Study: Half of Texas Households Financially Insecure
In Texas, 49.8 percent of households lack enough savings to pay for three months of basic expenses in case of a crisis such as a job loss, according to a new study. Full Story
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A&M Partners With IBM to Enhance Computing
In an effort to bring the Texas A&M University System's supercomputing capabilities — which A&M Chancellor John Sharp called "woefully inadequate" — up to speed, the system has announced a new partnership with IBM. Full Story
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TribLive: A Conversation With Debra Medina
Full video of my 1/30 TribLive interview with Debra Medina, a candidate for Texas comptroller in 2014. Full Story
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In HD-92 Race, a Fiercely Divided Republican Party
After a polarizing freshman term in the state House, Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, a Tea Party backer, has drawn backlash from some Republicans in a closely watched race. Full Story
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News App: Expanding the Ethics Explorer
We've expanded the officials in our Ethics Explorer to include the judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the members of the State Board of Education. We've also updated our existing analysis on members of the Legislature. Full Story
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Gubernatorial Candidates Spend Big to Win Big
In the high-stakes gubernatorial race, the candidates are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in a competition to raise more money — and, hopefully, win more votes — than the competition. Full Story
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The Brief: Jan. 30, 2014
New research by a Sam Houston State University economics professor finds Texas fifth in income inequality. Could it become a big issue in the governor's race? Full Story
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Concerns Over Tuition Increases as A&M Board Prepares to Meet
As the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents gathers for a meeting in Galveston on Thursday, some students in College Station are concerned that the regents, while miles away, will increase tuition at the flagship university. Full Story
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TribCast: Lite Guv Debate and Decriminalizing Marijuana
Emily, Reeve, Ben and Ross review the debate between the Republican lieutenant governor candidates, Gov. Rick Perry's support for decriminalizing marijuana and the Wendy Davis campaign's latest response to critics of her biography. Full Story
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Widow Gets Closure, Targets Law Enforcement in Mexico
Months after her husband was killed in Mexico, Lorena Acosta finally laid her husband to rest on Monday in West Texas. Acosta hopes to use her personal tragedy to spotlight what she said are deep-seated problems within law enforcement south of the border. Full Story
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Advocates Urge Prison Officials to Reconsider Death Row Isolation
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is reviewing its Death Row Plan, and inmates' rights advocates, along with the prison employees union, are urging less restrictive housing for the condemned. Full Story
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More Apprehensions at Border, but Spotlight Shifts Away From Mexico
The number of immigrants apprehended while attempting to cross the United States' southern border rose last year, but most of the increase can be attributed to immigrants coming from countries other than Mexico. Full Story
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Rio Grande Water Users Fear Groundwater Pumping Project
A controversial groundwater pumping plan that opponents argue could threaten the lower Rio Grande's already depleted supply is highlighting a conundrum in Texas water law. Full Story
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Crowd of Hopefuls Lining Up to Take On Cornyn
Twenty candidates — including seven Republicans and five Democrats — are hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. It is by far the most crowded statewide race in Texas this year. Full Story
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Clay Johnston: The TT Interview
The inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin on his vision for the school, how health care needs to change, and the tension between the university and the UT System. Full Story
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The Brief: Jan. 29, 2014
Time magazine on Tuesday posted an article talking about Wendy Davis' "moment of truth." Davis then spent the rest of the day making the most concerted effort of the past week to push aside critics who have seized on details of her life story to say she isn't fit for office. Full Story
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Obama's Economic Push Highlights Wealth Gap in Texas
President Obama's recent focus on economic disparity, which he touted in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, has drawn attention to the issue in Texas, which has the nation's eighth-highest level of income inequality. Full Story
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Israel Wins HD-50 Special Election Runoff
UPDATED: Democrat Celia Israel defeated Republican Mike VanDeWalle on Tuesday in a special election runoff for House District 50. She will serve the remainder of former state Rep. Mark Strama's term. Full Story
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Davis Says Critics Picked on "Wrong Texas Gal"
Saying she’d “had enough,” state Sen. Wendy Davis unloaded on Attorney General Greg Abbott on Tuesday night, blaming him and his allies for waging a smear campaign against her family. Full Story
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Davis' Daughters Fire Back at Critics of Their Mother
In open letters released Tuesday, Amber and Dru Davis fired back at critics who have suggested that their mother, state Sen. Wendy Davis, misrepresented her early biography. Full Story
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