The Q&A: Baker Harrell
In this week's Q&A, we interview Baker Harrell, the CEO of It’s Time Texas, a nonprofit organization devoted to studying and promoting health in Texas. Full Story
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Madeline Conway
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Madeline Conway is a summer 2016 newsletters fellow at the Tribune and recent graduate of Harvard, where she studied history and sociology and was managing editor of The Harvard Crimson. Prior to the Tribune, Madeline worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade as a metro intern.
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The Brief: Trump an Opportunity for Texas Democrats, Memo Says
An Austin-based Democratic pollster makes the argument that with the GOP presidential nominee's unpopularity, Texas Democrats have a chance to be competitive in more races. Full Story
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Prison Guard's Convicted Killer Wins Another Execution Stay
Robert Lynn Pruett, convicted in the 1999 stabbing death of a state correctional officer, has won another stay of execution from a Court of Criminal Appeals judge. His lethal injection was set for August 23. Full Story
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The Brief: Why Are Some Texas Voters Still Undecided?
Voters who have yet to make up their minds give different reasons for not making a final decision between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Full Story
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The Bookshelf: Aug. 10, 2016
In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights The Great Derangement. Full Story
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The Water Calendar
Key meetings and events over the coming weeks. Full Story
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The Q&A: Paul Choules
In this week's Q&A, we interview Paul Choules, the president of the Texas Desalination Association. Full Story
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Texas Capitol Entrance Open: Keep Calm and Carry On, Y’all
The main entrance to the Texas Capitol is open and bustling again, a few weeks after the state Department of Public Safety temporarily closed it citing security concerns. Full Story
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Rural Texas County Tries to Derail High-Speed Train
In a rebuke of a private firm’s plans to build a bullet train between Houston and Dallas, local officials in rural southeastern Texas moved Tuesday to restrict high-speed rail development in their corner part of the state. Full Story
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The Brief: Attention Back on Cruz Amid Re-Election Buzz
With a news report spotlighting a "quiet Republican campaign" to find a challenger to Ted Cruz, the senator focuses on meeting with constituents. Full Story
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The Brief: George P. Bush Tells Texas GOP to Back Trump
The state's land commissioner changes his tune on Donald Trump, now urges his fellow Texas Republicans to back the man that beat his father in the race for the nomination. Full Story
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Sid Miller Says He's Joining Trump's Agriculture Team
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said he is working with GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign to help lead an agriculture team. Full Story
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The Brief: Fetal Remains Rule Proves Divisive at Hearing
A hearing Thursday on a pending policy requiring the burial or cremation of fetal remains drew witnesses from all sides of the abortion debate. Full Story
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An Independent in the Legislature? Not for Long.
Laura Thompson is the first independent to serve in the Texas Legislature in more than a half-century, even though she won't be there long. The last was Howard Green, the grandfather of actor Ethan Hawke. Full Story
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The Brief: A Consensus on School Finance, Blow it Up
Witnesses at a Senate Education hearing on Wednesday agree the current system of funding schools doesn't work but the hard part is finding a replacement. Full Story
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The Q&A: John Bartholomew
In this week’s Q&A, we interview John Bartholomew, the director of the University of Texas at Austin’s Exercise and Sport Psychology Lab. Full Story
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Special Education Teachers Try Out New Tool from NASA
Special education classrooms in New Jersey are employing blended learning, but what makes some lessons unique is a new tool: NASA’s EarthKAM, or Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students. Full Story
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Advocates Push for Education Savings Accounts
Policy experts Martin Lueken and Michael McShane are making the case for their home state to adopt a bold alternative to traditional public education funding — education savings accounts. Full Story
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Montana Crisis Prompts New Physical Education Standards
Montana’s health and physical education leaders have been working on updated health standards to replace the 17-year- old guidance still being employed by public schools. Full Story
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Boston Lawmakers Oppose Statewide Charter Expansion
Opponents of a proposed state ballot initiative to increase the cap on the number of charter schools operating within Massachusetts are rallying behind two Boston city councilors. Full Story
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