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Democratic Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos joins crowded Texas House speaker race

Rodríguez Ramos faces an uphill battle, as Democrats are the minority party with 64 seats in the 150-member Texas House.

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Amarillo Republican John Smithee joins Texas House speaker race

After Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed impeachment trial, his allies touted Smithee, one of the House’s most senior members, as a speaker candidate.

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Texas civic group wants judge to block Ken Paxton’s investigation into voter registration efforts

Jolt, which advocates for more Latino voting participation, says the attorney general’s probe has spurred threatening comments online.

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Ken Paxton withdrew an opinion on gun bans weeks after suing Texas state fair for a similar restriction

Paxton sued Dallas and state fair officials last month, arguing the fair’s private organizer had violated state law by banning firearms on the fairgrounds.

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Texas’ battle against deer disease threatens breeding industry

Texas has seen a record number of chronic wasting disease cases this year. The state is looking for new ways to contain the spread without driving deer breeders out of business.

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At this West Texas church, “the Lord’s work” is helping the poor, not rewriting state law

Led by co-pastors Joe and Dawn Weaks, Connection Christian Church, a 118-year-old congregation in Odessa, has transformed while keeping true to its legacy of helping the community.

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GOP bid to remove polling sites from Tarrant County college campuses fails

County Judge Tim O’Hare said he proposed the cuts to save costs. Critics accused Republican leaders of suppressing the vote of young people who back Democrats.

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Federal border agency report on Uvalde massacre recommends policy changes

The review of CBP agents’ response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting found that active shooting training was insufficient.

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Power plant expansion tied to Bitcoin mining faces backlash in rural Hood County

Granbury residents say a noisy Bitcoin mine keeps them up at night. Now a plan to expand the power plant that fuels the mine is drawing opposition over pollution concerns.

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Odessa’s mayor ran to help the West Texas city “repent.” Now he wants a second term.

Under Javier Joven’s leadership, his critics say, the Odessa City Council has lost focus on municipal issues like roads and water infrastructure.

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Russian captive’s father blasts Ted Cruz in ad endorsing Colin Allred

Joey Reed said the Texas senator did not do enough to free his son Trevor who was held in Russia for three years until he was released in 2022.

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Texas leads push for faster certification of mental health professionals

Other states look to Texas as the state psychology board pushes against the new national licensing requirements.

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Affected by Texas’ high home prices and rents? We want to talk to you

The Texas Tribune is writing about the state’s housing affordability crisis. Help us tell the story.

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Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say

About 25% of Texas’ correctional officer positions are unfilled. Inmates say the shortages make it harder for them to get respite during hot summer months.

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Dallas juvenile detention center isolated kids and falsified documents, state investigation says

A Texas Juvenile Justice Department report says Dallas County officers kept kids in their sleeping quarters for days at a time and faked school attendance logs.

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National Dems target Texas, but focus remains on protecting Senate incumbents

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz this November, but the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee has vulnerable incumbents to defend first.

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Abbott says potential power outages from Tropical Storm Francine will be restored within hours

Texas isn’t expected to take a direct hit when the storm makes landfall as a hurricane. But storm surge and dangerous winds are possible.

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Dan Patrick asks Senate to consider bills to unmask protesters, change runoff elections

The new list includes many right-wing priorities, and would escalate Republicans’ wars against diversity, equity and inclusion programs and review laws to keep noncitizens off voter rolls.

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State Rep. James Frank becomes fourth Republican to challenge Dade Phelan for House speaker

Frank said he would work to bring better communication, member empowerment and management of the flow of legislation if he became the chamber’s leader.

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Texas school districts say upgrades to the state’s student data reporting system could hurt their funding

The Texas Education Agency says there’s time to fix problems before officially reported data is used to determine how much money districts get.

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Walz tells Texas Democrats a U.S. Senate race win is within reach

The vice presidential candidate was briefly in Dallas for a fundraiser on behalf of Kamala Harris’ campaign.

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Texas proposes first new rules for oilfield waste in 40 years

While environmentalists say the new rules don’t do enough to protect groundwater, oil and gas operators are contesting stricter requirements for waste pits near wells.

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Texas parents gain new tools to control their teen’s social media use

A new law gives parents more power over a child’s actions on social media, but only if the parent knows about the account.

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Austin congressman leads GOP rebuke of Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal

The House Foreign Affairs Committee, which U.S Rep. Michael McCaul chairs, accused Biden of ignoring warnings from his staffers and allies, leaving American interests vulnerable to the Taliban takeover.

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