Texas surpasses 4 million total COVID-19 cases
Texas surpassed 4 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, reaching the mark not quite 17 months after the state recorded its first confirmed case of the disease. The state logged 5,264 new COVID-19 …
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Migrants arrested by Texas in border crackdown are being imprisoned for weeks without legal help or formal charges
Hundreds of migrants arrested under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catch and jail” border security push …
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Crackdown at Del Rio migrant camp shows competing powers of sympathy and get-tough policies
DEL RIO, Texas — By this weekend, the sprawling squalid migrant camp near the international …
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Texas law restricting access to abortion medications goes into effect Dec. 2 after governor signs bill
Just weeks after a near-total ban on abortion went into effect in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott ceremonially signed a separate bill into law on Friday that will restrict Texans’ access to …
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Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick blast state bar investigation into Ken Paxton as “politically motivated”
The state's top officials came to the defense of embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton, saying a state …
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A Republican wants to add exceptions for rape and incest to Texas’ new near-total abortion ban. He faces an uphill climb.
In the time since state Rep. Lyle Larson voted to impose a near-total abortion ban in Texas this summer, …
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Texas county officials call election audits an unnecessary partisan ploy while voicing confidence in 2020 results
Texas officials from three of the four counties whose 2020 elections are being audited by the secretary …
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Texas lawmaker defends new permitless carry law against criticism from gun control advocate
State Rep. James White passionately defended the bill he co-authored that allows Texans to carry handguns …
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Texas bill restricting transgender student athletes’ sports participation has enough votes to pass, House Speaker Dade Phelan says
The Texas House has the votes to pass legislation that would restrict transgender student athlete …
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With Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s blessing, lawmakers fast-track property tax cut proposal
With the renewed backing of Gov. Greg Abbott, legislation to cut property tax rates is on a fast …
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Amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 deaths this summer, more Texans under 60 are dying
The woman in the San Antonio intensive care bed was on a ventilator, her lungs ravaged by COVID-19. …
The Texas anti-abortion law that incentivizes ordinary people to file lawsuits against health care providers has human rights advocates and legal experts worried that the legal maneuver will spread …
Texas abortion providers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their challenge to the state’s law that nearly bans abortion on an expedited basis without waiting for an appellate court …
Former President Donald Trump has asked Gov. Greg Abbott to add an election audit bill to this year’s third special session, continuing his push to cast doubts on the election results of the …
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CDC director warns of ‘dire straits’ in COVID-hit areas of US
Parts of the U.S. health system “are in dire straits,” as the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant forces some states to prepare for rationed medical care, said …
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Low wages and pandemic gut staffing support for those with disabilities
Ernestine “Erma” Bryant likes her job, but the pay is a problem. She works in a caregiver role as a …
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House budget panel advances Biden’s giant tax, spending bill
The House Budget Committee advanced a draft version of President Joe Biden’s signature tax and social …
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China formally applies to join Asian trade deal Trump abandoned
Beijing has applied to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact once pushed by the U.S. as a way to isolate China …
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Americans ramp up Google searches for COVID tests amid scarcity
Searches for COVID-19 tests on Google are surging as the delta variant spreads in the U.S. and more …
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Last of Haitian migrants cleared from camp in Del Rio, Texas, DHS chief says
The last remaining Haitian migrants who were living in squalid conditions in makeshift encampments …
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U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is lone Democrat to vote against federal bill protecting abortion rights
In a bid to nullify Texas’ controversial near-total abortion ban, the U.S. House on Friday passed …
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House Democrats, galvanized by Texas ban, to vote to legalize abortion nationwide
The House on Friday is expected to vote to legalize abortion nationwide until fetal viability, and …
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Slicing up liberal cities becomes go-to redistricting strategy
As Democrats and Republicans duel over redistricting, line-drawers in more states are carving …
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Man sentenced in Texas court in plot to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran
An Iranian citizen was sentenced last week in San Antonio to more than five years in federal prison for plotting to obtain sensitive military …
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Texas troopers create “steel wall” of patrol vehicles in Del Rio as feds continue to repatriate Haitians
As immigration agents continue to fly more of the thousands of migrants camped in this border city to other processing centers or back to their …
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Texas appellate justices appear skeptical of Attorney General Ken Paxton defense that he’s exempt from state’s whistleblower law
A panel of Texas 3rd Court of Appeals justices expressed skepticism of an argument from Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawyers on Wednesday …
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Law enforcement warns of “credible threat” against Texas legislators who voted for abortion ban
Law enforcement on Tuesday evening alerted members of the Texas Legislature about “a credible threat” to their safety, citing that the …
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Texas sued over bill stopping social media companies from banning users for political views
Texas is being sued over its new law barring social media platforms from banning users over their political views by two trade associations that …
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Gov. Greg Abbott adds property tax relief, bail to special session agenda
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday added property tax relief and a constitutional amendment addressing bail changes to the third special session of …
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UT-Austin attempts to calm faculty concerns over planned Liberty Institute organized with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, conservative donors
University of Texas at Austin leaders attempted to quell concerns among faculty this week over a proposed think tank on campus known as the …
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After losing to a Democrat in 2020, former GOP state Sen. Pete Flores seeks election in newly drawn Republican district
A proposed redistricting map would shift most of Cedar Park and Leander to state Senate District 24, designed to help former Republican state …
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Texas abortion doctor lawsuits filed by allies may go nowhere
The first two lawsuits filed in the wake of a Texas bill that allows private citizens to sue doctors who perform abortions in all but the …
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