Cathaleen Qiao Chen was a reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune in 2014, covering criminal justice and higher education, among other topics. A native of Xinjiang, China, she moved to the U.S. at age 8. She is a graduate of Northwestern, where she studied sociology, journalism and creative writing.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is not horsing around with its new mounted patrol unit for the state Capitol complex. Formally introduced Tuesday morning, it includes three donated horses and four trained state troopers. Full Story
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The Alamo Colleges system on Friday named a student member to its board of trustees. According to the system, Jacob Wong will be the first student in Texas to serve as a trustee on a community college board. Full Story
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis compiled news coverage of her education plan's fourth part, announced Wednesday, that calls for less standardized testing and more quality learning. Full Story
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott is promoting the second phase of his Educating Texans plan with a new web ad Thursday, emphasizing local control of schools and more training for teachers. Full Story
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The race to replace U.S Rep. Steve Stockman in CD-36 is a battle of geographical allegiance between supporters of the two Republican candidates headed to the May 27 runoff. Full Story
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A panel of experts on Tuesday urged lawmakers to use more technology to improve community supervision of parolees, a change they argued would save money and reduce recidivism. Full Story
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Guy Bailey, a former president of Texas Tech University, on Monday was named the sole finalist to be president at the new University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley campus. Full Story
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Gun rights advocates have taken to carrying their weapons into the streets, drawing criticism from gun control supporters who say that such methods are unnecessarily provocative. Full Story
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A new report by the University of Texas School of Law Human Rights Clinic claims that extreme conditions in Texas prisons violate the basic human rights of inmates. Full Story
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Behind bars, art can be an important form of expression for women who have suffered from trauma, drug addiction or mental illness. Advocates plan to ask lawmakers for more money to provide inmates with art supplies and art therapy. Full Story
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