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As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence

It’s rare for governors to step in to halt executions. In the case of Robert Roberson, it ended up being state lawmakers who took extraordinary steps.

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How a career-ending injury as an NFL linebacker paved the way for Colin Allred’s underdog Senate bid

Allred was a high school football star who would later go on to play for the Tennessee Titans. From there he pivoted to law school where he pursued a career as a civil rights attorney.

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After Roberson ruling, upcoming Court of Criminal Appeals election in the spotlight

Three of the five judges who allowed Robert Roberson’s execution to proceed will be leaving the court after Paxton-backed primary challenges.

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A legal battle spared Robert Roberson’s life, for now. Here’s what happens next.

The effort to spare Roberson sparked a conflict between the state’s top courts that must be resolved. When it is, the death row inmate will likely be back on the path to execution.

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At debate, Mayra Flores shrugs off concern about mandating South Texans carry passports

During a tense debate with U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Flores attacked Gonzalez for being soft on border security, then suggested requiring residents to prove citizenship in some instances was appropriate.

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Five races for the Republican-dominated State Board of Education to watch this year

Revising the social studies curriculum could be among the divisive issues the Texas State Board of Education tackles next year.

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Republicans want to flip this last competitive South Texas senate seat

State Sen. Morgan LaMantia, D-Palm Valley, faces off against Republican Adam Hinojosa in the only competitive race for the Texas Senate.

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Vicente Gonzalez and Mayra Flores clash in fiery South Texas congressional debate

In their only debate before Election Day, Gonzalez and Flores traded jabs over the economy, immigration and abortion, and regularly spoke over each other.

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Ken Paxton sues Dallas pediatrician over providing hormone treatments to teens

In the first test of Senate Bill 14, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused Dr. May Lau of providing testosterone to at least 21 teens.

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What is shaken baby syndrome, the controversial diagnosis for which Robert Roberson is set to die?

The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.”

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“More than our wombs”: Women in conservative Texas cities mobilizing to end GOP dominance

Democrats in Lubbock and Amarillo hope Kamala Harris’ candidacy and a backlash to abortion laws will help make their long-held vision of a blue wave a reality.

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Texas’ order to ask hospital patients’ citizenship status renews focus on the state’s large uninsured population

On Nov. 1, hospitals will begin asking patients their citizenship status. But data suggests uninsured citizens, not immigrants, cost Texas hospitals more.

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With little say over Robert Roberson’s fate, Texas lawmakers take extraordinary steps to buy him more time

With Roberson’s options dwindling, a House panel used its bully pulpit to prove his case and excoriate the failures of the state’s junk science law.

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Texas lawmakers signal push to require proof of citizenship from voters

Gov. Greg Abbott gave an inflated number of noncitizens removed from the state’s voter rolls, officials acknowledged, confirming findings by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, and Votebeat.

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Ag Commissioner Sid Miller’s former political consultant pleads guilty to bribery

Todd Smith’s plea comes days before he was set to go to trial, where Miller was subpoenaed to testify.

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Texas Supreme Court temporarily stops Robert Roberson’s execution

The state’s highest civil court said it wants a lower court to resolve a separation-of-powers issue raised by a group of Texas lawmakers who subpoenaed the death row inmate the night before he was set to be put to death.

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Republicans put up little fight in Henry Cuellar’s race after indictment

Republicans declared the Laredo Democrat a target this year after his indictment, but haven’t spent serious money to unseat him.

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Nearly half of Texas high school students who earn college credits are Hispanic, study says

Despite the group’s strong participation, Hispanic students graduate college at a lower rate than peers in the program, according to a report.

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Watch: Texas lawmakers discuss noncitizens on the voter rolls

Here’s what you need to know after a ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat investigation found that Gov. Greg Abbott likely inflated the number of noncitizens on voter rolls.

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Houston ISD superintendent didn’t illegally funnel state money to out-of-state schools, TEA says

The Texas Education Agency found that checks mailed to Miles’ charter school network in Colorado were eventually deposited into the network’s Texas account.

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Colin Allred, Ted Cruz blast each other as “extreme,” throw jabs on border and abortion in Senate debate

The debate proved combative from start to finish, with Cruz and Allred trading barbs on nearly every issue that came up.

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Laredo enters its sixth day of a boil-water notice after E. coli is discovered in water system

The South Texas city is the latest to grapple with aging water infrastructure, which officials suggested could have been the cause for the E. coli outbreak.

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Texas rejects insurance rate increase for coastal homeowners, businesses

Texas Windstorm Insurance Association officials argued they needed a 10% rate increase to help insure a growing number of policyholders.

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A Panhandle town says goodbye to its newspaper

Watch this documentary about the final run of the Canadian Record, a small-town, family-owned newspaper that closed last year.

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A Texas rematch: Republican Mayra Flores aims to beat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez for U.S. House seat

Flores briefly represented the district after winning a 2022 special election. Gonzalez went on to beat her by nearly 9 points in the general.

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