The Brief: Sept. 11, 2015
CNN on Thursday night announced who would be on the main stage at its GOP presidential debate next week and as had been expected, it is Carly Fiorina who will join the first tier candidates and not Rick Perry. Full Story
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CNN Drops Perry From Second Debate
For the second time in a row, former Gov. Rick Perry has failed to make the prime time lineup in a GOP presidential debate, though Carly Fiorina will move to the big show, CNN announced Thursday. Full Story
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![Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina joins Rick Perry on the campaign trail in Kimballton, Iowa.]()
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Examiners: Company Not To Blame For Quakes
The Texas Railroad Commission looks poised to clear a second oilfield company of responsibility for a series of earthquakes that rattled two North Texas towns — despite research suggesting otherwise. Full Story
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![Kaylen Holmesly, a 7th grade resident of Azle, Texas, testifies before the Texas Railroad Commission and voiced her concern about an increased number of earthquakes around Eagle Mountain Lake on January 21st, 2014.]()
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Audit: Scant Proof of Event Fund's Tax Impact
Texas has given out tens of millions of dollars to entice events like Formula 1 racing and the Super Bowl to the state. But no one's done a great job of testing whether the state gets a good return on its investment, a new audit has found. Full Story
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The Ticket: Will Joe Biden Join the 2016 Race?
This week on The Ticket: Jay Root and Ben Philpott talk with ABC News Digital Reporter Arlette Saenz about the growing speculation that Vice President Joe Biden will join the 2016 Presidential race. Full Story
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Paxton Names Legal Defense Team
After spending more than two weeks without a lawyer, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a defense team in the ongoing financial fraud case against him. Full Story
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Free Freshman Year? Texas State To Try It Out
The Texas State University System is experimenting with massive open online courses to allow students to arrive on campus with a full year of credit at minimal cost. Full Story
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![Chelsea Stewart listens to a lecture in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University.]()
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Cubans Flood Texas Ports After Thaw in Relations
If current trends hold, the port of Laredo is on pace to welcome about 60 percent more Cubans than it did last fiscal year. Why the exodus when the island-nation is on the verge of reestablishing ties with the U.S.? Full Story
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Chief Fraud Lawyer Has an Independent Streak — and a Public Personality
From almost the very beginning, the controversial relationship between a giant Texas insurance company and the Travis County DA's office has been overseen by a fiery prosecutor with a tendency to share her liberal politics and social views on social media. Full Story
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The Brief: Sept. 10, 2015
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz shared a common purpose of advocating defeat of the recently finished multilateral deal to limit Iran's nuclear program. But the two men took different rhetorical paths to their goal on Wednesday. Full Story
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Water Board Moves to Resolve Reservoir Conflict
Disagreeing with Dallas-Fort Worth-area water officials, the Texas Water Development Board decided on Wednesday that a years-long conflict over a yet-to-be-built reservoir in the region’s 50-year water plan is serious enough that it should be resolved. Full Story
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GOP Odd Couple Cruz, Trump Spit Fire Over Iran Deal
In back-to-back speeches, GOP presidential hopefuls U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and real estate developer Donald Trump showcased their different campaigning styles as they rallied supporters against President Obama's Iran deal Wednesday. Full Story
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![Sen. Ted Cruz speaking at a the Stop The Iran Nuclear Deal protest in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on September 9, 2015. Notables at the protest were Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson. The event was organized by the Tea Party.]()
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TribCast: Paid to Prosecute and Ted Cruz's Travels
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Jay about Ted Cruz's time in the limelight and a major Tribune investigation into an unusual relationship between a giant insurance company and the Travis County district attorney's office. Full Story
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Kim Davis Rally Puts Huckabee Camp, Cruz at Odds
Did Ted Cruz crash Mike Huckabee's rally for the Kentucky clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples? Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was apparently blocked by aides to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee while trying to appear at a news conference Tuesday with Huckabee and the Kentucky clerk jailed over her refusal to issue gay marriage licenses.]()
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Cruz, Trump to Headline Rally Targeting Iran Deal
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will join real estate developer Donald Trump on Wednesday for a rally decrying President Obama's Iran deal. The pair will speak on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol at noon Central time. Full Story
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New in Trib+Water: River Wars Continue on San Marcos
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: Homeowners on the San Marcos River seek relief from tubers, a Houston teen wins recognition for e-waste filtering device and an interview with Rabi Mohtar of Texas A&M University. Full Story
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New Law May Not Thwart Hays Water Project
A bill that passed late in the legislative session gave some residents and officials hope that they can kill a controversial water-pumping project in western Hays County. But there's no guarantee that Houston-based Electro Purification won't ultimately be able to proceed with its plan. Full Story
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![Local residents sparked monikers including "Save Our Wells" and "It's Trinity Water, Not 'Infinity' Water" in their fight against a Houston-based company's plans to pump millions of gallons of water per day from the Trinity Aquifer in western Hays County.]()
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The Brief: Sept. 9, 2015
A joint investigation by The Texas Tribune and the Austin American-Statesman delves into the troubling relationship between the Travis County district attorney's office and the Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Full Story
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Private Insurer Pays Government Lawyers to Pursue Fraud Charges
A six-month Texas Tribune/Austin American-Statesman investigation into a chummy and unusual financial arrangement between Texas Mutual Insurance and the Travis County DA's office reveals a series of troubling issues. Full Story
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Rice, UT Climb in US News Rankings
Texas' top universities saw mixed results in the U.S. News and World Report higher education rankings released Wednesday, with the University of Texas at Austin and Rice climbing in the national ranks while Texas A&M, Southern Methodist, Baylor and Texas Christian dropped slightly. Full Story
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