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Abortion, private school vouchers and legislative control are the key issues in Texas’ 2024 election

Texan voters will have significant influence in November, both within and outside the state. They will be electing a U.S. senator, 38 U.S. House members, 150 state House members, as well as various judges and local elected officials. Additionally, they will have influence over important questions.

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Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger to lead group of Republicans for Colin Allred

The former congressman’s snub of fellow GOP member U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is the latest high-profile crossover for the Dallas Democrat.

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How a school voucher supporter won in a Texas House district with almost no private schools

Gov. Greg Abbott said the primary showed Texans want vouchers. In House District 18, an ad blitz and immigration fears may have played a larger role.

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In South Texas congressional race, Monica De La Cruz and Michelle Vallejo spar over health care

The topic is playing a major role in one of Texas’ only competitive congressional races this year as the competitors debate Medicare, abortion and expanding coverage.

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The largest carbon capture project in the U.S. could be in West Texas. Do residents want it?

If approved, the Oxy carbon capture plant will be the largest in Texas. Critics worry the technology is not enough to beat back climate change.

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Bernie Sanders tells Texas progressives to back Harris, says Allred win would “make all the difference”

Joining Sanders as he campaigns up and down the I-35 corridor are Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Greg Casar, and former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke.

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Texas prison system’s staffing crisis and outdated technology endanger guards and inmates

A new state report says the prison population will outgrow capacity by the end of next year.

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Texas executes Harris County man tied to five killings

Garcia White, who killed twin sisters, became the fifth Texas inmate put to death in 2024 after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to issue a stay of execution.

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A battered child care industry’s latest challenge? Competing for 4-year-olds.

A 2019 state law requiring schools to offer full-day pre-K is capturing child care’s most profitable customer base: 3- and 4-year-olds.

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Texas lawmakers, farmers and ranchers sound alarm over languishing farm bill

Millions of Texans would lose food subsidies and farm insurance if Congress doesn’t act before the end of the year.

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Does Dade Phelan have the votes to keep his job as Texas House speaker? It depends on how you count.

Phelan appears to lack support from the majority of House Republicans, but he could still win with some Democratic support.

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Ruling that found part of Texas vote harvesting law unconstitutional temporarily blocked

A federal judge’s decision on Sept. 28 had immediately halted the state’s ability to investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting.

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Eagle Pass residents rally to have state return Shelby Park

Residents say they can no longer access the park after the state seized it against the city’s wishes in January.

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Texas maternal mortality committee asks to review abortion-related deaths

The panel wants to review those cases, which have been excluded from state data for years, and other reforms amid a report that shows a spike in maternal deaths.

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Paxton sues Austin over abortion travel fund

The city has appropriated $400,000 to help residents travel out of state for abortions. This is the second lawsuit targeting the fund.

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Fourteen years after BP oil spill, Galveston scientists are striving to save the Gulf’s deep-sea coral

The massive 2010 oil spill damaged or killed coral in the Gulf of Mexico. Now some of the $20 billion settlement is helping researchers learn how to help the coral recover.

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The Odd Couple: How Ted Cruz and John Cornyn went from fractured to friendly

The two Texas senators have come together to serve Texas — and themselves — as both head into career-defining elections later this year.

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Why a conservative Texas mayor defied his peers and put the brakes on an abortion “travel ban”

Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley calls himself “pro-life.” But the proposal to police the streets for women traveling out of state to get an abortion is overreach, he said.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton targets El Paso nonprofit that offers legal services to migrants

Attorney General Ken Paxton has investigated at least five organizations this year that do immigration-related work.

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Senate Democrats boost Colin Allred’s bid against Ted Cruz with multimillion dollar investment

The late-cycle investment signals the party is taking Texas seriously — a shift from past cycles.

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Despite warnings, Texas rushed to remove millions from Medicaid. Eligible residents lost care.

Texas officials acknowledged some errors after they stripped Medicaid coverage from more than 2 million people, most of them children. A ProPublica and Texas Tribune review of records shows that these mistakes and others were preventable.

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Free speech or political intimidation? A jury says this Trump Train organizer crossed the line.

Eliazar Cisneros was accused of organizing and participating in a Trump Train that used harassment and intimidation to prevent others from exercising their support for a candidate.

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Texas sues Biden administration over requirement to provide LGBTQ+ youth foster placements

Placing LGBTQ+ foster children in more accepting homes would cost Texas too much money and resources, the lawsuit says.

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Takeaways from the Texas Tribune-Associated Press report on 24 hours along the Texas-Mexico border

Reporters from both organizations spent a day documenting the reality on the border. Here’s a summary of what they found.

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Many Americans say immigration is out of control, but 24 hours on the Texas-Mexico border showed a new reality. Will it last?

The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press visited five locations along the 1,254-mile span to separate the facts from the political narrative during a heated election year.

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