Mayors Hold Taco Summit to End Austin-San Antonio Feud
With an escalating culinary battle threatening to destabilize the region, the mayors of Austin and San Antonio met Thursday morning to announce a taco truce. Full Story
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Texas Supreme Court Asked to Weigh in on Austin's Battle with Uber
An Austin resident, supported by Uber, has asked the Texas Supreme Court to weigh in on the ballot language for a measure related to vehicle-for-hire companies scheduled to come before voters on May 7. Full Story
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Despite Cupcake Advocacy, Texas Ag Commissioner Insists He's Fighting Childhood Obesity
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller pushed back Thursday against those who say his policies encourage kids to eat unhealthily. Full Story
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Former Assistant Attorney General Joins Pro-Ted Cruz Super PAC
Chip Roy, the former first assistant attorney general of Texas, has joined a super PAC supporting the presidential campaign of his old boss, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Full Story
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Video: A Conversation with Sid Miller
Full video of my 3/10 conversation with Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Topics discussed: the state of ag, the decline in rural population, fee increases, cupcakes and deep fryers, and making America great again. Full Story
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Immigration Saga Leaves Teen Trapped in Mexico
Marcos Valencia was raised in Indiana, but in the eyes of the law, his home is the cartel-infested state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, where he was born. Now he's stuck in Mexico, unable to return to the country where he grew up. Full Story
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Nearly 3 Years Later, Program to Drug Test Unemployed Not in Place
Nearly three years after Texas enacted a law requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to pass a drug test, the state has yet to test a single applicant, and it remains unclear when the program will get going. Full Story
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The Brief: Appeals Court Looks Again at Texas Voter ID Law
The ongoing legal challenge to Texas’ law requiring photo ID at the polling place took another potentially significant step Wednesday. Full Story
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Federal Appeals Court Will Revisit Texas Voter ID Law
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Wednesday to take up the Texas voter ID case, adding another chapter to the law’s convoluted journey through the federal court system. Full Story
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Uber to Leave Third Texas City Over Background Check Laws
Corpus Christi will be the third city Uber has left this year in response to local laws. In February, the company ceased operations in Galveston and Midland after the cities voted to enact background-check requirements. Full Story
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New in Tribtalk: Sen. Charles Schwertner on Rising Tuition
Over the years, far too much attention has been paid to academic one-upmanship, with far too little consideration given to the students who ultimately foot the bill, writes state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown. Full Story
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TribCast: Hell and High Water, Presidential Politics
On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Neena and Patrick about the state's lack of readiness for Hurricanes the size of Ike and what a big storm would do to Houston and Texas, and the latest from the campaign trail, where Cruz is trying to make the GOP contest a two-candidate race. Full Story
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Texas Caseworkers Call For Foster Care Reforms
A new group has joined the chorus lambasting Texas for resisting court-ordered reforms to its foster care system: its own employees who work with children. Full Story
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F1 Organizers Hope Taylor Swift Brings Them Out of the Woods
After months of speculation that the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin could be canceled this year, organizers say the race is on — and they're bringing in Taylor Swift on race weekend to help shake off the organization’s financial woes. Full Story
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Carly Fiorina Endorses Ted Cruz
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has added former GOP presidential rival Carly Fiorina to his list of endorsements. On Wednesday, the former Hewlett Packard CEO joined Cruz onstage during a rally in Miami. Full Story
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As Oil Prices Plunge, Small Producers Could Get Tax Relief
After a 20-month free fall, West Texas crude prices thudded to a milestone last month — one that could bring some tax relief to small-time producers in Texas, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar said this week. Full Story
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Man Who Killed 5 Executed Wednesday
More than 18 years after killing five people with five shots from a hunting rifle, Coy Wayne Wesbrook, 58, was executed Wednesday evening. Full Story
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Analysis: Politics Wasn't at Play With Tax Hearing, Bettencourt Says
After questions about a special Senate committee hearing in San Antonio, and the appearance there of a challenger to House Speaker Joe Straus, state Sen. Paul Bettencourt makes a fairly strong case that there’s nothing to see here. Full Story
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New in Trib+Water: Waiting on the Big One in Houston
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: Some scientists fear a disaster waiting to happen when Houston's perfect storm comes, Mexico pays back water debt to U.S. and an interview with Ken Rainwater of Texas Tech University. Full Story
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T-Squared: Amped!
Break out your credit cards and crack open your checkbooks: We're at the halfway point of the 24-hour online fundraising campaign known as Amplify Austin, and we want you to take part. Full Story
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