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Measure will nullify local ordinances that provide workers protection from devastating, triple-digit temperatures

States enacted 28 bills this week, more than three times the number of bills enacted during the same week in 2022. 

Tech billionaires became increasingly serious about a cage fight, following social media back-and-forth

The case concerned the administration's effort to set guidelines for whom immigration authorities can target for arrest and deportation. Texas and Louisiana had sued to block the guidelines.

The Texas Rangers are the only one of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball that aren't hosting Pride Night during a game in June as part of Pride Month

In the past 10 years, there has been an increase in far-right political violence in the United States. While scholars have pointed to several possible reasons – and often, combinations of explanations – the trend is clear.

The former member of the U.S. House will likely be the highest-profile Texan to enter the 2024 race, but he’ll be an underdog.

State Senate passes bill banning ESG use in state investments; Governor expected to veto

Name-calling. Mean tweets. A governor's quick-draw veto pen.

The bipartisan legislation was long sought by advocates for disabled voters, including some of the governor’s own allies.

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