Hey, Texplainer: Why don’t local police departments pay for rape kit testing?
There’s no rule on who foots the bill for rape kit testing across the country — it depends on the state and city you live in. Full Story
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Analysis: You can fight City Hall — if you’re governor of Texas
Local government attorneys in Texas are about to take a page from Greg Abbott, who spent 12 years as the top attorney for the state of Texas — suing a faraway government that has its nose in their business. Full Story
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Abbott plots aggressive approach to special session
Gov. Greg Abbott is plotting an aggressive approach to the upcoming special session of the Legislature, diverting from his above-the-fray style to try to see through an ambitious 20-item agenda. Full Story
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Citing religious refusal of adoption rule, California bans state travel to Texas
California state agencies, universities and commissions won't be allowed to send their employees to Texas after the California attorney general declared a Texas law discriminatory. Full Story
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Cruz declines to support Senate GOP health care bill, while Cornyn defends it
The two U.S. Senators from Texas took opposing positions on the Senate GOP's long-awaited plan to overhaul the American health care system Thursday. Full Story
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The Brief: Houston joins the legal fight against Texas' new immigration law
Texas’ largest four cities are now backing the legal fight against the new immigration enforcement law, with the city of Houston — the largest in the state — joining the table and adding its name to a lawsuit against Senate Bill 4 yesterday. Full Story
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New in Trib+Edu: Helping refugees get an education
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: A community in Michigan works to help refugees receive an education, a new approach to summer school and an interview with Jill Allor, a professor with the Department of Teaching and Learning at Southern Methodist University. Full Story
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Texas Hispanics behind half of state's growth since 2010
Hispanics are behind a large portion of the state's growth since 2010, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Full Story
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Texas A&M reigns, UH gets a boost in Texas college sports revenue
Texas A&M University is the revenue king for Texas college sports — for now, at least. The University of Houston received a big boost. Check out some highlights from our college sports money app. Full Story
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Amid Texas nuclear waste site's financial woes, judge blocks merger
A federal judge has blocked the purchase of the company that runs Texas' only nuclear waste dump — a setback in its proposal to accept spent nuclear fuel from across the country. Full Story
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Texas group that fueled Trump voter fraud claim scales back 2016 election audit
True The Vote says it’s running short on the cash needed to complete an audit of 2016 presidential voting — an effort Donald Trump, while spreading unproven claims of fraud, applauded in his first days in the White House. Full Story
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Houston votes to join other Texas cities in lawsuit over new immigration law, Senate Bill 4
The Houston City Council voted 10–6 Wednesday morning to join a growing lawsuit against Senate Bill 4, an immigration enforcement law that allows peace officers to question the immigration status of people they legally detain. Full Story
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The Texas Monthly best and worst list (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and R.G. Ratcliffe about who made the cut on Texas Monthly's biennial legislator "best and worst" list. Full Story
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The Brief: Amid health care debate, Texas families worry over possible Medicaid cuts
While Republicans in Congress are in the middle of a health care overhaul debate, one slice of the pie — Medicaid reform — is on the mind of many Texans. Full Story
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Ride-hailing nonprofit struggles to survive in Austin
RideAustin, one of several small companies that started operations in Austin last year after Uber and Lyft left the city, is now seeing its ridership cut in half since the two returned to town. Full Story
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Analysis: 5 takeaways from the UT/TT Poll
After four days, seven stories, piles of graphics and one podcast about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, a handful of things stuck out. Full Story
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Congress is eyeing big Medicaid cuts. Here’s why it matters to Texas families.
As Republicans debate health care reform, there is one issue on the mind of many Texas families: Medicaid reform. Full Story
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Texas congressman says remarks on Clintons, Vince Foster were "a step too far"
U.S. Rep. Pete Olson on Tuesday walked back comments he had made on local radio in which he accused — without evidence — former President Bill Clinton of admitting to the murder of deceased aide Vincent Foster. Full Story
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UT/TT Poll: From the pollsters to you (podcast)
On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Daron Shaw, Jim Henson and Josh Blank about the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what Texas voters said about everything from the president to bathroom regulations to funding for schools. Full Story
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T-Squared: The Trib wins four national Murrow awards
In the great news department, The Texas Tribune has won four national honors in the prestigious Edward R. Murrow awards. Full Story
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