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Long-running lawsuit against Texas’ foster care system appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Long-running lawsuit against Texas’ foster care sy...

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SpaceX wins federal approval to launch more rockets in South Texas

SpaceX wins federal approval to launch more rocket...

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Texas lawmakers push to enforce election transparency law after newsrooms found school districts failed to comply

Texas lawmakers push to enforce election transpare...

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Juvenile detention, imported shrimp, forever chemicals among hundreds of bills cut off by House deadline

Juvenile detention, imported shrimp, forever chemi...

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Faculty and students blast Texas House panel for limiting testimony on bill that targets state universities

Faculty and students blast Texas House panel for l...

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Bill requiring air conditioning in all Texas prisons wins preliminary House approval

Bill requiring air conditioning in all Texas priso...

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Bill that would give the Texas Lottery “a two-year lease on life” gets Senate approval

Bill that would give the Texas Lottery “a two-year...

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Texas Senate reveals $8 billion school funding plan as it seeks middle ground with House

Texas Senate reveals $8 billion school funding pla...

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Abbott wants to stop allowing federal benefits in Texas to be spent on unhealthy, high-processed food

Abbott wants to stop allowing federal benefits in ...

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Texas House bill allowing online voter registration got a public hearing — after missing deadline to become law

Texas House bill allowing online voter registratio...

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Shipped to El Salvador: An Austin Immigration Lawyer on Her Teen Client’s Forced ‘Disappearance’

Shipped to El Salvador: An Austin Immigration Lawy...

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As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas leaders look to new water supplies to sustain growth

As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas leaders lo...

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Texas House could consider repealing ban on homosexual conduct

Texas House could consider repealing ban on homose...

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The fastest-growing city in the U.S. is in Texas, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of

The fastest-growing city in the U.S. is in Texas, ...

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Proposal to enhance Texas’ pioneering junk science law approved by Texas House

Proposal to enhance Texas’ pioneering junk science...

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Bill to limit out-of-state donations to Texas candidates gets House approval

Bill to limit out-of-state donations to Texas cand...

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Texas House bill on lawsuits shelved after critics label it harmful to free speech

Texas House bill on lawsuits shelved after critics...

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Houston midwife accused of illegal abortions appeals clinic closures

Houston midwife accused of illegal abortions appea...

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Business tax breaks closer to reality after Texas Senate approves compromise

Business tax breaks closer to reality after Texas ...

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Clock is ticking for Texas lawmakers to settle differences on $8 billion public school funding package

Clock is ticking for Texas lawmakers to settle dif...

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A Texas Writer Tackles a Subject ‘Beckoning in the Shadows His Entire Life’

A Texas Writer Tackles a Subject ‘Beckoning in the...

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Texas bill seeking to keep toxic “forever chemicals” off farmland misses key deadline

Texas bill seeking to keep toxic “forever chemical...

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An agency tasked with protecting immigrant children is becoming an enforcement arm, current and former staffers say

An agency tasked with protecting immigrant childre...

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Pressing deadlines, unfinished business: Where the Legislature stands on abortion, water, property tax and more

Pressing deadlines, unfinished business: Where the...

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Texas lawmakers debating DEI ban in K-12 schools ask: Do students benefit from teachers who look like them?

Texas lawmakers debating DEI ban in K-12 schools a...

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Bill requiring Texas hospitals to report the citizenship status of patients killed in House

Bill requiring Texas hospitals to report the citiz...

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ICE says it deported more than 500 people in the Houston area in one week

ICE says it deported more than 500 people in the H...

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Bill to ban child marriages in Texas advances in the House

Bill to ban child marriages in Texas advances in t...

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Texas Legislature approves bill to ease polling place requirements for countywide voting

Texas Legislature approves bill to ease polling pl...

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TribCast: Can Texas make its housing more affordable?

TribCast: Can Texas make its housing more affordab...

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After college students protested Israel-Hamas war, Texas Senate votes to restrict time, place and manner of future events

After college students protested Israel-Hamas war,...

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Texas Already Gives Public Ed Dollars to Private Operators. Here’s How That Worked Out.

Texas Already Gives Public Ed Dollars to Private O...

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It’s not just about vouchers and school funding. Here are the other Texas public education bills you should track.

It’s not just about vouchers and school funding. H...

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“A gift to our mothers”: Moms could drive solo in car pool lanes under Texas House bill

“A gift to our mothers”: Moms could drive solo in ...

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New Senate bill offers last-minute reprieve for troubled Texas Lottery

New Senate bill offers last-minute reprieve for tr...

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Proposals to require judges to deny bail more often advance through House panel, signaling a broader agreement

Proposals to require judges to deny bail more ofte...

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Texas House signals expanding state’s medical marijuana program

Texas House signals expanding state’s medical mari...

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Harrison the Huckster

Harrison the Huckster

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A Day in a Democracy

A Day in a Democracy

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6 takeaways about Alex Fairly’s journey into Texas GOP politics

6 takeaways about Alex Fairly’s journey into Texas...

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Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that ca...

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Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records

Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman...

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Texas allows certain children to get married. Lawmakers may close that loophole.

Texas allows certain children to get married. Lawm...

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After a sometimes graphic debate, Texas House advances bill limiting kids’ access to sexually explicit books in libraries

After a sometimes graphic debate, Texas House adva...

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Ken Paxton says Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy suit

Ken Paxton says Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion...

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They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy

They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and...

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Texas Democrats cancel planned vote to condemn Rep. Henry Cuellar

Texas Democrats cancel planned vote to condemn Rep...

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Texas attorney general wins $60 million judgment in pollution lawsuit

Texas attorney general wins $60 million judgment i...

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John Cornyn says tax and spending bill must reimburse Texas $11 billion for border security

John Cornyn says tax and spending bill must reimbu...

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Texas lawmakers want to spend millions on Child ID kits. Experts say there’s no evidence they work.

Texas lawmakers want to spend millions on Child ID...

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