A suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is reportedly set to get the nation’s first self-driving car service.
Cassandra Pollock
Cassandra Pollock was a state politics reporter for the Tribune. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at the Trib as an engagement reporter, which meant her name likely landed in your inbox every weekday morning with “The Brief,” a newsletter on all things Texas politics and public policy. Pollock is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism. Pollock left The Texas Tribune in 2021.
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Politics
Hysteria over Jade Helm exercise in Texas was fueled by Russians, former CIA director says
Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision in 2015 to ask the Texas State Guard to monitor a federal military exercise prompted significant criticism. A former CIA director said Wednesday that the move emboldened Russians to next target elections.
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Politics
Rep. Larry Phillips to step down from the Texas House on Monday
The Sherman Republican will step down April 30.
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Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized
Bush has been hospitalized due to an infection that spread to his blood, a spokesperson said Monday.
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Criminal Justice
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s gun background check bill added to government funding measure
The bill would hold government agencies accountable for failing to properly document individuals’ criminal histories in the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
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Texas Elections 2018
Here’s what happened in the 2018 Texas primaries
As polls opened in the Texas primaries on Tuesday, The Texas Tribune laid out seven key questions for election night. Now that the smoke is clearing, here are the answers.
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Texas Elections 2018
In Texas House primaries, two of the three incumbents challenged by Gov. Greg Abbott survive
Of the three Republican incumbents targeted by Gov. Greg Abbott in this year’s primaries, two won victories Tuesday night. Several other open-seat races are headed to runoffs May 22.
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These Texas House Republicans were once backed by two prominent conservative groups. Now, they’re targets.
After helping several Republicans get elected to the Texas Legislature years ago, two prominent conservative groups are working to unseat them. Next week’s GOP primary could test how much sway those groups still hold.
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Criminal Justice
We asked all 38 Texans in Congress about gun control after the Florida school shooting. Ten answered.
We wanted to know: Should the minimum age for buying assault rifles rise from 18 to 21? Should large-capacity magazines be banned? Here’s how they answered.
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Public Education
KIPP co-founder Mike Feinberg fired over sexual misconduct allegations
Mike Feinberg, co-founder of the charter school network KIPP, has been fired over sexual misconduct allegations.