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• Video: Montford on Prosecutors and Enforcing Ethics Laws

  By Evan Smith May 16, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, former Assistant Travis County District Attorney Mindy Montford talked about ethics investigations and the deterrent effect of prosecution. Full Story 

• TribLive: Capriglione and Wood on Disclosing Donors

  By Evan Smith May 16, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, and ethics and campaign finance lawyer Randall "Buck" Wood talked to the Tribune's Ross Ramsey about transparency in political giving. Full Story 

• Newsreel: Deadlines, Tax Cuts, Special Session

  By Justin Dehn May 11, 2013

  In the latest Texas Weekly Newsreel: With less than three weeks left in the legislative session, the deadlines are coming fast and furious, raising the stakes and prompting whispers of a special session if things don't get finished. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation About the Tea Party

  By Evan Smith May 10, 2013

  Full video of my 5/9 TribLive conversation with first-term state Reps. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, and Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands. Full Story 

• Video: Perry Calls Obama's Visit to Austin "Wise"

  By Alana Rocha May 9, 2013

  President Obama said Thursday that Austin was the perfect spot to kick off his "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity" tour because the city was doing so many things right economically. Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, said he couldn't agree more. Full Story 

• TribLive: Tea Party Freshmen on 2014 and 2016

  By Evan Smith May 9, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Reps. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth; Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford; and Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands, talked about the coming race for lieutenant governor and whom they'd back in a Cruz-Perry presidential primary showdown. Full Story 

• TribLive: Tea Party Freshmen on the Rainy Day Fund

  By Evan Smith May 9, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Reps. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth; Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford; and Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands, explained their objection to dipping into the Rainy Day Fund to jump-start the state water plan. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: Is Cost Containment Possible?

  By Evan Smith May 6, 2013

  At the Trib's April 25 symposium on health care at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. David Warner of the LBJ School of Public Affairs talked about the escalating cost of health care with Michelle Berger, president of the Travis County Medical Society; Jesus Garza, president and CEO of the Seton Healthcare Family; Dan McCoy, chief medical officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas; and Tom Suehs, former executive commissioner of Texas Health and Human Services. Full Story 

• Video: Campus Carry, School Marshal Bills Get Final House Approval

  By Alana Rocha May 4, 2013

  A handful of gun rights expansion bills debated over the weekend received final passage in the House Monday, including two measures that could impact how students of Texas colleges, universities and public schools see firearms carried and used on campus. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Money, Explosions and Deadlines

  By Justin Dehn May 4, 2013

  In the latest Newsreel: The House fights over whether and how to tap the Rainy Day Fund, lawmakers hold hearings on the explosion in West and Gov. Rick Perry says there is plenty of time left in this session to get things done. Full Story 

• Video: Introduction to Rick Perry's NRA Speech

  By Justin Dehn May 3, 2013

  Just like a baseball player's "walk-up" song, Gov. Rick Perry emerged from the dugout at the National Rifle Association's 2013 annual meeting after this video of him laying waste to a perfectly good farm egg and some other targets. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with Todd Staples

  By Evan Smith May 3, 2013

  Full video of my 5/2 TribLive conversation with Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples. Full Story