Angry outbursts. Abrupt resignations. A Texas House speaker fleeing his own chamber. While Joe Straus is voluntarily stepping down as speaker, the day many view as pivotal to putting him in that position of power was far less orderly.
Aman Batheja
Aman Batheja was a political reporter and editor for the Tribune from 2012 to 2019. Previously he worked for eight years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, most of that time covering state and local politics. A native of Cedarhurst, New York, he has an undergraduate degree in journalism and psychology from New York University and a master's in economics from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Watch live: Kay Bailey Hutchison, US Ambassador to NATO, sits down with Washington Post
Kay Bailey Hutchison, the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO and former U.S. Senator from Texas, sits down for an interview with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius Thrusday evening. Watch the livestream here.
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Livestream: Trump, Ethics and the Law
Comey. Mueller. Russia. Emoluments. Are we making something out of nothing? Watch our panel discussion.
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In Harvey's Wake
Livestream: The Story of Harvey
Weeks after Hurricane Harvey battered Houston, Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Emily Ramshaw interviews Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo live at the Texas Tribune Festival.
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Criminal Justice
Livestream: Trump and the Resistance
Slate’s Jamelle Bouie leads a panel discussion with organizer DeRay Mckesson, Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards, The Indivisible Project’s Ezra Levin and Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran live at the Texas Tribune Festival.
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Politics
Livestream: One on One with Susan Rice
Watch as Boston Globe columnist Indira Lakshmanan interviews Susan Rice, former national security advisor and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama, live at the Texas Tribune Festival.
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Here’s what happened to Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda during the special session
Gov. Greg Abbott gave Texas lawmakers a 20-item agenda to tackle in a summer special session. Over the course of 29-days, the Legislature sent him bills addressing about half of those issues. Here’s what got addressed and what died.
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With 10 days left, here’s where Abbott’s special session agenda stands
The special session started 20 days ago. It can only last 10 more days at most. Here’s where lawmakers are on the 20 issues Gov. Greg Abbott asked them to tackle.
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TribCast
Special session update, Rick Perry and Dawnna Dukes (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Aman talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about how the special session might end now that we’re at the halfway point and reports that Rick Perry might be Trump’s next head of Homeland Security. Plus, an update on Dawnna Dukes’ corruption case.
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Check what happened to this regular session’s most high-profile bills
After 140 days, what did Texas lawmakers actually accomplish? Here’s our guide to what happened with the regular session’s most high-profile measures.
