Chris Suprun, one of two Texas Republican electors who refused to vote for Donald Trump in the Electoral College, says he was twice turned away from voting in the general election.
2016
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Criminal Justice
Texas judge who questions death penalty won’t seek reelection
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Elsa Alcala, a Republican, said the main reason she won’t run is because of the “random and unreliable” results from partisan judicial elections.
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2016 Year in Review
The 10 best Texas Tribune events of 2016
Ken Starr, Mike Morath, Konni Burton, Wendy Davis and — duh — Ted Cruz: Here are the Texas Tribune conversations that made 2016 the newsiest news year in ages.
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2016 Year in Review
Listen to the top TribCasts of 2016
For those of us who look forward to the TribCast each week, 2016 was the ultimate gift. Catch up with the top five episodes of the year before we ring in a 2017 full of TribCast debauchery.
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State Government
Abbott, on family vacation, meets with Australian prime minister
Gov. Greg Abbott paused a family vacation to Sydney this week to meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
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2016 Year in Review
The 10 days that defined 2016 for the Texas congressional delegation
From U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s Republican National Convention speech to U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela’s letter to Trump, 10 days in 2016 stand out for how they disrupted, empowered or otherwise messed with members of the Texas delegation.
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Catch up on our yearlong series on immigration, border security
In our “Bordering on Insecurity” series, the Tribune looked to get beyond the rhetoric and focus on the reality when it comes to the divisive issues of immigration and border security. See all of our coverage here.
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2016 Year in Review
Biggest transportation battles of 2016 to continue in the new year
After Uber left Austin, state lawmakers are now poised to take up regulations of ride-hailing companies. They may also look at a high-speed rail developer’s ability to use eminent domain for a Dallas-Houston bullet train.
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Debut of Texas gun law intersected with UT Tower shooting anniversary
Texas’ campus carry law took effect on Aug. 1, the 50th anniversary of the day a gunman atop the UT Tower killed more than a dozen people and wounded 30 others. Read our series looking back at the shooting and on the new law.
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2016 Year in Review
Dallas shooting changed the conversation about police in Texas
The July ambush of police officers in downtown Dallas was one of the highest-profile examples of the intense community-law enforcement divide in 2016.