Perry Loses Iowa Campaign Chairman
The top Iowa Republican behind Rick Perry's presidential campaign announced Monday that he was leaving the operation. Full Story
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For Now, Texas Economy Shrugs Off Low Oil Prices
A barrel of West Texas crude is selling for near $40 these days, a roughly 60 percent plunge from the roaring summer of 2014. Drilling communities are worried, but state officials aren't sweating. Full Story
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Budget Cuts Hit Film, Video Game Incentives
State lawmakers inflicted deep cuts on the incentive program Texas uses to lure film, television and video game productions to the state. Now, industry advocates say Texas-based productions — like the critically acclaimed Friday Night Lights — will be scarcer. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series. Full Story
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The Brief: Aug. 24, 2015
The Washington Post reported over the weekend that 2016 GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz will help lead a 50-state campaign to build a groundswell for cutting off taxpayer support to Planned Parenthood. Full Story
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Cruz to Play Lead Role in Fifty-State Attack on Planned Parenthood
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will take a lead role in the launch this week of an ambitious 50-state campaign to end taxpayer support for Planned Parenthood. Full Story
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Law Could Bring Remote Doctor Visits to Schools
A new law will allow physicians to get paid for seeing children over a sophisticated form of video chat, as long as the patient is at school and enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program for the poor and disabled. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series. Full Story
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After Student Death, Texas Tech Overhauls Greek Life
Almost a year after an alcohol-related student death and a fraternity party that featured offensive sexual decorations, Texas Tech University is boosting its oversight of fraternities and sororities ahead of the fall recruitment period. Full Story
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Video: New Law to Provide Protections for Breast-Feeding Moms
As of Sept. 1, public employees — including state and county workers and public school teachers — will be guaranteed “reasonable accommodations” to pump breast milk in the workplace. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series. Full Story
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In Iowa, Cruz Intensifies Appeal to Religious Voters
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, intensified his appeal to Iowa's evangelical voters Friday night with a two-and-half-hour-long rally that featured tearful recollections of challenges to religious beliefs. Full Story
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![U.S. senator and presidential hopeful Ted Cruz at the Rally for Religious Liberty in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 21, 2015.]()
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Defendant Pleads Guilty in Webb County Water Trial
On the fourth day of a criminal trial involving undrinkable water in two border communities, one of the two defendants pleaded guilty to all charges against him. Full Story
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Renewed Immigration Debate Follows Cruz to Iowa State Fair
The new immigration debate sparked by Donald Trump showed up in many forms Friday as U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz visited the Iowa State Fair. Full Story
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Patrick Endorses Six GOP Senators for Re-Election, Changing Course
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, abandoning a decision to stay out of legislative primaries, endorsed a half-dozen Republican senators for re-election on Friday, saying he changed his mind because he wants his incumbent senators back for another session. Full Story
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Analysis: A Bombastic Posting, But Will There Be Aftershocks?
Texas Agriculture Sid Miller grabbed the headlines again this week — and in a way that makes him easy prey for late-night comics. But will it hurt him? Full Story
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New in Texas Weekly: More Early Hats in the Ring
It's not Labor Day yet but more candidates are announcing legislative runs, state attorneys get a scolding over not paying the other side in redistricting litigation and a new trial is ordered for Mauricio Celis — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story
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Roundup: Paxton Re-Indicted, Jail Safety, Sid Miller
In the Roundup: Attorney General Ken Paxton is re-indicted on securities fraud charges, an interim legislative committee will look at jail safety and a post from the agriculture commissioner’s campaign Facebook page blows up social media. Full Story
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Freestanding ERs Find A Home in Wealthy Areas
Five years after Texas became the first state to permit freestanding emergency rooms, more than 160 have set up shop around the state — a presence that suburban commuters and health insurers alike are finding impossible to ignore. Full Story
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Taking New Steps to Put an End to "Revenge Porn"
Texas has joined about two dozen states in passing a law taking aim at "revenge porn," which refers to sexually explicit images of individuals posted online without their consent. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series. Full Story
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The Brief: Aug. 21, 2015
The leaders of the University Texas System installed Thursday a new policy on student admissions, presumably in hopes of closing the door on a controversy over allegations of powerful people pulling strings to get students into school. Full Story
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Cruz Bolsters March Primary Push With Home-State Swing
Fresh off a weeklong swing through the "SEC primary" states, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is turning his attention to his home turf, which is also set to vote March 1, 2016. Full Story
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State's Role in Unhealthy Water Probed
State environmental regulators should have done more to protect the safety of drinking water for two small border communities in Webb County, defense lawyers argued Thursday in the criminal trial for two former water treatment plant employees. Full Story
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