Texas Supreme Court Weighs Oilfield Fraud
For mineral owners, making sure oil and gas operators pay what they promise can prove incredibly difficult, as shown in a case the Texas Supreme Court will soon decide. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/17/OilSupremeMoney.jpg)
-
![Article thumbnail]()
-
New in Trib+Edu: Tackling the Male Teacher Deficit
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: tackling the lack of male teachers in schools, school finance system found unconstitutional again and an interview with Jane Arnold Lincove, an expert on educator effectiveness. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Jacob Villanueva -
In Senate Run, Alameel Sees Chance to "Clean Up the Democratic Party"
David Alameel, the Democrat challenging Republican John Cornyn for his U.S. Senate seat, knows he faces an uphill battle at best. So why is he running? The wealthy Dallas businessman says it has a lot to do with wanting to reform his own party. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Alameel.jpg)
![One of Dr. David Alameel for Congress billboards along 1-30 in Grand Prairie, Texas.]()
Credit: Allison V. Smith -
Drought Still Grips Texas Towns
After a summer that brought little relief from the drought, the small town of Gordon in Palo Pinto County is just one of many Texas communities still facing a difficult task: find new water or go dry. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/DryEarth-Tree.jpg)
![Austwell, TX]()
Credit: Lance Cheung / USDA -
The Brief: Sept. 18, 2014
Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples lost out on his bid to be lieutenant governor, but he might be in line for another job before his term ends in January. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Staples.jpg)
![Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, Todd Staples - August 29, 2011.]()
Credit: Todd Wiseman -
Woman Executed for Boy's 2004 Starvation Death
UPDATED: A 38-year-old Arlington woman was executed Wednesday for the starvation death of her girlfriend’s son. Lisa Ann Coleman is the sixth woman to be executed in the state since 1982. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/16/DeathRowWithVictim.jpg)
![In 2004, Davontae Marcel Williams, on the left, was found starved to death. Lisa Ann Coleman, on the right, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night for her role in the boy's death. If carried out, she would be the sixth woman to be executed in Texas since 1982.]()
-
TribCast: Uninsured Texans, Regent Drama and TribFest
Reeve, Alexa, Evan and Emily talk about the number of uninsured Texans, the politics of health care, continued drama surrounding the University of Texas System board, and the upcoming Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/17/Tribcasters-ReeveEvanEmilyAlexa.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Graphic by Todd Wiseman -
Education Board Vote Targets Common Core
The State Board of Education took its first vote Wednesday on an amendment that would require teachers in the state to adhere to the state's curriculum standards when teaching Advanced Placement courses. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/11/TxTrib-CollegeReady008.JPG)
![Hank Warner teaches a pre-advanced placement algebra course for ninth-graders at Bowie High School in Austin.]()
Credit: Tamir Kalifa -
At "Kumbaya" Meeting, a New Colorado River Plan is Approved
The Lower Colorado River Authority approved a new plan on Wednesday to manage the Colorado River and its reservoirs, known as the Highland Lakes. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/16/Travis-dock.jpg)
![A 2013 look at at a boat dock at Lake Travis, whose water level decreased markedly amid a historic drought. Lake Travis is part of the Central Texas' Highland Lakes.]()
Credit: Rebecca Vanherdehaage -
Perry Urges Mexican President to Visit Texas, See Guard at Work
Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday invited Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to witness for himself the operations of the National Guard patrolling the Texas side of the Rio Grande. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/13/SwiftGuard306.jpg)
![Texas Governor Rick Perry, flaned by Adjutant General John Nichols, l, and DPS Director Steve McCraw, talks to National Guard troops at Camp Swift on August 13, 2014.]()
Credit: Bob Daemmrich -
A&M System Launches Think Tank With Eye on Guiding State Policy
The Texas A&M University System's board of regents has approved the establishment of the cryptically named Area 41 Institute — a think tank it hopes will play a significant role in legislative policymaking. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/AnM_Tower_AggieLand.jpg)
![Texas A&M University]()
Credit: Todd Wiseman/The Texas Tribune -
Midland ISD Looks to Create Pipeline for Future Oil Industry Workers
Midland school officials and area businesses are excited about a planned high school program that will focus on preparing high schoolers to work in the region's booming oil industry. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/17/OilClass.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Fábio Pinheiro / Todd Wiseman -
The Brief: Sept. 17, 2014
State leaders seem reluctant to break out the "Mission Accomplished" banner on the border surge even though apprehensions of illegal immigrants have hit a target goal laid out in July. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/23/_54H6390.jpg)
![Gov. Perry and DPS Director Steve McCraw, speak to media following a tour to a federal facility housing unaccompanied alien children in Weslaco, Texas June 23rd, 2014. The state is providing $1.3 million per week to commence surge operations to help combat crime along the border.]()
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera -
Law Enforcement Groups Come Out for Gay Marriage
A coalition of Texas law enforcement officers filed a brief in federal court Tuesday in support of gay marriage, saying the state has failed to give gay and lesbian first responders “the equal dignity and respect they deserve.” Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Graphic by Todd Wiseman -
Texas' New Social Studies Textbooks Under Fire
Several academics on Tuesday pointed to flaws — including inaccurate descriptions of world religions and out-of-date racial terminology — in proposed social studies textbooks up for adoption by the Texas State Board of Education. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/110509_bookstack001_rr.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Ross Ramsey -
SpaceX One of Two Companies Awarded NASA Contracts
NASA announced on Tuesday that it will contract with two private companies, Boeing and SpaceX, to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station beginning in 2017. Full Story
Credit: Bob Daemmrich -
Texas Still Tops List of Highest Uninsured Rates
Texas continues to rank as the state with the highest rate of residents without health insurance, with 22.1 percent of the population lacking coverage, according to early U.S. Census Bureau figures released Tuesday. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Uninsured4.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Graphic by Todd Wiseman -
Perry Touts Transportation Legacy to Toll Road Group
Gov. Rick Perry spoke about the need to embrace every possible way to finance road construction — outside of raising taxes — in a speech to a toll road industry conference in Austin on Tuesday. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/25/SaPerryNH0962smileCMS.jpg)
![Gov. Rick Perry talks with New Hampshire voters at a GOP rally in Stratham, N.H., on Aug. 25, 2014.]()
Credit: Bob Daemmrich -
Analysis: The Voter ID You Won't Need to Show When You're at the Polls
The only identification that you have that says you are, in fact, a registered voter is the one ID you do not need when you go cast a vote. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/15/VoterRegistration-ID.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman -
Nicole Guidotti-Hernández: The TT Interview
The chairwoman of the new Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, which has been heralded as the first of its kind, talks about why it was created and what jobs its graduates will likely get. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/15/MexAmerStudies-TTInterview.jpg)
![Nicole Guidotti-Hernández, the chairwoman of UT-Austin's Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies]()
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/421591e1149f0abdff499e79c4b87d71/BD%20Inc%20Space%20X%20602%202012)