Politics
O’Rourke’s Senate Run Still Needs Latinos to Win
Posted on · A new poll from Quinnipiac University puts Senator Ted Cruz up by 9 points
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Texan 3-D Gun Advocate Accused of Sex with Minor, Released on Bond
Posted on · Cody Wilson was arrested over the weekend in Taiwan and had been booked in Houston
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Woman Who Took Cousin’s Identity to be Deported for Voting
Posted on · Ortega, who was accused of improperly casting a ballot five times between 2005 and 2014, was a permanent U.S. resident whose attorney said mistakenly thought she was eligible to vote
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Sutherland Springs Shooter Had Told Judge He Wouldn’t Hurt Again
Posted on · Five years earlier, Kelley was convicted of assaulting family members while serving in the Air Force
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Texas Governor Orders Investigation Into Youth Lockup Abuse
Posted on · Abbott asking the Texas Rangers, the state's top law enforcement unit, follows increasing concern from lawmakers and calls by juvenile justice reform groups to close the state's five youth lockups
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Texas Gov. Abbott Begins Re-Election Bid With No Rivals Yet
Posted on · There's no obvious challenger to Abbott to emerge so far.
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Texas Moves To Soften Voter ID Law After Judge Finds Bias
Posted on · A weakened Texas voter ID law moved closer to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk on Tuesday with the state House approving legislation that waters down an original version that a judge compared to a "poll tax" and ruled had intentionally discriminated against minorities.
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Texas Tests Trump Administration Over Abortion Providers
Posted on · Texas is asking the federal government to reverse course and provide funding for a state-run women's health program that excludes abortion providers, an apparent test of the Trump administration that could provide a model for other conservative states.
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Mexico And Police Chief Slam Texas’ New ‘Sanctuary City’ Ban
Posted on · The law will allow police officers to ask about the immigration status of anyone they detain
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Texas Stokes Immigration Debate With ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Ban
Posted on · Texas charged to the forefront of the national debate over immigration as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a so-called "sanctuary cities" ban that lets police ask during routine stops whether someone is in the U.S. legally and threatens sheriffs with jail if they don't cooperate with federal immigration agents.
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Texas Governor Gives First Clear Support For ‘Bathroom Bill’
Posted on · Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for the first time Tuesday endorsed a "bathroom bill" and breathed new life into North Carolina-style efforts that businesses and LGBT rights groups hoped had stalled with time running out to sign into law.
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Sandra Bland’s Mom Returns To Texas To Urge Police Reforms
Posted on · The mother of a black woman who died in a jail near Houston following a confrontational traffic stop in 2015 returned to Texas on Tuesday to back a sweeping police reform bill named after her daughter that influential law enforcement groups are fighting.
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Judge Moves, Pushes Texas Attorney General’s Criminal Trial
Posted on · On the brink of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton facing a jury on criminal securities fraud charges, a judge Thursday ordered a delay until the trial can be moved from the Republican's hometown where prosecutors have accused conservative allies of trying to derail the case.
Health & Science
Get By Without Planned Parenthood? One Texas Effort Stumbles
Posted on · In pushing a replacement for the Affordable Care Act that cuts off funds for Planned Parenthood, Republicans are out to reassure women who rely on the major health care organization that other clinics will step up to provide their low-cost breast exams, contraception and cancer screenings.
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Prosecutors Say Jury Pool For Texas AG’s Fraud Trial Tainted
Posted on · Special prosecutors want Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's criminal trial on securities fraud charges moved elsewhere over claims that his hometown supporters have tainted the jury pool.