The Polling Center: Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage
A trend of increasing support for some sort of legal recognition of same-sex relationships in both Texas and the country presents Republican politicians with a familiar dilemma. Full Story
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Census Interactive: GOP Strongholds Getting Older
Some of the state's most Republican counties are seeing sharp growth in the number of residents who are 65 and older, according to revised county population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Use this interactive to explore the numbers. Full Story
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Changes to B-On-Time Loans Have Million-Dollar Consequences
In a session largely marked by unfinished business in higher education, tweaks to the B-On-Time Loan Program are among the more noteworthy accomplishments, and could mean millions of dollars in savings for some universities. Full Story
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Interactive: How Texas' Proposed Abortion Restrictions Stack Up
Use our interactive to see which of Texas' existing abortion facilities would meet the new standards being debated in the second special legislative session, and to compare them with restrictions in other states. Full Story
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The Brief: July 3, 2013
A week after the dramatic defeat of an abortion bill in Texas, the revived legislation took its first step toward passage. Full Story
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Abbott: State Has No Obligation to Aid TWIA Financially
In an opinion issued this week, Attorney General Greg Abbott says the state is under no legal obligation to help cover any potential shortfall faced by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. Full Story
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House Panel Advances Abortion Restrictions
A day after thousands of protesters swarmed the state Capitol to oppose new restrictions on abortions in Texas, a House committee voted along party lines to approve the legislation. Full Story
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Federal Loan Hikes Worry University Students
Thousands of Texas students will now have to pay 6.8 percent interest — a number that doubled virtually overnight — on any new federal direct subsidized loans after Congress failed to reach a compromise to address student loan debt. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: July 2, 2013
Your evening reading: Perry to announce "exciting future plans" on Monday; almost 2,000 witnesses sign up to testify at abortion hearing; poll shows Davis trailing Perry Full Story
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Perry to Announce "Exciting Future Plans" on Monday
Gov. Rick Perry has sent an email to close friends saying he will announce his "exciting future plans" on Monday in San Antonio. Full Story
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Video: Busted in Texas
As Congress looks to boost funding for the U.S. Border Patrol as part of a new immigration bill, our friends at the Center for Investigative Reporting look at the impact of the police buildup at an infamous West Texas checkpoint, the Sierra Blanca. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Election Laws...
For this week's nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about setting up a presdential race, resigning to run, getting federal permission to change election laws and whether the 2014 primaries will be on time. Full Story
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Transportation, Criminal Justice Bills Headed to Full Senate
The Senate could vote as early as next week on transportation funding and criminal justice measures that died in the first special session. Those measures were quickly approved Tuesday by two Senate committees. Full Story
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T-Squared: Corrie MacLaggan Joining Trib Staff
For our new demography beat, we've hired one of our favorite and most feared colleagues from the Capitol press corps: former Austin American-Statesman reporter and current Reuters national correspondent Corrie MacLaggan. Full Story
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At Perry's Behest, Lawmakers Back for a Second Helping
After an end-of-session debate killed three bills, including a controversial abortion bill that prompted a filibuster, Gov. Rick Perry is calling lawmakers back for more. They started Monday. Full Story
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Special Session Offers Chance to Get Attention — for Better or Worse
All eyes are on the Texas Legislature as a second special session is under way. For lawmakers and others running for office, it's a good time — or a bad one — to show their stuff. Here's a look at who stands to gain or lose. Full Story
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Setback at Home May Propel Perry Nationally
After Democrats scored a rare legislative victory on Gov. Rick Perry's home turf, the national spotlight is revisiting the governor of Texas. How he handles it could affect his hopes as a 2016 presidential contender. Full Story
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Slideshow: First Day of Second Special Session
Thousands rallied at the state Capitol on Monday — most of them in opposition to legislation that would further restrict access to abortions in Texas. Take a photographic tour of the day's protests. Full Story
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Interactive: Special Session Bill Tracker
The second special session has begun — and so has lawmakers' bill-filing. Check out the legislation that's been filed so far, and track the bills as they progress through both chambers or die on the vine. Full Story
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The Brief: July 2, 2013
The biggest protest at the Texas Capitol in recent history electrified the first day of the second special session. Full Story
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