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Why Vicente Gonzalez may not be safe in his solidly Democratic district

The seasoned South Texas Democrat is running his most aggressive campaign operation since his first run for Congress.

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Conspiracists target election officials

Running Texas elections has never been easy. But since 2020, the scrutiny elections administrators face has grown

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Texas is set to execute John Ramirez despite the objections of the Nueces County prosecutor, who opposes the death penalty

Ramirez was sentenced to death for murdering Corpus Christi convenience store clerk Pablo Castro. After a previous execution was halted,…

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Texas A&M’s early voting location was popular during general elections before it was moved off campus

The Brazos County commissioner who represents the precinct where the university is located cited low turnout as a partial reason…

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Another National Guard soldier working Operation Lone Star dies by suspected suicide

The soldier is the 10th known Texas Guard member linked to the mission to die since its rapid expansion began…

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Conspiracy theorists and 16-hour days: Inside the stress elections officials face ahead of the midterms

Running elections in Texas has never been easy. But since 2020, the scrutiny elections administrators face has grown — even…

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Cryptocurrency miners line up to come to Texas, and rural counties are welcoming them

Eager to bring new jobs to their towns and boost their tax base, rural Texas counties are courting companies that…

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Rochelle Garza is the Democrats’ best chance of winning statewide office in Texas, but she still faces an uphill battle

Garza remains the underdog, battling her own low name recognition and a fundraising disadvantage in an expensive statewide race that…

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Beto O’Rourke says Gov. Greg Abbott “refuses” to debate with a live audience

Abbott’s team rejected the assertion, saying that O’Rourke agreed to the audience-free debate months ago.

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35 family members of Uvalde shooting victims throw their support behind Beto O’Rourke ahead of debate

In a news conference ahead of the only gubernatorial debate, 35 family members of Uvalde school shooting victims said they…

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TribCast: Trouble in Ken Paxton’s office

In this week’s episode, Matthew Watkins speaks with Jake Bleiberg of the Associated Press and Steve Vladeck from the University…

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Uvalde families file sweeping lawsuit

The lawsuit says each defendant played a part in the shooting’s tragic outcome

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Texas can withhold list of people it thinks are noncitizens and can’t vote, appeals court rules

The appellate court reversed a previous ruling that found that Texas violated federal law by refusing to release the list.…

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Abbott, O’Rourke spar over immigration, abortion and Uvalde shooting in debate

The one-hour debate took place in Edinburg. It was the only scheduled debate between the two candidates before the November…

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Immigration, abortion and economy expected to take center stage when Abbott, O’Rourke debate Friday

The debate, the candidates’ first and likely only one before the November election, begins at 7 p.m. Central time in…

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Warden of West Texas immigration detention center arrested in migrant’s death was previously accused of abusing detainees

The brothers reportedly told law enforcement they were looking for animals to shoot. One man was killed and a woman…

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Bastrop County grand jury declines to indict caretaker at center of The Refuge abuse scandal

The grand jury said it did not find sufficient evidence to indict Iesha Greene, who was reported to have sold…

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Texas awards $307 million in contracts for 14 miles of new border wall

The two companies awarded contracts on Thursday will erect border barriers in Del Rio and the Rio Grande Valley.

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State agencies push for better worker pay as critical staffing crunch hits Texas government

Texas agencies say they are being hammered by a historic staffing crisis, particularly when it comes to those in the…

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Cruz opposes bill to stop another Jan. 6

The Texan objected to certifying Arizona’s electoral votes as rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

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Migrant encounters at the border are higher today than they were before Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star began

The number of migrant encounters at the Texas-Mexico border has climbed from 109,456 in March 2021, the month the mission…

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Leading anti-abortion group drops support of Texas lawmaker after he pledges to support exceptions for rape

Other anti-abortion groups and Republicans said they will continue to support state Sen. Robert Nichols after his comments at The…

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Texas AG Paxton: A GOP coward bully

Tying with Josh Hawley for the "running Republicans" trophy, the anti-choice lawyer cites fear of a process server

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They saved to buy their own mobile homes. Then the land beneath them was sold to an investor.

Mobile homes are a vital source of affordable housing for around 2 million Texans. But as Texas cities grow, many…

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Brazos County won’t restore Texas A&M early-voting location despite students’ pushback

County commissioners decided Tuesday that A&M still won’t have an on-campus early-voting location for the 2022 elections, despite admitting it…

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