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Schools, Not Prisons: Security Lessons From Rebuilding Sandy Hook Elementary
Posted on · “Remember, we’re not trying to build Fort Knox. We’re trying to buy enough time until law enforcement arrives.”
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Democrats Lupe Valdez And Andrew White Readying For Their Only Gubernatorial Debate
Posted on · The contest is between an avowed progressive and the businessman son of a former governor who claims the outsider mantle.
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John Cornyn Isn’t Backing The State’s DACA Lawsuit
Posted on · The Texas senator has participated in discussions about preserving DACA
Immigration
Should Members Of Migrant Caravan Seek Asylum In Mexico?
Posted on · A large group of Central Americans who say they face persecution in their home countries has reached the U.S.-Mexico border
Texas
Appeals Court Ruling Makes 2017 Voter ID Law Permanent
Posted on · SB 5, the legislation passed to fix the 2011 voter ID law, was already in temporary effect for the 2018 election cycle. Now it will remain on the books.
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Former Ambassador Tony Garza Applauds Greg Abbott’s NAFTA Advocacy
Posted on · The Texas governor supports continued negotiation of contentious NAFTA issues, including rules of origin, and investor state provisions
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UPDATE: Beto O’Rourke Says He Raised Staggering $6.7M In First Quarter Of 2018
Posted on · U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, says he raked in over $6.7 million for his U.S. Senate bid in the first quarter of 2018. It's an eye-popping number that poses a new category of threat to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.
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Congress’ New Spending Deal Will Add Border Fencing, But Spare Wildlife Refuge
Posted on · 25 miles of new border fencing will basically seal off Hidalgo County
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‘Rebalancing Tariffs’ Could Complicate Trade Between Texas And The European Union
Posted on · “We hope we won’t need to do this, that we can find through dialogue with the U.S. administration a mutually acceptable solution in the next week or two,” Ambassador David O'Sullivan said
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Former Texas Prison Employee Alleges A ‘Culture Of Cover-Up’
Posted on · Dominique Mitchell supervised a program for teen inmates within an adult prison in Brazoria. She says employees were discouraged from reporting incidents involving inmates, and were disciplined if they did
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After Harvey, Sandy And Katrina: How Long Should It Take To Get Relief?
Posted on · “In just a couple of months after Sandy, in New York there were 19,000 homes repaired compared to fewer than 4,000 in Texas,” a reporter with the Associated Press says
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‘Mercy Instead Of Vengeance’: A Father’s Successful Fight To Halt His Son’s Execution
Posted on · Instead, Thomas Bartlett Whitaker will now spend the rest of his life in prison for coordinating a 2003 ambush that left his mother and brother dead, and his father severely wounded
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Can Voters Loyal To One Party Cause Chaos In The Other Party’s Primary?
Posted on · Texas is one of 15 states in the U.S. that holds open primaries. This means you don’t have to declare a party affiliation until you get to the polls.
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Texas Educators Reflect On Preparing For The Possibility Of Gun Violence
Posted on · “Not only have we failed to protect our students who are potential victims of a mass shooting, but we have also failed that student who has brought a gun to school,” says Austin teacher Sarah Tanner
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In A New Report, More Controversy About George P. Bush’s Management Of The Alamo
Posted on · The draft internal audit says there’s a lack of transparency at the Texas General Land Office