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Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar

Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penal...

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Texas lawmakers will debate saving the state’s water supply after key legislation is introduced

Texas lawmakers will debate saving the state’s wat...

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Texas bill would increase oversight of universities’ hiring, curriculum and compliance

Texas bill would increase oversight of universitie...

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Join us April 8 in Dallas for a full-day symposium about faith, identity and media in Texas

Join us April 8 in Dallas for a full-day symposium...

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Orator, conscience, advocate: State lawmakers honor Sylvester Turner with bipartisan accolades in Capitol ceremony

Orator, conscience, advocate: State lawmakers hono...

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DOJ drops fight against Texas political maps as Trump administration retreats from voting rights cases

DOJ drops fight against Texas political maps as Tr...

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FEMA wants the names and addresses of migrants helped by Texas nonprofits and local governments that got federal grant money

FEMA wants the names and addresses of migrants hel...

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Paxton investigates Dallas for alleged sanctuary city policies

Paxton investigates Dallas for alleged sanctuary c...

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In lawsuit settlement, Texas Tech’s med school promises it won’t consider race in admissions

In lawsuit settlement, Texas Tech’s med school pro...

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Want to understand Texas’ water crisis? Start with the guide to water terms.

Want to understand Texas’ water crisis? Start with...

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Texas is running out of water. Here’s why and what state leaders plan to do about it.

Texas is running out of water. Here’s why and what...

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Texas Southern University asks for $120 million to replace aging law school

Texas Southern University asks for $120 million to...

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These four Texas counties are among the fastest growing in the country

These four Texas counties are among the fastest gr...

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In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners

In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax la...

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Texas Tech University closes Lubbock campus after fires, power outages cause evacuations

Texas Tech University closes Lubbock campus after ...

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Texas House bill would weaken renters’ rights, advocates say

Texas House bill would weaken renters’ rights, adv...

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Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor and former Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes

Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor and former ...

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A Republican effort to set deadlines to plug orphan wells in Texas hits resistance

A Republican effort to set deadlines to plug orpha...

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DOJ drops lawsuit against company over alleged abuse at child migrant shelters in Texas, other states

DOJ drops lawsuit against company over alleged abu...

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Texas Senate majority unveils bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship

Texas Senate majority unveils bill requiring voter...

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Casinos and sports betting won’t win approval in Texas House, group of GOP members say

Casinos and sports betting won’t win approval in T...

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Marathon Hearing on School Vouchers Features Intense Bipartisan Opposition

Marathon Hearing on School Vouchers Features Inten...

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U.S. Rep. Keith Self cuts short committee hearing after colleague objects to him misgendering trans member

U.S. Rep. Keith Self cuts short committee hearing ...

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How state lawmakers are trying to crack down on illegal immigration

How state lawmakers are trying to crack down on il...

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Two Texans in Congress defend CHIPS Act in the face of Trump’s criticism

Two Texans in Congress defend CHIPS Act in the fac...

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Debate on House’s school voucher bill centers on a question: Should wealthy Texans be included?

Debate on House’s school voucher bill centers on a...

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Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution

Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days b...

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Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, wants Texas to require school lessons about “evil” of communism

Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, wants Texas to re...

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One year after devastating Panhandle wildfires, Ca...

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TribCast: Fights, scandals and still half a legislative session to go

TribCast: Fights, scandals and still half a legisl...

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Will lawmakers let Texas’ maternal mortality committee review abortion deaths?

Will lawmakers let Texas’ maternal mortality commi...

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In Guadalupe County, an elections academy aims to strengthen residents’ trust in voting

In Guadalupe County, an elections academy aims to ...

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Texas Senate panel sends message to Trump: Get our water from Mexico

Texas Senate panel sends message to Trump: Get our...

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How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas

How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘Scho...

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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction

Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inm...

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What Ever Happened to Ethics Reform?

What Ever Happened to Ethics Reform?

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With crumbling public health infrastructure, rural Texas scrambles to respond to measles

With crumbling public health infrastructure, rural...

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Thrust into the spotlight by a school shooting, Uvalde’s former mayor finds his footing as a lawmaker

Thrust into the spotlight by a school shooting, Uv...

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Venezuelan parents watch from home as their son is buried in Texas after drowning

Venezuelan parents watch from home as their son is...

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Join us May 8 in Dallas or online for a conversati...

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Christi Craddick, Don Huffines announce bids for Texas comptroller after Hegar tapped for A&M chancellor

Christi Craddick, Don Huffines announce bids for T...

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Texas A&M Board of Regents names Glenn Hegar as university system’s next leader

Texas A&M Board of Regents names Glenn Hegar as un...

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Loon Star State: Remember When…

Loon Star State: Remember When…

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Transgender staffer navigates Texas Capitol with guarded care amid growing hostilities

Transgender staffer navigates Texas Capitol with g...

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Texas’ DOGE committee takes inspiration from Elon Musk’s federal operation

Texas’ DOGE committee takes inspiration from Elon ...

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Obstacles slow Texas effort to improve conditions at at substance abuse recovery homes

Obstacles slow Texas effort to improve conditions ...

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Texas countywide voting bill would allow fewer polling sites

Texas countywide voting bill would allow fewer pol...

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Texas Senate advances bill to start a $3 billion dementia research fund

Texas Senate advances bill to start a $3 billion d...

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Why a Rio Grande Valley hospital is helping to feed its patients

Why a Rio Grande Valley hospital is helping to fee...

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South Texas immigration detention center with capacity for 2,400 people to reopen

South Texas immigration detention center with capa...

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