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• TribLive: Anchia and Gonzales on Voter ID

  By Evan Smith Feb. 21, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Reps. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, and Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, talked to Julián Aguilar about disenfranchising voters. Full Story 

• TribLive: Anchia and Gonzales on Public Education

  By Evan Smith Feb. 21, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Reps. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, and Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, talked to Julián Aguilar about the intersection of public education and demographic change. Full Story 

• TribLive: Anchia and Gonzales on Immigration Reform

  By Evan Smith Feb. 21, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Reps. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, and Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, talked to Julián Aguilar about a path to citizenship, a guest worker program and other controversial immigration reform proposals. Full Story 

• Video: Cruz Rallies for Gun Rights in Leander

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha Feb. 19, 2013

  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, kicked off a mini tour of the Lone Star State on Tuesday by bashing the Obama administration and its attempts "to restrict law-abiding citizens' right to bear arms." Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Spending and Expanding

  By Justin Dehn Feb. 16, 2013

  In this edition of the Texas Weekly Newsreel: The House is off and running with the first of several supplemental appropriations bills. The state might opt out of Medicaid expansion, but counties might take part. And Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson talks about why he's running for office in 2014. Full Story 

• Video: Border Residents Call Security Talk "Meaningless Rhetoric"

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha Feb. 16, 2013

  Many in El Paso say the conditions are just right for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform with bipartisan support. And they say that some lawmakers' demands for more border security first ignore reality. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with McKinnon and Dowd

  By Evan Smith Feb. 15, 2013

  At last Saturday's quarterly meeting of the Texas Lyceum, I interviewed political-strategists-turned-pundits Matthew Dowd and Mark McKinnon about the media's coverage of the 2012 elections and how reporting on politics will be different going forward. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with Jerry Patterson

  By Evan Smith Feb. 15, 2013

  Full video of my 2/14 TribLive conversation with Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, an announced candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014. Full Story 

• TribLive: Patterson on Dewhurst and 2014

  By Evan Smith Feb. 14, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson explained why he's intent on running for lieutenant governor in 2014 — regardless of whether incumbent David Dewhurst runs. Full Story 

• TribLive: Patterson on Immigration Reform

  By Evan Smith Feb. 14, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson discussed the GOP's challenge in attracting Latino voters and his support for a guest worker program. Full Story 

• TribLive: Patterson on Gun Control

  By Evan Smith Feb. 14, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson — a passionate defender of the Second Amendment — explained his opposition to universal background checks, an assault weapons ban and other gun control measures. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: School Finance and the War Between the States

  By Justin Dehn Feb. 9, 2013

  In this edition of the Texas Weekly Newsreel: The state's school finance system is ruled unconstitutional, committee hearings kick off at the Capitol and California Gov. Jerry Brown dukes it out with Rick Perry. Full Story