New in TribTalk: Starr, Busby on Contraception
Ken Starr of Baylor University and Heather Busby of NARAL Pro-Choice Texas face off over what the U.S. Supreme Court's contraception ruling means for Texas. Full Story
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Border Patrol Union: Ruling Could Harm Agents
The U.S. Border Patrol’s union says that an appellate court ruling allowing a foreign national’s family to sue Border Patrol agents could seriously endanger officers, who in the future might hesitate to use deadly force when necessary. Full Story
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Abbott: Ask Chemical Plants What's Inside
Despite a controversial ruling that the state no longer must give citizens data about dangerous chemical locations, Attorney General Greg Abbott said Texans can still find them. As long as they know which companies to ask. Full Story
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Lawmaker Slams Recommendation to Close Living Centers
State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, says a Sunset Advisory Commission staff recommendation to close six state-supported living centers is "inaccurate" and "slanted." Full Story
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Ten Commandments Sign May Prompt Rule Change
The Texas Department of Transportation has proposed changes to a potentially unconstitutional rule that prohibits some people from expressing themselves through signs on their property. Full Story
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Analysis: Is That Any Way to Attract Los Gringos?
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, speaking at the Texas Democratic Party convention on Friday, referred to the GOP using Spanish profanity. The line drew gasps and laughs from the audience and anger from conservatives. Full Story
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The Widow vs. the Insurer: A Wife's Fight for Her Family's Future
Crystal Davis' nightmare didn't end when her husband died in a traffic accident on the way to work. Her husband's workers' compensation insurance carrier has sued her and her children to deny them the benefits she thought would protect them. Full Story
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The Brief: July 1, 2014
Political rhetoric aside, uncertainty remains on the larger impact of Monday's Hobby Lobby decision. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Bordelon, Zavala on Workers' Comp; Darling on the Border
Rod Bordelon, Texas' commissioner of workers' compensation, and Patricia Zavala, formerly of the Workers Defense Project, consider how workers are faring today in Texas, while McAllen Mayor Jim Darling clears the air about the situation on the border. Full Story
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5th Circuit Reverses District Court Opinion in Victory for Water Suppliers
State and local water planning agencies in Texas were handed a narrow victory by federal judges on Monday, vindicating decisions to supply more water to cities and industries at potential expense of wildlife. Full Story
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UT Law School Foundation Wants Sullivan to Retract Statements
UPDATED: Conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan has said the UT Law School Foundation must turn over documents for his review if it wants him to consider retracting comments he made. Full Story
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Texas Conservatives Laud Court Ruling on Birth Control
Republicans hailed a Monday Supreme Court ruling on contraceptive insurance, while reproductive-rights activists decried it as an invitation for employers to interfere with women’s access to birth control. Full Story
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Obama Says He'll Act Alone on Immigration
As tens of thousands of immigrants from Central America continue to flood over Texas' southern border, President Obama said Monday that he will try to fix as much of the broken immigration system as he can without Congress' help. Full Story
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Calif. Lawmaker Returns the Favor With Job-Recruiting Trip to Texas
Following Gov. Rick Perry's travels to Sacramento earlier this month to promote Texas’ business climate, a California state senator has returned the favor. Full Story
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Analysis: Campaign Money as a Show of Political Health
Candidates are about to hit a deadline for financial reporting — money in, out, borrowed and on hand — that will offer a glimpse into the political health of their campaigns. Full Story
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After Catastrophic Fall, Fight of One Worker's Life
When Santiago Arias fell off of an industrial warehouse roof, an expert hired by his attorney called his job site one of the most hazardous he’d seen in 40 years as a safety engineer. But advocates for injured workers say Arias' case is far from unique. Full Story
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The Brief: June 30, 2014
Did Wendy Davis peak with the filibuster? Full Story
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Shortage of Immigration Judges Complicates Border Crisis
Many of the thousands of unaccompanied minors who have recently crossed the Texas-Mexico border will be subject to deportation, but thanks to judicial backlogs and a shortage of judges, it could take years before their cases go to court. Full Story
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Inside Texas Politics: Border Surge
On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, we talked about the surge of immigrants at the border, Libertarian candidate for governor Kathie Glass and the start of the general election campaign. Full Story
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Behind the Texas Miracle, a Broken System for State's Broken Workers
When Texans get hurt or killed on the job, they have some of the weakest protections and stingiest benefits in the country. Texas is the only U.S. state that doesn’t require any private employer to carry workers’ compensation insurance. Full Story
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