th legislative session, they'll keep you updated on bills related to gambling. Stay caught up during the session with our 84th Lege page.
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During the legislative session, our reporters are compiling "hot lists" of issues across nearly a dozen different policy areas. This week, the featured hot list on our Lege page is Social Issues. Follow our curated lists to stay updated on what we're covering.
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As our reporters follow state budget and tax issues during the 84th legislative session, they'll keep you updated on legislation related to the business franchise tax, also known as the margins tax. Stay caught up during the session with our 84th Lege page.
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As our reporters follow issues involving the state budget and taxes during the 84th legislative session, they'll keep a close eye on efforts to reduce property taxes. You can stay updated on this and other issues during the session using our 84th Lege page.
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One of the issues our reporters will follow during the 84th legislative session is how lawmakers address reforming the process of how state contracts with private companies are handled. You can stay caught up on the session using our 84th Lege page.
Full StoryOur 84th Lege page is a one-stop shop for all of your Texas legislative needs. Among its features are the must-watch issues of the session — curated by our reporters — across nearly a dozen different policy areas, or hot lists. This week, our featured hot list is Budget & Taxes.
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The best of our best content from Dec. 1 to Dec. 6, 2014.
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