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• TribLive: Joe Straus on the Abortion Sonogram Bill

  By Evan Smith March 14, 2011

  At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about the as yet unresolved differences between the House and Senate versions of the abortion sonogram bill. Full Story 

• TribLive: Joe Straus on Obama's Citizenship

  By Evan Smith March 14, 2011

  At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about the ongoing controversy over Barack Obama's citizenship. Full Story 

• VIDEO: Out On Their Own

  By Caleb Bryant Miller March 13, 2011

  Sights and sounds from Huntsville when prisoners were released from the Walls Unit on March 4. Full Story 

• Texas Tribune Weekly Rundown

  By Justin Dehn and Thanh Tan March 11, 2011

  The Texas Tribune's rundown of capitol politics for the week of March 7-11, 2011. Full Story 

• New Day Rising: Cisneros on the Last 30 Years

  By Evan Smith March 11, 2011

  At the Tribune's New Day Rising symposium on Feb. 28, Henry Cisneros, the first Hispanic mayor of a major American city, reflected on three decades of demographic change. Full Story 

• Lights Out for Seniors, Poor

  By Justin Dehn March 10, 2011

  State Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, is concerned about budget cuts to a program that discounts utility bills for the elderly and those with low incomes. Full Story 

• TribLive: Straus on the Rainy Day Fund

  By Evan Smith March 10, 2011

  At today's TribLive conversation, Speaker Joe Straus stopped short of supporting the tapping of the Rainy Day Fund to cover the current biennium's $4.3 billion deficit, but he left the door open. Full Story 

• Shay Bilchik: The TT Interview

  By Brandi Grissom March 10, 2011

  The director of the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown Public Policy Institute on the factors Texas lawmakers should consider as they seek to make budget cuts while continuing the reforms they started in 2007. Full Story 

• New Day Rising: The Changing Public Policy Landscape

  By Evan Smith March 10, 2011

  At the Tribune's New Day Rising symposium on Feb. 28, four public policy experts talked about criminal justice, education, health care and other issues and the impact of the coming Hispanic majority. Full Story 

• Video: Lawmakers Unswayed by Pleas to Fund Family Planning Services

  By Justin Dehn and Thanh Tan March 10, 2011

  Hundreds rallied this week to preserve funds for Planned Parenthood's family planning services, but their pleas did not sway conservative lawmakers. “They can expect less or even zero funding for their organization this session," says state Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville. Full Story 

• New Day Rising: Four House Members on the 82nd Session

  By Evan Smith March 9, 2011

  At the Tribune's New Day Rising symposium on Feb. 28, four members of the Texas House talked about the issues affecting the Hispanic community — and all Texans — during the 82nd Legislative Session. Full Story 

• Hundreds Rally For Planned Parenthood

  By Justin Dehn March 8, 2011

  Hundreds rallied at the Texas State Capitol on Tuesday to protect Planned Parenthood's health and family planning services. The organization faces a firestorm of legislation from conservative lawmakers. Full Story