In a Houston speech Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to call for expanded early voting across the country, and criticize states like Texas that have passed restrictive election laws. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/20/AHRCAustin496cms.jpg)
This session was supposed to be big for ethics reform. Instead, it died a brutal death, writes state Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin. What happened? Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/19/Capitol-Shadow-Sundown.jpg)
Former Gov. Rick Perry will formally step into the presidential race still under indictment for two felonies. The case, which once made Perry a cause célèbre in some circles, has become more of a headache as he seeks money and votes in a crowded GOP field. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-019_2.jpg)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the drama — or lack thereof — in the 84th Texas Legislature, Dan Patrick's political future and Rick Perry's big announcement. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/01/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final.jpg)
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus has filed the paperwork to officially seek another term presiding over the lower chamber. If he wins, it will be his fifth. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/_BDA5246Straus_laugh.jpg)
New UT-Austin President Greg Fenves ran through a long list of ambitious goals at his first-day press conference Wednesday. Then, he got to the real news: He said he supports beer sales at Longhorn football games. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/03/UP9A7106.jpg)
A death row inmate who has proclaimed his innocence for three decades was executed Wednesday night in Huntsville. Lester Bower, 67, became the oldest death row inmate executed in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/03/Lester_Bower_Death_RowTT.jpg)
Frustrated Denton residents flooded a city council meeting Tuesday for a conversation about fracking that stretched late into the night. Now that state lawmakers have slapped down the city's fracking ban, residents wonder what else they can do. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/10/Denton-Fracking.jpg)
After years of drought, heavy rain across the state has finally refilled many Texas reservoirs. Check out the Tribune's Reservoir App to see where the drought has receded, and which Texas communities' reservoirs are still parched. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/15/TT-reservoir-art.jpg)
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: Texas floods expose risks of rapid growth in Blanco River basin, controversy over EPA Clean Water Rule and an interview with Bridget Scanlon of the University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater.jpg)
During the 84th legislative session, lawmakers considered a variety of higher education issues, including tuition costs and in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. See what happened to higher education issues this session in the Texas Legislative Guide. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-highered.jpg)
With legislative business concluded, talk has immediately turned in some quarters to the next election season. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6628.jpg)