A district attorney in West Texas is asking Attorney General Ken Paxton’s opinion on whether sheriff’s deputies can sport cross-shaped stickers on their patrol cars.
2016
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Higher Education
Athletic Director is Out at Texas A&M
Texas A&M Athletic Director Eric Hyman will leave his post, university officials announced Tuesday, wrapping up a stint during which A&M grew its college sports profile but at times failed to meet expectations on the field.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Officials Criticize Obama’s Executive Order on Gun Purchases
Texas’ elected leaders lashed out Tuesday at President Obama’s executive orders prompting more background checks during gun purchases. But those officials offered no specifics on how they planned to fight Obama’s actions.
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Criminal Justice
Obama Administration Asks High Court to Reject Texas Abortion Law
Intervening in what could be a landmark decision, the Obama administration, state and federal lawmakers and medical experts are among those who filed amicus briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Texas’ 2013 abortion law.
Posted inState Government
The Votes Are In: Your 2016 Predictions
Take a look at Texas Tribune readers’ predictions for the 2016 elections and beyond. If you haven’t weighed in yet, cast your votes here — and come back to see how the responses change as more folks weigh in.
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Politics
You Be the Pundit: Make Your 2016 Predictions
Voters will be settling many political and policy disputes this year, from the presidential nominating contests to legislative races, from comebacks to grudge matches. You be the pundit: Take our quiz and predict what will happen.
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Politics
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan to Make Texas Fundraising Swing
During an upcoming U.S. House recess this month, House Speaker Paul Ryan will make several stops in some of the richest pockets of the state: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Midland and San Antonio.
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Politics
Cruz Goes on the Air in New Hampshire With “Invasion” Ad
Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign is launching its first major TV ad in New Hampshire, a dramatic spot that seeks to shore up his border security credentials in a Republican primary race that has been dominated by the issue for months.
Posted inHealth care
New in Trib+Health: Healthcare Predictions for 2016
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Mergers and cyber-threats top healthcare predictions for 2016, Nobel laureate Alfred Gilman has died and an interview with Afzal A. Siddiqui of the Texas Tech University School of Medicine.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Jan. 5, 2016
With just four weeks remaining before Iowa voters kick off the process of finding the next GOP candidate for president, the candidates toughen their language as issues of terrorism and security crop up as top priorities of voters.