More than 100 diagnosed concussions were not included in studies that formed the foundation for the NFL’s early stance on the relationship between brain injuries and long term health problems for football players.
John Reynolds
John Reynolds was the newsletters editor for the Tribune from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. And he has adopted the Austin custom of appreciating smoked meats and listening to music in grassy/muddy fields.
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E-cigarette Smoking on Rise Among Teens
Doctors worry that e-cigarettes could be a gateway drug for teens, who are increasingly using them to absorb nicotine.
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FDA Requires Black Box Warning for Certain Opioids
The Food and Drug Administration said all fast-acting opioid pain medication must now carry warnings about risks of addiction, abuse, overdose, and death.
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The Brief: For Shame — Voters Embarrassed by Campaign’s Tone
With another week in the GOP presidential contest marked yet again by boundary pushing attacks, The Washington Post’s Sean Sullivan explores growing feelings of shame among Republican voters over the course of the campaign.
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New in Texas Weekly: Patrick Draws Line in the Sand
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says no to the Republicans choosing a nominee other than Trump or Cruz, an influential Cruz ally launches a new ad blitz and Cruz’s suggestion to patrol Muslim neighborhoods draws criticism from President Obama — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($).
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The Brief: The Trump-Cruz Twitter War Over Wives Intensifies
The war of words between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump continued to escalate on Thursday with Cruz issuing his angriest statements yet following Trump’s decision to post an unflattering picture of Cruz’s wife, Heidi.
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Dan Patrick Draws Line in the Sand on Brokered Convention
Also, protesters push John Cornyn to take action on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland and Ted Cruz’s suggestion to patrol Muslim neighborhoods earns criticism from an overseas President Obama.
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AG Ken Paxton Asks Court To Halt Haze Reduction Plan
Also, an audit report reveals contract management problems at the Department of Agriculture, and CHOMP — a feral hog eradication program — is launched.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About Those Convention Prognostications…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about your convention prognostications.
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The Brief: Cruz Raises Profile on Home Turf of Rival Trump
Ted Cruz has been in New York the past couple of days, raising his profile ahead of next month’s presidential primary there that is gaining in importance given the unsettled state of the GOP nominating contest.
