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• Watch our special session preview with Reps. Alvarado, Darby & Schaefer

  By Texas Tribune Staff July 19, 2017

  Watch video of our conversation in Austin previewing the special session with state Reps. Carol Alvarado, Drew Darby and Matt Schaefer. Full Story 

• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick rolls out plan to give teachers more money (video)

  By Justin Dehn July 14, 2017

  Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has a plan to give more money to teachers, as does a prominent Texas businessman. And another Texan is tapped for a position in the Trump administration. Full Story 

• Trump administration says Texas' new voter ID law checks all the boxes (video)

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn July 7, 2017

  The U.S. Department of Justice argued in a legal filing Thursday that courts should drop any further action over the old version of Texas’ voter ID law. That story tops the Texas Political Roundup. Full Story 

• New Yorker's Lawrence Wright: Here's what Speaker Straus told me on "bathroom bill"

  By Alana Rocha July 5, 2017

  During an interview on KUT's Texas Standard, Lawrence Wright talked about his latest piece in The New Yorker, including strong words from House Speaker Joe Straus on the "bathroom bill." Full Story 

• Trump slow to fill judicial seats in Texas (video)

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn June 30, 2017

  All four U.S. attorney seats, 11 district judgeships and two slots on the historically conservative U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sit open. Full Story 

• Houston is the latest city to join court fight over Texas immigration law (video)

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn June 23, 2017

  The four largest cities in Texas are now party to a lawsuit that seeks to stop the state’s new controversial immigration law from going into effect. Full Story 

• Texas congressman thanks Capitol police for saving lives (video)

  By Justin Dehn June 16, 2017

  A Texas congressman recalls the scene at a shooting in Washington, D.C. this week, a new poll finds Republicans in Texas think President Trump is doing a fine job and Gov. Greg Abbott hopes lawmakers will give local tree ordinances the ax. Full Story 

• State removes license for eyebrow threaders (video)

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn June 14, 2017

  The Texas Legislature passed a bill deregulating eyebrow threading, which has for years required practitioners in Texas to pay licensing fees and undergo hundreds of hours of unrelated cosmetology training. Full Story 

• What to expect in a special session

  By Alana Rocha and Ross Ramsey June 12, 2017

  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling lawmakers back for a special session of the Legislature to address some key issues that failed to pass during the regular session. Watch how the session will work in a condensed time frame. Full Story 

• Video: Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown on "Overheard with Evan Smith"

  By Texas Tribune Staff June 10, 2017

  Watch Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith's interview of David Brown on the KLRU-TV program "Overheard with Evan Smith." Full Story 

• State capitol among lawmakers' summer travel destinations (video)

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn June 9, 2017

  Members of the Texas Legislature have six weeks to prepare to tackle an ambitious agenda in a special session that begins July 18. Full Story 

• Watch: Amid speculation over special session, Greg Abbott hosts press conference

  By Bobby Blanchard June 6, 2017

  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is hosting a press conference at 2:30 p.m. The topic? He hasn't said yet — but we're betting it's an announcement on a special legislative session. Full Story