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In South Texas, Henry Cuellar’s Case Stirs an Old Feeling: Distrust
The Laredo congressman faces bribery charges, and some voters and party leaders worry that his legal troubles could dampen Democratic turnout.
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Texas judge orders new election after GOP lawsuit challenged 2022 election result in Houston area
A Texas judge has ruled in favor of a Republican candidate challenging the results in a 2022 judicial race in the nation’s third-most populous county.
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Texas State was set to host first presidential debate. How Biden, Trump upended that plan.
Texas State University pledged $5 million to host the debate. The new agreed upon debates will not be hosted by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
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Texas State University may no longer host a presidential debate this election
The university was planning to spend about $5 million to prepare for the debate between Biden and Trump, originally scheduled for Sept. 16.
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Three-quarters of Texans think ‘extreme conservative agenda’ has captured state, poll finds
Conservative Republicans’ attacks on gun control, abortion and climate-friendly investing practices are deeply unpopular — and costing Texas billions of dollars, according to a new poll. The ...
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Why a new energy trade group is pushing Texas to strengthen its electricity production
"Robust competition" is key to ensuring Texas has reliable energy sources as state's growth keeps climbing, a new trade group's leader says.
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Biden, Trump sidestep traditional presidential debate schedule that included Texas State University
Texas State was slated to be the first Texas university to host a presidential debate, with an event scheduled Sept. 16.
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Under scrutiny from legislators, Texas university leaders attest to how they’re complying with the state’s DEI ban
In their first public testimony since the ban on diversity, equity and inclusion offices went into effect, university system administrators explained to the Texas Senate subcommittee on higher ...
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State of Texas: Leaders weigh marijuana options after local decriminalization measure fails
An effort to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana appeared on the ballot recently in another Texas community, and the results turned out differently than similar ...
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Opinion: It’s Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done
"The city is becoming increasingly harsh for the very constituency the mayor claims to care about: the underserved in the forgotten outreaches of the city’s neighborhoods." ...
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Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants
The Biden administration will seek to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants traveling alone, shortly after ...
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Johnson survived the first ouster bid. Can he make it to January?
Barely 24 hours after muddying her timeline, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) did it anyway – and lost big. Speaker Mike Johnson survived Greene’s first proposal to oust him, which was tabled on a ...