Urban Woes Regularly Spill Onto UT Campus
A review of more than three months of UT-Austin police logs shows campus police routinely dealing with traffic issues, drug crimes and homeless people unrelated to the university. Full Story
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Jordan Rudner
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Jordan Rudner was a reporting fellow for The Texas Tribune in 2015-16. A Plan II and history major at the University of Texas at Austin, Jordan previously interned at KUT News and the Supreme Court of the United States. She spent five semesters in the dimly lit basement offices of The Daily Texan, including one semester serving as managing editor.
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Foster Care Teen Arrested in UT Student's Death
A 17-year-old arrested in connection with the death of University of Texas at Austin student Haruka Weiser is in the care of the Texas foster youth system, an official said Friday. Full Story
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Timeline: The Rise and Fall of the Cruz/Trump Bromance
It’s been an emotional rollercoaster for the two leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. Less than a year ago, Ted Cruz was praising Donald Trump as "terrific." Full Story
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In Texas Case, Supreme Court Upholds One Person, One Vote
In a unanimous decision released Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold Texas' current system for drawing legislative districts so that they are roughly equal in population. Full Story
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Texas Supreme Court Rules on Who Owns Dog
The dog days are over for a Houston family who successfully affirmed their ownership rights over a German Shepherd after a three-year legal battle that ended up at the Texas Supreme Court. Full Story
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Texas Supreme Court Upholds Tax on "Small Tobacco"
A state tax that imposes a 55-cent fee on each pack of cigarettes produced by small tobacco manufacturers is constitutional, even though Big Tobacco manufacturers do not pay the tax, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. Full Story
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More Flash Than Bang at Capitol Open-Carry Demonstration
Also, Texas intervenes in a land dispute between the feds and landowners along the Red River and the U.S. House votes to intervene in a challenge to President Obama's executive action on immigration. Full Story
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![C.J. Grisham, the founder of Open Carry Texas (left), protests the SXSW Festival's no gun policy in 2016. A local Austin woman (right), who declined to give her name because she was concerned she would be harassed by gun rights activists, staged a counter-protest by taking off her shirt and shouting "More boobs, fewer guns" and "Boobs for peace" at passersby.]()
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In Texas Obama's Supreme Court Nominee May Draw Attention for EPA Rulings
D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland has a history with cases involving the Environmental Protection Agency, which Texas has sued 24 times since Obama took office. Full Story
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F1 Organizers Hope Taylor Swift Brings Them Out of the Woods
After months of speculation that the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin could be canceled this year, organizers say the race is on — and they're bringing in Taylor Swift on race weekend to help shake off the organization’s financial woes. Full Story
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Travis County GOP Condemns Its Next Chairman
At a packed Travis County GOP executive committee meeting Tuesday night, it took less than a minute for someone to acknowledge the elephant not in the room — newly elected chair Robert Morrow. Full Story
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