State Rep. Leighton Schubert, who previously said he wouldn’t seek re-election this year, has decided to resign early to take a job at a local junior college.
Emma Platoff
Emma Platoff was a reporter at the Tribune from 2017 to 2021, most recently covering the law and its intersection with politics. A graduate of Yale University, Emma is the former managing editor of the Yale Daily News.
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Offering no hints about her future, Texan Cecile Richards confirms she’s leaving Planned Parenthood
Longtime Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards confirmed Friday morning that she will step down from the women’s health organization, which she has led since 2006.
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Economy
How might Texas win Amazon’s second headquarters? Not because of flashy financial incentives.
Some cities fighting to house Amazon’s coveted second headquarters have offered up billion-dollar financial incentives. If a Texas city lands the headquarters, experts don’t expect incentives to be the main reason.
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Report: Texan Cecile Richards to step down as Planned Parenthood president
Cecile Richards, the long-serving president of the women’s health organization Planned Parenthood, will step down from her role, Buzzfeed reported Wednesday.
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Politics
In fraud trial, lawyer for Carlos Uresti claims senator’s ignorance of business partners’ wrongdoing
In opening arguments in the federal criminal case against state Sen. Carlos Uresti, prosecutors alleged that he used his reputation as a public official to lend credibility to a frac-sand company’s Ponzi scheme. But defense attorneys for the San Antonio Democrat claim he was never aware of the company’s criminal activity.
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Federal judge says Texas still needs oversight to fix its “broken” foster care system
In a 116-page order, U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack said Texas has dragged its heels on foster care reform and continues to need oversight as it tries to find fixes.
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Economy
Two Texas cities — Austin and Dallas — on short list for second Amazon headquarters
Austin and Dallas are among 20 North American cities being considered for a second headquarters for Amazon, the online retail giant announced Thursday morning.
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Criminal Justice
Nearly a year after FBI raid, Texas Sen. Carlos Uresti heads to trial to face 11 felony charges
State Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, a two-decade veteran of the Texas Legislature, is heading to trial in a criminal fraud case.
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Texas Elections 2018
A Texas House candidate mocked a sheriff on social media. Did he violate the law?
Bo French says the “Thief Bill Waybourn” Facebook page he created to mock Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn was merely satire. Three law enforcement groups are calling it a “scandalous crime.”
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Congress
Former Texas Solicitor General James Ho wins confirmation for federal court
James Ho, a well-respected Dallas attorney and former state solicitor general, was confirmed Thursday to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. He joins Don Willett, a longtime Texas Supreme Court justice who was confirmed Wednesday.