Art Acevedo, the newly hired head of the police force in Texas’ largest city, acknowledged at a Tribune symposium on Saturday the difficulty of finding new funding for the effort but argued for its importance.
Alex Samuels
Alex Samuels was a reporter for The Texas Tribune from 2017 to 2021. She helped with national campaign coverage, wrote stories about the intersection of race and politics in Texas, and covered the hottest political news bubbling out of local communities. She was also one of the primary authors of The Blast, the Tribune’s subscription-only daily newsletter for political insiders. Alex began at the Tribune as a fellow in 2016. She graduated in 2017 from the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism. She originally is from Massachusetts and is the best pingpong player at the Tribune.
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The Q&A: L’Oreal Stepney
In this week’s Q&A, we interview L’Oreal Stepney, the deputy director for the Office of Water, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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State Rep. Dawnna Dukes’ case headed to grand jury next week
Travis County prosecutors will ask a grand jury to indict State Rep. Dawnna Dukes next Tuesday, KXAN reported Tuesday.
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Lawmaker seeks to pass “constitutional carry” gun bill in 2017
House Bill 375 would give all Texans the right to openly carry a firearm — with or without a permit. If passed, Texas would be the 11th state to allow “constitutional carry.”
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The Q&A: Penny Schwinn
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Penny Schwinn, deputy commissioner for academics at the Texas Education Agency.
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The Brief: Judge blocks implementation of fetal remains rule
The rule — which was scheduled to take effect Monday — would require health providers to bury or cremate aborted fetuses.
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The Brief: Texas executions, death sentences trend downward in 2016
This year, Texas is set to execute the lowest number of people in two decades, and juries in the state have handed out the second-fewest death sentences since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
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The Brief: Perry second Texan to land in Trump’s Cabinet
As of Tuesday night, Trump’s transition has yet to confirm the report, but praised former Gov. Rick Perry for his work in the Lone Star state.
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The Q&A: Jacquelyn Duke
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Jacquelyn Duke, a riparian researcher at Baylor’s Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research.
