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Populist House Republicans picking a fight with US business over ‘woke capitalism’

Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022

Houston blames water outage on failure of backup transformer

Houston’s citywide water outage stemmed from the failure of two electrical transformers at a key treatment complex that prevented officials from turning on backup generators.

Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott targets discussions of gender identity in Texas schools

DALLAS — Discussions about gender identity in schools are likely targets for the upcoming legislative session as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott alluded to his support for stopping such “indoctrination.”

Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022

What we know (and don't know) about how abortion affected the midterms

What can polls tell us? (Not a lot.) Why did ballot measures favor abortion rights while abortion rights opponents won handily? (It's complicated.) And more lessons from the midterms.

WEKU · Nov 25, 2022

Colorado's perfect storm of madness

We don't know exactly what drove this gunman — but we know what's making America more dangerous for LGBTQ people

Salon · Nov 23, 2022

Amid fallout from the Uvalde shooting, Texas DPS wants $1.2 billion for academy and active-shooter training facility

DPS is asking lawmakers to approve a $467 million active-shooter facility as a “down payment” for the training academy. “You play like you practice,” Director Steve McCraw said.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 23, 2022

Texas Democrats ask hard questions after midterm election losses

AUSTIN, Texas — High-ranking Texas Democrats have sought to numb acute pain from a drubbing they took in this month’s midterm election by accentuating the positive:

Tribune News Service · Nov 22, 2022

Republicans make marginal gains in South Texas as Democratic power wanes

The Rio Grande Valley has long been a Democratic stronghold in Texas. Republicans invested heavily there but didn't see major gains. Still, marginal progress has Democrats worried.

WEKU · Nov 22, 2022

Second immigrant bus arrives in Philadelphia from Texas, activists wonder if more are coming soon

PHILADELPHIA — A second bus carrying immigrants from Texas arrived in Philadelphia on Monday morning, a twice-in-six-days sequel that propelled the city to offer fresh welcome to more weary, uncertain travelers from the border.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 21, 2022

Second bus carrying immigrants arrives in Philadelphia from Texas, sent by Gov. Greg Abbott

PHILADELPHIA — A second bus carrying immigrants from Texas arrived in Philadelphia Monday morning, a twice-in-six-days sequel that propelled the city to offer fresh welcome to more weary, uncertain travelers from the border.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 21, 2022