On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Patrick and Matthew about the race for the Republican presidential nomination, the Tribune's "Ballpark Figures" analysis of college sports costs, and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz picked up two key endorsements Wednesday: one from ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and another from powerful conservative group Club for Growth. Full Story
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So you want to be an independent candidate for president and you want to be on the ballot in Texas? You have until May 9, and there is some fine print to read first. Full Story
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In another major case concerning Texas women’s reproductive care, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider if the right to religious freedom is broad enough to completely exempt religious nonprofits from providing women access to contraceptives through their insurance plans. Full Story
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In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: A new report points to high levels of arsenic in many Texans' drinking water, El Niño wreaks havoc globally and an interview with Laura Huffman of the Nature Conservancy. Full Story
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Donald Trump was handily besting Ted Cruz in the Arizona GOP primary, the first of two Republican nominating contests to report Tuesday night. Full Story
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Ted Cruz on Tuesday night split two Republican nominating contests with Donald Trump, routing the billionaire in Utah but getting blown out by him in Arizona. Full Story
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A public meeting to gather input from Houston-area residents on various hurricane protection plans turned into a mini protest Tuesday with several attendees challenging a levee proposal that would leave some communities around Galveston Bay unprotected. Full Story
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Voters head to the polls Tuesday in Arizona and Utah, but Ted Cruz's presidential campaign see the next major nominating contest — the April 5th primary in Wisconsin — as a critical moment for anti-Trump forces. Full Story
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Former Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia appeared before a state district judge Tuesday and entered a not guilty plea to a perjury charge stemming from his arrest of Sandra Bland. Full Story
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As Americans were learning about the latest terrorist attacks in Western Europe, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called for law enforcement targeting of Muslim neighborhoods, while also taking swipes at both President Obama and Donald Trump. Full Story
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Even as President Obama moves to normalize relations, Cuban refugees continue pouring into Texas through Laredo in record numbers. Full Story
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For months, Ted Cruz has been begging for a two-man race with Donald Trump. On Tuesday, he'll get a test of the closest thing yet in the Arizona and Utah GOP presidential primaries. Full Story
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Adam Kelly Ward, whom appeals courts recognized as mentally ill, was executed Tuesday evening for the 2005 shooting death of a code enforcement officer. Full Story
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When former Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Brian Encinia steps into a Waller County courtroom on Tuesday for his arraignment, he will move forward with one of three battles he is fighting since he arrested Sandra Bland last year. Full Story
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Ted Cruz rolls into today’s nominating contests in Utah and Arizona as close as he’s been this cycle to a two-man race with billionaire Donald Trump. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz made his case Monday to a powerful group of American allies to Israel, while also taking some shots at his chief rival for the GOP nomination. Full Story
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A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Attorney General Ken Paxton's efforts to block the appointment of special masters to oversee reforms in the state's troubled foster care system. Full Story
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Groups supporting Ted Cruz spent close to $30 million last month as the first presidential nominating contests got underway and the U.S. senator from Texas sought to position himself as the GOP's chief alternative to frontrunner Donald Trump. Full Story
Texas agriculture commissioners have historically had a hard time getting any news coverage, but Sid Miller's knack for controversy has kept him in the headlines since he took office almost 15 months ago. Full Story
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