Check out the Ted Cruz parody Christmas ad the Texas senator and GOP presidential contender has paid to air in Iowa during Saturday Night Live. The ad features Cruz and his family reading tongue-in-cheek Christmas stories like “The Grinch Who Lost Her Emails.”
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Transportation
Williams: Auto Amendment Was No Conflict
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, a second-generation auto dealer, says any suggestion that an amendment he tacked onto a massive transportation bill last week was a conflict of interest is preposterous.
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After the Rain, How Full Are Texas Reservoirs?
Heavy rain across the state has refilled many Texas reservoirs. Take a look at the current state of those reservoirs with a visualization we’ve built using data from the Texas Water Development Board’s Water Data for Texas site.
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Demographics
Video: You’re Welcome, America: Texas in 2050
Here’s full video of the “You’re Welcome, America: Texas in 2050” session from the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival. The session was presented by Steve Murdock, a former state demographer and a former director of the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Criminal Justice
2015 Tribune Festival: Videos of the Keynote Sessions
During the keynote sessions of the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival, we featured one-on-one conversations with Dan Patrick, Joe Straus, Nancy Pelosi and Julián Castro. You can watch those interviews and videos of our other keynote sessions here.
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Politics
Video: Their Last Sine Die
Here’s video of the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival’s “Their Last Sine Die” panel, which featured former state Rep. Joe Farias and state Reps. Patricia Harless and Jim Keffer.
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Politics
Video: Big Cities, Big Challenges
Here’s video of the “Big Cities, Big Challenges” panel discussion from The 2015 Texas Tribune Festival. Featured panelists were Corpus Christi Mayor Nelda Martinez, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Austin Mayor Steve Adler and San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor.
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State Government
God & Governing: The PBS Special
Check out the full 30-minute PBS special of “God and Governing,” our project on the intersection of faith and politics at the Texas Legislature.
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Criminal Justice
Video: Joe Straus at The 2015 Texas Tribune Festival
Here’s full video of our conversation with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus on Oct. 17 at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival.
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Video: How Conservative Was the 84th Session?
Here’s video of our “Really, How Conservative Was the 84th Session?” panel from Oct. 17 at The 2015 Texas Tribune Festival. Panelists included State Sens. Paul Bettencourt and Konni Burton and state Reps. Stephanie Klick, Matt Rinaldi and Jonathan Stickland.
