The Democratic Party has done a better job than the Republican Party connecting with low-income voters frustrated by a persistent “wealth gap,” GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum said in North Texas Monday.
Jordan Rudner
Jordan Rudner was a reporting fellow for The Texas Tribune in 2015-16. A Plan II and history major at the University of Texas at Austin, Jordan previously interned at KUT News and the Supreme Court of the United States. She spent five semesters in the dimly lit basement offices of The Daily Texan, including one semester serving as managing editor.
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Higher Education
Judge Gives Go-Ahead for Hearing in Wallace Hall Suit
After weeks of legal filings and procedural moves on both sides, a judge has given the go-ahead for a hearing in the lawsuit between University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven and Regent Wallace Hall.
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Health care
State Supreme Court Will Review Tax on “Small Tobacco”
The Texas Supreme Court agreed Friday morning to review a state tax on small cigarette manufacturers, known collectively as “Small Tobacco.”
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Criminal Justice
Court of Criminal Appeals: Flag Desecration Ban Violates Constitution
The state’s highest criminal court ruled Wednesday that a Texas law banning defacement of the U.S.and state flags is unconstitutional.
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Health care
Texas Cases Factor in New U.S. Supreme Court Term
The U.S. Supreme Court is back in session, and the upcoming term will feature at least two cases from Texas — if not more. The justices will look at voting rights, UT-Austin admissions and — maybe — the state’s new abortion restrictions.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Prisons Deny Making Execution Drugs
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice on Friday shot down allegations that it is manufacturing its own hard-to-find execution drugs after federal defense attorneys in an Oklahoma death row case accused the Texas prison system of doing exactly that.
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Criminal Justice
Former Lawmaker Sentenced to Six Days in Jail for Drunken Driving
A Travis County judge on Friday sentenced former state representative Jack Stick to six days in jail and a 90-day driver’s license suspension for driving while intoxicated, according to prosecutors.
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Criminal Justice
Tarrant County Defends Right to Charge Poor Petitioners
The Texas Supreme Court scrutinized the legality of court costs imposed on indigent plaintiffs — in this case, fees the Tarrant County clerk’s office charged six poor plaintiffs pursuing divorces — during oral arguments on Wednesday.
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Criminal Justice
Trial Begins for Former State Official Accused of DWI
Jack Stick, a former state representative and a former inspector general for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, went on trial Friday for a drunk driving charge he has fiercely contested in the court system.
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Politics
CIA Declassifies Documents from Kennedy, Johnson Presidencies
The CIA on Wednesday unveiled roughly eight years of presidential daily briefings from the administrations of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson — the largest-ever release of such material.
