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  • Interactive: TexasOne Contribution Network

    By Ryan Murphy and Alexa Ura

    A Tribune investigation of contributions to TexasOne, Gov. Rick Perry's chief Texas marketing tool, found that representatives from some of the largest contributors are often prolific donors to Perry's campaigns. Explore the connections. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman / Bob Daemmrich / Nina Chantrasmi

  • The Brief: April 8, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    A special prosecutor's report appears to give a House panel all the ammunition it would need to recommend charges of impeachment against University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall Jr. — should they choose that route. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: April 4, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    A special prosecutor wouldn't say whether Rick Perry committed a crime when he vetoed funds for the Travis County district attorney, but a case could be presented to a grand jury this month. Full Story 

    Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg refused to step down after her April 2013 drunken driving arrest, and Gov. Rick Perry vetoed funding for the public integrity unit, which is housed in the Travis County DA's office.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: April 3, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    A gunman killed three fellow soldiers and later killed himself Wednesday afternoon at Fort Hood, an incident which invariably brought back memories of the mass shooting on the military base in November 2009 that claimed 13 lives. Full Story 

    Fort Hood military post located outside of Killeen, Texas
    Credit: Cotton Puryear, Va. Department of Military Affairs

  • The Brief: April 2, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The Dallas Morning News has taken another look at wage disparities between men and women, this time expanding the focus to look at trends across the country and not just in Texas. Full Story 

    Wendy Davis listens to a press question at Scholtz Garden on March 24, 2014 following an equal pay rally.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: April 1, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The focus of the governor's race swung back to public education on Monday with GOP candidate Greg Abbott rolling out a pre-K proposal in a Weslaco elementary school. Full Story 

    Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, have both made education a central point in their gubernatorial bids.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich / Jenn Whitney

  • The Brief: March 27, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Executives with the electric carmaker Tesla Motors met on Wednesday with government officials in San Antonio, according to the San Antonio Express-News, a development sure to spur further talk about Texas' odds of landing the company's $5 billion battery plant. Full Story 

    A Tesla Model S. The California-based electric automaker had considered Texas for its $5 billion lithium-ion battery factory. The company is also hoping to sell cars in Texas but does not have required franchise dealerships, as state law requires.
    Credit: Tesla Motors

  • The Brief: March 26, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The release of more than 2,000 email documents by the University of Texas System to news outlets is providing a fuller — albeit heavily redacted — picture of the various conflicts between regents and administrators. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: March 25, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Tar balls from Saturday's spill of 168,000 gallons of fuel oil in into Galveston Bay began to wash ashore on Monday as officials assessed the long-term effects of the accident. Full Story 

    A barge loaded with marine fuel oil sits partially submerged in the Houston Ship Channel on March 22, 2014.
    Credit: United States Coast Guard

  • The Brief: March 24, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The spill of as much as 168,000 gallons of fuel oil into Galveston Bay has crews working hard to avoid lasting impacts on a crucial shipping channel as well as an ecologically sensitive area of the Texas coast. Full Story 

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  • Rolando Pablos: The TT Interview

    By Julián Aguilar

    The CEO of the Borderplex Alliance on what El Paso needs to do to shed its reputation as a hub for low-skilled and low-wage industries, why he thinks the war in Ciudad Juárez is officially over and his thoughts on immigration reform. Full Story 

    Rolando Pablos
    Credit: Julian Aguilar

  • The Brief: March 19, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The widely panned attempt by two Greg Abbott surrogates to push a GOP alternative to legislation to address the pay gap between men and women has brought outreach to female voters back into the spotlight in the contest for governor. Full Story 

    Gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis are shown on primary night on March 4, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich / Laura Buckman

  • The Brief: March 18, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    What was originally planned as the first head-to-head encounter of the Republican runoff race for lite guv will now be a solo appearance by David Dewhurst. His opponent, Dan Patrick, announced late Monday afternoon that he was withdrawing from the debate. Full Story 

    Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Sen. Dan Patrick R-Houston, during a December 2012 press conference to discuss education reform in Texas.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera