New in TribTalk: Protecting Texans' votes
Wide-scale election rigging is extremely unlikely in Texas simply because our state's election process is very decentralized, writes Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacquelyn F. Callanen. Full Story
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Robert Inks
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Robert Inks was the night news editor at the Tribune from 2015 to 2018. Before joining the Tribune, Robert copy edited for several newspapers in and outside Texas. He also was a writer and editor for online global affairs website Stratfor and a project manager for newspaper publisher GateHouse Media. Robert is an Austin native and a UT-Austin graduate.
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New in TribTalk: Changing the odds on metastatic breast cancer
As we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we should place special focus on the leading killer among women aged 20-59: metastatic breast cancer, writes Josh Newby of the Theresa Harpole Foundation. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Why this Republican woman is voting Trump
Trump is offensive to those who aren't used to directness and sarcasm, but no one can doubt his love of country, writes Theresa Kosmoski, president of the Texas Federation of Republican Women. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Water conservation and utility rates
Conserving water is the key to keeping rates as low as possible over time, write Mary Ann Dickinson, Megan Chery and Chelsea Hawkins of the Alliance for Water Efficiency. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Making the Texas House redder
An influx of new Democrats would make the House as a whole more liberal but would simultaneously make the majority Republican delegation more conservative, writes Rice University political scientist Mark P. Jones. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: How big is the Zika threat?
Texans must remain vigilant to keep Zika at bay, writes Dr. Binh-Minh "Jade" Le of the UT Southwestern Medical Center. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: None of the above?
We must make sure our elections promote accountable government and allow voters to actively participate — whether they agree with the candidates on the ballot or not, writes Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Taxpayer-funded union work
Government agencies allowing public employees to work for a private labor union is not only bad policy, it's also unconstitutional in Texas, write Robert Henneke and Jon Riches for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Squandered health care funding
A huge percentage of our tax dollars are wasted by state laws and policies we could fix here in Texas, writes Ken Janda, CEO of nonprofit HMO Community Health Choice. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: keeping North America working
The reality of life across Mexico, Canada and the United States shows that we are connected to our neighbors in ways that benefit all of us, write William McKenzie and Matthew Rooney of the George W. Bush Institute. Full Story
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