Also, Gov. Greg Abbott forced to skip the Republican National Convention as he receives treatment for severe burns and Donald Trump Jr. holds a Dallas fundraiser July 25.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About Those Police-Community Relations…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about the state of police and community relations in the wake of last week’s attack on officers in Dallas.
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New in TribTalk: Zika and Congress
It is in the best interest of all Texas women, infants and families that we press our legislators for swift action to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, writes Washington University senior Sarah Nesbitt.
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Editor’s Note
We republished a story from the Center for Responsive Politics on Rick Perry’s financial disclosures that incorrectly concluded that his campaign manager had profited greatly from Perry’s failed campaign for president. Jeff Miller said he did not profit from it; his firm was paid by the campaign and in turn paid other contractors, he said, […]
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Higher Education
First Grants From Abbott Initiative Bringing 10 Top Researchers to Texas
Ten renowned researchers are coming to Texas as a result of the inaugural grants under Gov. Greg Abbott’s university research initiative, his office announced Thursday.
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The Brief: Texas Has Its First Zika Birth Defect Case
Health officials said Wednesday that the first baby with Zika virus-linked birth defects in Texas was born a few weeks ago outside Houston to a mother who had contracted the virus in Colombia.
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Criminal Justice
Rate of Texas Prison Spending Growth Outpaces Schools
Over three decades, the amount of money Texas spends on jails and prisons has grown at a much faster rate than what it spends on public schools, a new federal study finds, but schools still receive significantly more money.
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TribCast
Dallas Police Shooting, GOP Convention Buzz (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Terri about the tragedy in Dallas, Gov. Greg Abbott’s injuries and which state leaders will be at the GOP convention.
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The Brief: In Dallas, Obama Calls for Unity to “Do What Is Right”
President Barack Obama was joined by his predecessor George W. Bush and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings in a memorial service for five slain police officers to call for healing across the country.
