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  • The Brief: May 16, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    News reports late Thursday that lieutenant governor candidate Dan Patrick had received treatment for depression and exhaustion in the 1980s threatened to roil further an an already tense runoff contest just days before voters begin casting ballots. Full Story 

    Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and state Sen. Dan Patrick, who are both running in the 2014 Republican primary for lieutenant governor
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • Battle Brewing Over Teacher Evaluation Rules

    By Morgan Smith

    A new state policy that ties teacher evaluations to student performance on standardized tests is drawing criticism from a range of sources. It is likely to be a topic of discussion Wednesday at a Texas House Public Education Committee hearing. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: May 13, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Texas' "sriracha delegation" on Monday made its long-awaited visit to California to woo the makers of the popular hot sauce, but it was no clearer at the conclusion of the visit what might come of it. Full Story 

    Sriracha Sauce.
    Credit: John Jordan

  • The Brief: May 12, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The Tribune's Aman Batheja has taken an in-depth look at Midland oilman Tim Dunn, who is best known in the Capitol for his funding of the conservative activist group Empower Texans. Full Story 

    Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and Empower Texans president Michael Quinn Sullivan.
    Credit: Graphic by Caleb Bryant Miller and John Jordan

  • The Brief: May 9, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Ahead of a possible vote on impeachment on Monday, members of the House select committee investigating UT System Regent Wallace Hall appear split on how to proceed. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: May 8, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Not even Disney movies are safe when it comes to the scorched-earth tactics in the race for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor. Full Story 

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    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Mark Graham

  • The Brief: May 7, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The word "mess" doesn't even begin to describe what greeted the new director of the state agency that supervises the state's most violent sex offenders when she showed up to work. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: May 5, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Land Commissioner (and former lieutenant governor hopeful) Jerry Patterson will endorse David Dewhurst in the primary runoff contest over Dan Patrick, Dallas radio station KERA reported on Sunday. Full Story 

    Republican candidates for lieutenant governor from left, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson; state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston; Agricultural Commissioner Todd Staples; and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst take their places for a debate at KERA studios in Dallas on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014.
    Credit: LM Otero / AP Photo

  • The Brief: May 2, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The rapid rise of so-called dark money, contributions made through political nonprofits that shield their donors' identities, drew the attention of a House panel on Thursday. Full Story 

    Michael Quinn Sullivan
    Credit: Caleb Bryant Miller

  • The Brief: May 1, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    As the horrifying details of a botched execution in Oklahoma dominated the headlines on Wednesday, the focus in Texas quickly turned to whether a review of procedures could be in the offing here. Full Story 

    This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection.

  • The Brief: April 29, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    In another sign of troubled times among the leadership at the University of Texas System, word emerged Monday night that a regent clandestinely recorded a discussion with Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa during an executive session in August. Full Story 

    University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa at a Board of Regents meeting in Austin.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: April 28, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    As state officials prepare to meet with the man who has become the face of the increasingly politicized spat between Texas and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Tribune's Jim Malewitz has an exhaustive background story on the seeds of the conflict. Full Story 

    Map of disputed 116-mile stretch of the Red River.
    Credit: Texas General Land Office