State Rep. Ron Reynolds turns himself in to serve year-long jail sentence
The Missouri City Democrat was convicted of multiple misdemeanors for illegally soliciting clients for his personal injury law practice. Full Story
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Gov. Greg Abbott warns Texas education board of “political correctness” over Alamo history standards
An advisory committee has suggested eliminating a line in seventh-grade history standards about “all the heroic defenders who gave their lives” at the Alamo. Full Story
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Analysis: For potential Texas House speaker candidates, the clock is ticking
Add another candidate to the pool of people who want to be the next speaker of the Texas House, and a conundrum for candidates who aren't officially in: Late birds usually don't get the worms. Full Story
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Meet U.S. Rep. Will Hurd and his Democratic challenger, Gina Ortiz Jones
In the only true swing district in Texas, Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones is seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd. In the latest video in our "Split Decision" series, watch as the pair discuss gun laws, Trump's border wall and their Spanish-speaking skills. Full Story
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O'Rourke campaign: "Impostor" responsible for texts about helping undocumented immigrants vote
The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke says some eyebrow-raising texts that surfaced Wednesday were not "approved" by the campaign. Full Story
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Texas Reps. Tracy King and Richard Peña Raymond talk health care, school finance, border security and the next legislative session
At a Texas Tribune event this Thursday in Laredo, Reps. Tracy King, D-Batesville, and Richard Peña Raymond, D-Laredo, talked with Tribune CEO Evan Smith about topics that affect the communities they represent in South Texas. Full Story
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John Cornyn floats ousting Cory Booker from Senate during Kavanaugh hearing
A confirmation for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh devolved Thursday morning into open warfare between Republicans and Democrats. Full Story
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Trump administration to circumvent court limits on detention of child migrants
Its plan to withdraw from the Flores Settlement Agreement, which shapes detention standards for underage migrants, is likely to lead to new legal challenges. Full Story
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State Rep. Four Price files to run for Texas House speaker
Price enters a speaker’s race that already includes Republicans Tan Parker of Flower Mound, Phil King of Weatherford, John Zerwas of Richmond, Travis Clardy of Nacogdoches and Drew Darby of San Angelo, as well as Democrat Eric Johnson of Dallas. Full Story
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After ICE raid in North Texas, immigrants face uncertain futures
A week after one of the largest immigration raids in recent history, undocumented immigrants have found a network of volunteers to help them. A local church was transformed into a relief center within 24 hours of the raid, which ended with 159 arrests. Full Story
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Democrats are turning Dallas into a midterm battleground for the Texas House
Democrats are running aggressively in the Dallas area to flip several Republican-held seats in the Texas House. Talk of a "blue wave" is only part of why they're optimistic. Full Story
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Texas won't pay to educate migrant kids in shelters. Now two charter schools are scrambling.
State education officials did not seem to be aware the two public schools were located in migrant shelters, despite approving their applications. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn defends Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's impartiality at hearing
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn worked to pick apart Democrats' concerns about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's impartiality on Wednesday, the second day of Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Full Story
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TribCast: Trump vows to stump for Cruz in Texas
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vow to stump for Ted Cruz, the Cruz campaign's attacks on Beto O'Rourke and the most competitive congressional races in November. Full Story
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Texas asks a federal judge to block Obamacare nationwide
Critics say doing so would risk the coverage of tens of millions. Full Story
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Judge strikes down Texas law requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains
The ruling comes after a five-day trial in July at which patients, health providers, state agency officials, bioethicists, cemetery directors and religious leaders got on the witness stand. Full Story
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Full video rebuts Ted Cruz claim that Beto O’Rourke praised flag burning
The ad released online by the Cruz campaign Tuesday uses portions of an exchange O'Rourke had with an attendee of a town hall. A closer look at the context shows that O'Rourke's statements were not specifically about "flag burning." Full Story
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Despite cost savings, retired teachers health care program still underwater
The Teacher Retirement System likely will not vote to increase premiums for retired teachers this month, as previously expected, an agency official said. Full Story
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State audit finds serious flaws in Texas Education Agency contracting process
The audit says the Texas Education Agency consistently bypassed required steps and failed to consider other options before awarding a special education contract. Full Story
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T-Squared: We spent months crafting a strategic plan for The Texas Tribune’s future. Here's why.
The visionary document charts out where we hope to be by 2025 and what it'll take to get there. Dive deep on our journalism, audience, membership, technology and revenue plans, and tell us what you think. Full Story
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