Representatives from Uber and Lyft urged lawmakers to adopt statewide regulations for the ride-hailing industry during a Texas Capitol hearing on Wednesday.
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New in TribTalk: Helping Texans in Poverty
New research on lifting families from poverty suggests that the key is to help both the children and the parents together, writes Tori Mannes, president and CEO of ChildCareGroup.
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Trump’s Texas Fundraising, and Rep Vela’s Bombastic Letter (Podcast)
On this week’s TribCast — or should we say TrumpCast — Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Jim about a Texas congressman’s open letter to the presumptive GOP nominee and the conspiracy theorist at the helm (sort of) of the Travis County Republican Party.
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The Brief: Travis County GOP Looks To Rein In Controversial Chair
The party took action days before Robert Morrow, the incoming chairman whose vulgar and conspiracy theory-laced posts to social media made national headlines, takes the reins.
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Filemon Vela’s Letter to Trump Wows Washington
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela’s colleagues see him as a quiet, hardworking congressman, not a bomb-throwing firebrand. So they’re still marveling that the Brownsville Democrat wrote the infamous letter that chapped Donald Trump’s ass.
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New in TribTalk: Cruz and Reagan
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has positioned himself to be a serious presidential contender for the next several campaign cycles, not unlike his political hero, President Ronald Reagan, writes Austin lawyer Anya Bidwell.
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MD Anderson, Katy ISD Updated in Government Salaries Explorer
We’ve updated the Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer with new data for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Katy ISD and Midwestern State University. College Station ISD and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are new additions.
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The Brief: Latest Trump Attacks Draw Big Democratic Backlash
A Texas congressman becomes one of the leading voices in the push by Democratic leaders against the presumptive GOP presidential nominee’s comments on the judge hearing the Trump University case.
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The Bookshelf: June 7, 2016
In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights I Contain Multitudes.
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Questions Remain About Genetic Testing for Cancer Risks
Genetic tests to determine cancer risks are increasingly common as medical research is able to pinpoint the threat of specific mutations for individual patients. But the tests also produce many ambiguous results.