Hurricane Harvey becomes focal point in Houston-area races for Congress
Democrats on the ballot in communities hit hardest by Harvey argue that Republicans in office haven't done enough to prepare Texas for the next major hurricane. Full Story
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Sydney Greene
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Sydney Greene was a reporting fellow at the Texas Tribune in 2018, covering politics and policy through breaking news and enterprise stories. She is a graduate of Arizona State University, where she studied journalism and women and gender studies. Before the Tribune, Sydney covered state politics for the Arizona Capitol Times, and has reported for The Arizona Republic, Politico, USA Today, and Teen Vogue. When she’s not out on assignment or working on deadline, you can find her trying new taco places or getting lost in vintage stores around Austin.
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![Jeremy Boutor removes personal items on an air mattress from his home in a neighborhood along Eldridge Parkway, flooded by waters released from Addicks Reservoir on Aug. 30, 2017, adding to from Hurricane Harvey.]()
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Vague state law aside, a convicted felon will be on the ballot in Austin
After his candidacy was challenged, convicted felon Lewis Conway Jr. was cleared by the Austin city clerk on Tuesday. Full Story
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![Lewis Conway Jr., a candidate running in East Austin's District 1 race, is the first formerly incarcerated person in Texas to run for public office. Conway is using his race to challenge how the criminal justice system suppresses people with criminal records.]()
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Employees protest poor working conditions in state office buildings
After reports of mold invading a state health agency building, a group of state employees gathered in Austin on Friday to protest working conditions. Full Story
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![State employees protest unsanitary work conditions early Friday morning outside the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Office's Brown-Heatly building, in Austin on August 17, 2018.]()
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urges Teacher Retirement System not to raise health care premiums
Patrick said funding for health care benefits under TRS-Care should be the responsibility of the Legislature and "not fall on the shoulders of our retired teachers." Full Story
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![Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in Austin on Jan 9, 2017.]()
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Texas releases plan for how more than $209 million from Volkswagen settlement will be spent
The state sued Volkswagen in 2016 after the German automaker admitted to using software that allowed its vehicles to circumvent emissions limits. Full Story
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![A U.S. flag flutters in the wind above a Volkswagen dealership in Carlsbad, California, U.S. May 2, 2016.]()
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State Sen. Don Huffines meets with Russian officials in Moscow
The Dallas Republican, along with U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, met with Russian officials to "increase engagement" with the country. Full Story
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![State Sen. Don Huffines, D-Dallas, lays out Senate Bill 15 on July 26, 2017. The measure would preempt dozens of local ordinances on using cellphones while driving, including a texting while driving ban passed in the regular session and set to commence on Sept. 1.]()
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As changes loom over retired teachers' pensions, retirees look to Legislature for more money
Retired teachers are now looking to the Texas Legislature to provide more money after a Teacher Retirement System vote Friday that could change how much retirees will see in their pension checks in the future. Full Story
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![Yvonne Landin, a retired teacher from Corpus Christi, holds a sign as retired teachers gather at the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) building in Austin on July 26, 2018.]()
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“Why did I come to America?” Black asylum-seekers from Africa face unique challenges in the U.S.
African immigrants arriving in Texas are finding a litany of unique racial, cultural and practical challenges to becoming legal residents in America. Full Story
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Meet the small-town student activists emerging in Texas after the mass shooting in Santa Fe
Just as the Parkland shooting turned Florida students into activists, the Santa Fe High School shooting mobilized a group of students to push for change in their conservative community. Full Story
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![Former Santa Fe High School student Bree Butler speaks to a crowd of gun control protestors at the U.S. Capitol on June 12, 2018.]()
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Fifteen years after landmark gay rights case, same-sex couples in Texas still face challenges in court
On June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court struck down a Texas law banning gay sodomy — a watershed moment for gay rights. But 15 years later, same-sex couples face another court case that aims to roll back their rights. Full Story
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![Left to right: John Lawrence, Attorney Mitchell Katine and Tyron Garner celebrate the recent landmark Supreme Court ruling on a Texas sodomy law, during a gay pride parade in Houston on June 28, 2003.]()
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