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  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Ross Ramsey

    An Everybody-in-the-Pool effort on what's left to do in the special session, Ramshaw on a doozy of a congressional race shaping up, Aguilar on the debate over sanctuary cities and other immigration proposals, M. Smith on the state's used-up Rainy Day Fund, Grissom on efforts to kick the special interests out of an insurance fight, Dehn and Tan on whether the special session helps or hurts the governor's national ambitions, Galbraith and KUT Radio team up for a series on the long-term outlook for Central Texas water, Aaronson on government attempts to balance openness and privacy with data releases, yours truly on Amazon's run at a sales tax break, and Hamilton on an ethnic gap in higher education: The best of our best from June 20 to 24, 2011. Full Story 

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  • Laws Push Transparency, Protect Privacy

    By Becca Aaronson

    In the wake of high-profile data breaches that left the personal information of millions of state workers exposed, state lawmakers are trying to strike a balance between promoting transparency and protecting records. Full Story 

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  • Perry Signs, Abbott Lauds Sexting Bill

    By Beth Brown

    Prosecutors will be able to punish kids who send explicit photos to each other without resorting to putting them on the sex offender registry, under a bill Attorney General Greg Abbott lauded in a press release today. Full Story 

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  • Anthony Graves: The TT Interview

    By Brandi Grissom

    The state of Texas incarcerated him for nearly two decades — and nearly executed him twice — for murders he didn't commit. Now, the state is balking at giving him the $1 million he's owed for all the years he spent wrongfully imprisoned. Despite it all, Anthony Graves remains positive. Full Story 

  • Anthony Graves: The TT Interview

    By Brandi Grissom

    The state of Texas incarcerated him for nearly two decades — and nearly executed him twice — for murders he didn't commit. Now, the state is balking at giving him the $1 million he's owed for all the years he spent wrongfully imprisoned. Despite it all, Anthony Graves remains positive. Full Story 

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  • Poll: Obama Almost as Popular as Perry in Texas

    By Ari Auber

    Likely voters in Texas approve of President Barack Obama almost as much as they approve of Gov. Rick Perry, according to the third and final release of poll results from the Texas Lyceum, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of civic leaders. Full Story 

    Gov. Rick Perry on May 30th, 2011
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • Government Pay Update Completes UT System

    By Ryan Murphy

    We have a special update to the Tribune's government employee salary database, adding recently acquired salary data from the last six agencies missing from the the University of Texas System, Texas Woman's University and the Sabine River Authority. Full Story 

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  • Texas Inmate at the Nexus of Execution and Abuse

    By Brandi Grissom

    A small church in an impoverished south side San Antonio neighborhood became a place of fear and shame for children who allege they were victims in the 1980s of sexual abuse by a prominent priest. One of those alleged victims is death row inmate Humberto Leal. Full Story 

    The parent of a child who was allegedly sexually abused by Father Federico Fernandez.
    Credit: Callie Richmond

  • "On the Records" Under New Management

    By Ryan Murphy and Becca Aaronson

    Data journalism guru Matt Stiles may have left the building but Ryan Murphy and Becca Aaronson will be keeping the tradition and spirit of @stiles alive by continuing to update the data blog On the Records and the @TribData Twitter account. Full Story 

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    Credit: Graphic by Matt Stiles, Jacob Villanueva

  • Woman's Death in East Texas Jail Sparks Legislation

    By Brandi Grissom

    Beginning next year, jails like the one in Gregg County where Amy Lynn Cowling died could be required to tell state officials how many staff members leave their jobs every month. Experts say there likely is a correlation between high staff turnover rates and increased deaths. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman / Callie Richmond

  • How Do You Solve a Problem Like a Data Breach?

    By Matt Largey, KUT News

    It’s been more than a month since state officials acknowledged they'd exposed millions of Texans' Social Security numbers and other information online. Matt Largey of KUT News reports what the state's been doing to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again. Full Story 

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