Judge Orders Senator to Testify in Hurricane Claims Case
A state senator will have to testify in response to allegations that he exerted improper political pressure on the state windstorm insurance agency, a judge ruled Thursday. Full Story
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Perry: Send Migrant Kids Home Without Delay
Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday doubled down on his stance that tens of thousands of children crossing into Texas illegally from Central America should be sent back to their countries without delay. Full Story
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Transcript: Abbott's Remarks on Hazardous Chemical Storage
Greg Abbott made big headlines this week for suggesting that citizens get information about the storage of hazardous chemicals in Texas not from state officials but from the businesses that house them. Check out his full remarks. Full Story
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T-Squared: A Journey on the Disappearing Rio Grande
Colin McDonald is traveling the length of the Rio Grande — on foot and kayak — to document its ongoing disappearing act. We're excited to follow McDonald on this voyage and to support this unique journalistic endeavor. Full Story
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The Disappearing Rio Grande Expedition
The Rio Grande's future has never been more uncertain. Reporter Colin McDonald and photojournalist Erich Schlegel are traveling the river's length, documenting its culture and its biology from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story
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In Its Fight With Drought, Wichita Falls Considers Using Chemical for Relief
Desperate to keep the precious little water left in its reservoirs, the city of Wichita Falls may turn to an "evaporation suppressant" chemical for help. Full Story
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Bruce Zimmerman: The TT Interview
The CEO of the University of Texas Investment Management Company, which oversees investments for the UT and A&M systems, on the nonprofit company's investments, its gold bullion holdings and his concerns about the future. Full Story
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The Brief: July 3, 2014
The Tribune's four-part "Hurting for Work" series exploring the flip side of the "Texas miracle" — workers getting hurt and not finding much help from a system set up to minimize government regulation of business — wrapped up on Wednesday. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Smith on Transparency
Sara E. Smith of the Texas Public Interest Research Group argues that Texas isn't doing nearly enough to provide taxpayers with the information they need to evaluate the success of some of the nation’s most controversial economic development programs. Full Story
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TEA Chief Circumvents State Board Charter School Veto
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams has effectively overruled a vote by the State Board of Education to deny an Arizona-based charter school's expansion into the Dallas area. Full Story
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TribCast: Gringos, Injured Workers and Sports Agents
Reeve, Jay, Terri and Ross talk about a controversial comment made at the Texas Democratic Party convention, the workers' compensation system in Texas, and why sports agents want more access to the state's college athletes. Full Story
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T-Squared: Twitter Happy
We've leveraged Twitter since the Tribune's first days. Now we've collected our numerous Trib Twitter accounts in a single place to help you find your favorites. Full Story
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Injured Workers are Casualties of the Texas Economic "Miracle"
Here is a list of more than 2,000 Texans who died on the job and the stories of seven employees who sustained serious workplace injuries. Their experiences underscore the investigative findings of our "Hurting for Work" series. Full Story
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New in Trib+Water: Watershed and Aquifer Protection
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: the Lege talks watershed protections, Prop 6 funding system announced and an interview with Blair Fitzsimons of the Texas Agricultural Land Trust. Full Story
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In Regent Controversy, Echoes of Texas History
In 1917, Gov. Jim “Pa” Ferguson became the first person in Texas to be impeached. Almost a century later, the Ferguson impeachment presents both striking similarities and key differences to the ongoing saga involving University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall. Full Story
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CliffsNotes on an Ethics Saga
When the typically vociferous Michael Quinn Sullivan kept quiet at a 12-hour hearing last week, it was the latest development in a saga pitting the leader of Empower Texans against the state’s ethics enforcers. And it’s almost a sure bet that many chapters remain. Full Story
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In Central Texas, Easy Access to Airport PreCheck is on the Way
Many Texans have wondered why no application centers for the TSA’s PreCheck program exist within 100 miles of Austin or San Antonio. But the agency is now taking steps to change that. Full Story
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The Brief: July 2, 2014
Lawmakers had a busy Tuesday, with the safe storage of ammonium nitrate and the alleged influence of criminal cartels in the current immigration crisis among the topics addressed. Full Story
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Bill Aimed at Preventing Plant Accidents Meets Resistance
In the year since the West fertilizer plant explosion, there have been no new regulations approved for such plants. Now one state lawmaker is hoping to change that, but he's already facing opposition. Full Story
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Keep Workers' Comp Voluntary, Abbott Says
Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican candidate for governor, said he wants to keep the workers' compensation system voluntary in Texas. Abbott said giving employers the choice has helped make Texas an economic powerhouse. Full Story
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