With less than a month until Austin voters will be asked to decide how to regulate vehicle-for-hire companies like Uber and Lyft, advocates on both sides are amping up their campaign efforts.
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Cruz Labels Trump a Wannabe Mobster, Incompetent Manager
In one of the sharpest escalations of Ted Cruz’s rhetoric against GOP presidential rival Donald Trump, Cruz called Trump an incompetent manager and said that it appears Trump “can’t run a lemonade stand.”
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Slaying Fuels Demands to Make UT, Drag Safer
In emails and posts on a private Facebook page, parents are responding to last week’s killing at UT-Austin by demanding something be done about the homeless, especially along the Drag.
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Cruz Prepares for Possible Last Stand in California
The California Republican primary is still nearly two months away, but Ted Cruz held his first public rally there Monday. As he and Donald Trump fight to the end for delegates, Cruz says California may pick the winner.
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Criminal Justice
SEC Charges Ken Paxton With Securities Fraud
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charged in federal court with allegedly misleading investors in a technology company.
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At Meeting of Jewish Donors, Cruz Talks Up Electability
Speaking to the Republican Jewish Coalition on Saturday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz made an extensive argument that he is the most viable Republican presidential candidate.
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Criminal Justice
Foster Care Teen Arrested in UT Student’s Death
A 17-year-old arrested in connection with the death of University of Texas at Austin student Haruka Weiser is in the care of the Texas foster youth system, an official said Friday.
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After Wisconsin Win, Cruz Confronts the Northeast
After a decisive win over Donald Trump in Wisconsin, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is now staring down a string of GOP presidential primaries in northeastern states that tend to be more moderate and friendlier to his two Republican rivals.
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State Government
Hospital Counters Austin Couple’s Claim Over Abortion Limits
An Austin hospital is contradicting a couple’s account that the state’s ban on abortion after 20 weeks kept them from ending an ill-fated pregnancy.
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TribCast
TribCast: Cruz in Wisconsin, Abortion Policy, Foster Children
On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks to Ayan, Alexa and Edgar about the aftermath of Wisconsin’s presidential primaries, a tragic instance of confusion over the state’s abortion laws, and the state’s efforts to clean up problems with child protection in Texas.
