When news of President-elect Donald Trump’s deal with Carrier’s Indiana plant reached Tyler, Texas, it felt personal. The East Texas city lost hundreds of jobs when its local Carrier plant shut its doors in 2013.
Nicole Cobler
Nicole Cobler was a reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune in 2016. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, she previously worked as an investigative reporting fellow with News21 – a national reporting project housed out of Arizona State University. She has also interned for the Austin American-Statesman and the Austin bureau of the San Antonio Express-News.
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Here’s what Rick Perry has said about his potential future colleagues on Capitol Hill
If Rick Perry heads to Washington as Donald Trump’s energy secretary, he’ll have to reconcile his new gig with his past comments on D.C., the federal government, and of course, Trump himself. Take a look at what he’s said.
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UT case lingers as Applewhite takes over as new UH football coach
Major Applewhite, whose 2009 affair with a student while at UT-Austin is part of a discrimination case against his former employer, was announced as the University of Houston’s new head football coach.
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Demographics
At A&M, protests, big crowds and tension over white nationalist’s speech
Richard Spencer’s speech at Texas A&M drew more than a thousand protesters. As he preached white nationalism, tension was high and police in riot gear tried to maintain calm.
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Guides
Is it legal to burn a U.S. flag? A Texplainer.
President-elect Donald Trump believes those who burn the flag should be jailed. Is it legal to burn the American flag?
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Politics
For fifth time, lawmakers to decide ban on texting while driving
Texas remains one of four states without a statewide ban on texting while driving, but Rep. Tom Craddick and Sen. Juddith Zaffirini plan to try again.
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Politics
Austin police chief Art Acevedo to run Houston’s police department
Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo has accepted a job as Houston’s police chief, a source told the Austin American-Statesman on Thursday.
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State Government
Lawmaker to try again with bill banning “sanctuary cities”
Backed by the lieutenant governor, Sen. Charles Perry filed legislation Tuesday to eliminate sanctuary cities.
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Higher Education
UT System regents back McRaven’s vision with $60 million
One year after Chancellor William McRaven laid out his Quantum Leaps Initiative, UT System regents bought in big at their meeting Thursday.
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Criminal Justice
In county where Sandra Bland died, sheriff is re-elected
Democrat Cedric Watson had hoped to become Waller County’s first black sheriff, but he lost by a wide margin to incumbent Glenn Smith, a Republican.