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  • The Brief: May 15, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Gov. Rick Perry's attorney is asking for the ability to get witnesses for his client before a Travis County grand jury without making them appear in public. But in a twist in a case that has already had plenty of them, the only way to circumvent the public entrance is to go through DA Rosemary Lehmberg's office. Full Story 

    Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg refused to step down after her April 2013 drunken driving arrest, and Gov. Rick Perry vetoed funding for the public integrity unit, which is housed in the Travis County DA's office.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: May 14, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Wichita Falls is catching more than a little flak for its plan to take treated sewer water and use it for drinking water, a plan that got put on the fast track with the current drought. But the wisecracks hide an important fact — wastewater reuse is already common across the state. Full Story 

    A tour group samples treated wastewater at the Dos Rios Water Recycling Center, operated by the San Antonio Water System.
    Credit: Gabriel Cristóver Pérez

  • The Brief: May 7, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The word "mess" doesn't even begin to describe what greeted the new director of the state agency that supervises the state's most violent sex offenders when she showed up to work. Full Story 

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    Credit: Rob Crow

  • The Brief: May 2, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The rapid rise of so-called dark money, contributions made through political nonprofits that shield their donors' identities, drew the attention of a House panel on Thursday. Full Story 

    Michael Quinn Sullivan
    Credit: Caleb Bryant Miller

  • The Brief: May 1, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    As the horrifying details of a botched execution in Oklahoma dominated the headlines on Wednesday, the focus in Texas quickly turned to whether a review of procedures could be in the offing here. Full Story 

    This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection.

  • The Brief: April 28, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    As state officials prepare to meet with the man who has become the face of the increasingly politicized spat between Texas and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Tribune's Jim Malewitz has an exhaustive background story on the seeds of the conflict. Full Story 

    Map of disputed 116-mile stretch of the Red River.
    Credit: Texas General Land Office

  • The Brief: April 25, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The House select committee charged with investigating UT System Regent Wallace Hall could vote as early as May 12 on whether to recommend articles of impeachment to the full chamber. Full Story 

    Dallas businessman Wallace Hall, Jr. takes notes at the University of Texas Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 14, 2013 in Austin.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: April 17, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The grand jury investigation into Rick Perry's veto of funding for the Public Integrity Unit has drawn new national attention to the outgoing Texas governor who is weighing a return to the presidential sweepstakes. Full Story 

    Texas Governor Rick Perry attends groundbreaking ceremony for Teletón USA CRIT children's rehabilitation center in San Antonio, Texas, on August 6th, 2013.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • The Brief: April 3, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    A gunman killed three fellow soldiers and later killed himself Wednesday afternoon at Fort Hood, an incident which invariably brought back memories of the mass shooting on the military base in November 2009 that claimed 13 lives. Full Story 

    Fort Hood military post located outside of Killeen, Texas
    Credit: Cotton Puryear, Va. Department of Military Affairs

  • The Brief: April 2, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The Dallas Morning News has taken another look at wage disparities between men and women, this time expanding the focus to look at trends across the country and not just in Texas. Full Story 

    Wendy Davis listens to a press question at Scholtz Garden on March 24, 2014 following an equal pay rally.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: March 24, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The spill of as much as 168,000 gallons of fuel oil into Galveston Bay has crews working hard to avoid lasting impacts on a crucial shipping channel as well as an ecologically sensitive area of the Texas coast. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: March 21, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    With equal pay emerging as the single biggest issue this week in the contest for governor, the Tribune has taken a deep look at pay disparities across state government. Full Story 

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    Credit: Graphic by Todd Wiseman / Dan HIll