Border Corruption Cases Can Run off the Rails
In its efforts to weed out corruption among the agents and officials charged with securing the nation's borders, federal officials sometimes set off on enigmatic quests. Full Story
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Reaction to Ted Cruz's Convention Speech is Swift and Strong (Video)
In the Roundup: Ted Cruz steals the headlines at the Republican National Convention for not endorsing Donald Trump, and several conservatives scold him for failing to unite the party. Still, Texas delegates return to the Lone Star State vowing to elect the GOP nominee. Full Story
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Analysis: The Long and Winding Road to the Texas Ethics Commission
It's harder to appoint people to the Texas Ethics Commission than to other agencies. The politics are difficult. But it's also easy to just let it slide — and let commissioners serve for years after their terms end. Full Story
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Cruz in Rear View Mirror, Trump Accepts Nomination
Texas Republicans capped a tumultuous week at their national convention watching a forceful address by Donald Trump, the presidential nominee whose defeat of favorite son Ted Cruz loomed large over the festivities in Cleveland. Full Story
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Abbott Fundraising Off Rule to Bury or Cremate Fetal Remains
Weeks after Texas health officials quietly proposed rules that would require the cremation or burial of fetal remains, Gov. Greg Abbott is raising political funds off his administration's new effort to regulate abortion providers. Full Story
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Texas AG Asked to Investigate Hill County Elections
The Texas Attorney General’s office has been asked to launch an investigation into allegations of voting misconduct in a county that included the hotly contested GOP primary challenge to state Rep. Byron Cook of Corsicana. Full Story
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In Cleveland, Texans Upset Over Cruz's Refusal to Endorse Trump (Video)
Many once die-hard Ted Cruz supporters awoke Thursday to call their junior senator a liar and sore loser to his face. The outrage came after the U.S. Senator from Texas declined to endorse the Republican Party’s presidential nominee, Donald Trump, during Cruz’s prime-time address Wednesday at the national convention. Full Story
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Cruz's Convention "Conscience" (Podcast)
On this special edition of the TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Aman about Ted Cruz's now-notorious convention non-endorsement — and what it means for his political future. Full Story
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Top Texas Leaders Tweet Support for UH in the Big 12
The University of Houston has been clamoring for months, if not years, for a spot in the Big 12 Conference. On Thursday, it received some powerful support. Full Story
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After Appeals Court Ruling Against Texas Voter ID Law, Now What?
Here is what you need to know about Wednesday's complicated appeals court ruling that Texas' voter identification law discriminates against minority groups. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Funding Texas Charter Schools
The best way to achieve an adequate, suitable, and efficient education is to move students from a waiting list to a classroom, writes David Dunn, executive director of the Texas Charter Schools Association. Full Story
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12 Hours in Cleveland: How Cruz Crashed Trump's Convention
In the hours before Ted Cruz delivered the biggest speech of his political life, a key element was in flux: Would he or wouldn't he endorse Donald Trump? There are conflicting accounts of who knew what, and when. Full Story
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Watch Ted Cruz Defend Controversial Convention Speech to Texas Delegation
Twelve hours after being booed at the Republican National Convention for refusing to endorse GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz appeared at a tense morning meeting of Texas delegates, many of whom now viewed Cruz as a traitor. Full Story
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Clinton Taps Two Texans in Congress to Speak at Democratic Convention
U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Sheila Jackson Lee will speak at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week, according to a Hillary Clinton campaign official. Full Story
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U.S. Citizen Receives Settlement over Body Cavity Search at Border
A woman who was subjected to unwarranted body cavity searches after crossing a Texas-Mexico border in 2012 has been awarded nearly a half million dollars by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, her lawyers said. Full Story
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Ted Cruz Takes Heat from Texas Republican Delegates
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz faced a livid — and yet admiring — Texas delegation on the final day of the Republican National Convention, hours after Donald Trump loyalists booed the senator off the stage. Full Story
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New in Trib+Edu: Teachers Help Heal After Violence
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Teachers help students heal in communities affected by recent violence, a proposed Mexican American studies textbook is lambasted; and an interview with Araceli Martinez Ortiz of Texas State University’s LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research. Full Story
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The Brief: Cruz, Not Endorsing Trump, is Booed in Cleveland
The angry reaction to Ted Cruz's non-endorsement of Donald Trump comes as speculation grows on how the Texas senator builds on his second-place finish in the race for the nomination. Full Story
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Texplainer: Julián Castro’s Hatch Act Violation
Our Texplainer runs down Julián Castro’s Hatch Act violation, and why the White House got to decide whether to punish a member of its own Cabinet. Full Story
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Rural Landowners May Sue TxDOT Over Toll Road Plan
Bill Voss said he is prepared to sue the Texas Department of Transportation over the agency's handling of proposed routes for a toll road that would cut across his land in Grimes County. Several frustrated neighbors may join him. Full Story
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