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  • The Brief: March 16, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    Legislative activity begins to ramp up in the two chambers this week with speculation rampant that the Senate might take up as early as today legislation that would allow permitted gun owners to carry handguns openly. Full Story 

    Anti-guns advocates inside Texas Capitol where the Senate Committee on State Affairs is listening to testimony SB 11 & SB 17 both related to handguns on Feb. 12th, 2015
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • Video: Life After Proposition 6

    By Evan Smith

    At our 3/10 symposium on water, I talked about life after Proposition 6 with Chairman Jim Keffer of the House Natural Resources Committee, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller; and Chairman Carlos Rubinstein of the Texas Water Development Board. Full Story 

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  • Ag Commissioner Says Consumers "Screwed"

    By Jay Root, The Texas Tribune, and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal

    The Texas Department of Agriculture is supposed to ensure consumers aren't getting ripped off by fuel pumps, retail scanners or other measuring devices. But the agency is so cash-strapped that consumers are getting "screwed" due to a lack of oversight, the agency's new commissioner says. Full Story 

    Sid Miller speaks at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014.
    Credit: Gabriel Cristóver Pérez

  • The Brief: Feb. 27, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    Voters are evenly split on whether the state should offer in-state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants, but that outer parity covers some pronounced polarization on the issue, according to the latest UT/TT Poll. Full Story 

    Dream Act supporters on the capitol steps
    Credit: Julian Aguilar

  • The Brief: Jan. 29, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gave the green light Wednesday on a push for open carry legislation in the Senate, a day after he indicated in a Texas Tribune interview that the votes weren't there for passage. Full Story 

    Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, left, with State Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, sponsor of the resolution that changed Senate voting rules on Jan. 21, 2015.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: Oct. 30, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Questions continue to be raised about a giant water pipeline project that would pump roughly 16 billion gallons of groundwater annually from Burleson County to San Antonio. Full Story 

    A cascade aerator is shown at the Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant outside of San Antonio, where the San Antonio Water System maintains an underground storage reservoir.
    Credit: Gabriel Cristóver Pérez

  • Liveblog: Environment at The Texas Tribune Festival

    By Ayan Mittra

    We're liveblogging the sessions from the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival's Environment track. The sessions include panels on the state's water needs, the Texas coast, agriculture in the state and Texas' battles with the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Full Story 

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    Credit: Graphic by Emily Albracht

  • The Brief: May 28, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The Tea Party demonstrated forcefully its predominant position in Texas GOP politics on a runoff election night that also closed the curtain on a couple of long political careers. Full Story 

    Republican State Sen. Dan Patrick chats with reporters at a polling station in Cypress, Texas Tuesday, May 27, 2014 to stump for votes in his runoff against against incumbent Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
    Credit: Michael Stravato

  • Conservative Candidates Ride Out Hard Hits

    By Morgan Smith

    In three statewide Republican runoff races, candidates who have aligned themselves to the right of their opponents are poised to capture the party's nomination despite fielding significant blows from their opponents, including forays into mental health records from three decades ago and a potentially disqualifying violation of state securities law. Full Story 

    Dan Patrick (l) in Salado, Tex., and David Dewhurst in Austin.
    Credit: Steve Moakley / Todd Wiseman

  • The Brief: May 23, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Confirmation came down from the White House on Thursday night that San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro will be announced on Friday as President Obama's choice to be the next secretary of housing and urban development. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Rob Rudloff / The Texas Tribune

  • Analysis: A Kink in the Democrats' Chain

    By Ross Ramsey

    Texas Democratic leaders tried to keep Kinky Friedman off of their November ticket, for fear voters will not take him seriously. But if he wins a runoff for agriculture commissioner in May, he might offer them their best odds for a win. Full Story 

    Kinky Friedman is shown at his Medina ranch on Dec. 12, 2013.
    Credit: Todd Wiseman/The Texas Tribune

  • Ag Candidates Weigh In on School Lunch Program

    By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal

    One of the Texas agriculture commissioner's biggest jobs is running the federally funded school breakfast and lunch program. Read what the Republican and Democratic candidates for agriculture commissioner have to say about the program. Full Story 

    School children at Cantu Elementary in San Juan, Texas, are shown eating breakfast on April 24, 2013.
    Credit: Delcia Lopez

  • TribLive: Miller on Immigration

    By Evan Smith

    At Thursday's TribLive conversation, former state Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, a 2014 candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, discussed the proper balance between strengthening border security and maintaining the agricultural industry's labor force. Full Story 

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  • TribLive: Miller on the Farm Bill

    By Evan Smith

    At Thursday's TribLive conversation, former state Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, a 2014 candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, talked about why he would have opposed the farm bill recently passed by Congress. Full Story 

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  • TribLive: Miller on Water

    By Evan Smith

    At Thursday's TribLive conversation, former state Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, a 2014 candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, explained why the state's water crisis would be his first priority if he's elected — and what he'd do about it. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: Feb. 13, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Ted Cruz put his party's Senate leaders in a tough spot Wednesday: vote against the Democrats on raising the debt limit and risk damaging global markets, or vote with the Democrats and hand Tea Party challengers a line of attack. Full Story 

    U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, left, is framing his Senate campaign around how he can help U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, right better than current incumbent John Cornyn.
    Credit: Gage Skidmore