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Why Texas is unlikely to let voters decide on abortion access

A Texas Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment stopping future abortion restrictions. Voters would have to approve it — but Republican lawmakers aren’t likely to put it in front of them.

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Texas drag shows become a right-wing target amid rising extremism

LGBTQ Texans say lawmakers and right-wing figures are misrepresenting what happens at all-ages performances to propagate hate and violence against queer people.

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U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady leaves Washington after 26 years of placing policymaking over headline-making

Brady condemned the divisiveness that has taken hold of American politics, saying social media is the biggest driver of the problem while applauding former President Donald Trump for his influence on the Republican party.

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Brittney Griner released in Russian swap

The basketball star was first detained in February, and had recently been moved to a Russian penal colony

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On the margins of downtown San Antonio, a maligned neighborhood mobilizes to save itself

Born of segregation and redlining, the near West Side has long been mostly Latino, mostly low-income. Redevelopment pressures are closing in, and neighbors are working to keep it affordable for some of the city’s poorest residents.

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A boil-water notice in Houston made national news. In rural Texas, it’s a way of life.

Rural communities face compounding reasons they can’t improve their water infrastructure, including inflation and a lack of human resources.

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How Austin’s housing crisis has shaped the race for a new mayor

The capital city’s mayoral race is something of a test case in how the state’s rising housing costs might influence local races in major cities.

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Texas lawmakers ask state agency to delay power market redesign until after 2023 legislative session

In a Monday committee hearing, lawmakers questioned whether a Public Utility Commission proposal to redesign Texas’ electricity market would lead to the building of more natural-gas-fired power plants. Regulators say it would.

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John Scott, Texas’ top elections official, to step down at end of year

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Scott as secretary of state in October 2021, and he served in an interim capacity pending Senate confirmation. He is stepping down right before the legislative session, in which his appointment would have come up for debate.

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A Texas program that backs school districts’ bond debt is about to reach its limit — and it could mean raising taxes

Under the state’s Permanent School Fund’s Bond Guarantee Program, schools get the best interest rate on bonds. That soon may be over if the federal government doesn’t act.

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Feds arrest Texas man charged with threats to Boston doctor who cares for transgender children

The 38-year-old Hill Country man faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

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Texas GOP loser wants to "void" results

Mike May asked the GOP-dominated Texas House to order a new election

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Feds often hand migrants over to state police rather than process immigration claims, complaint says

State police often rely on federal immigration officials to lock up migrants on state trespassing charges, according to a new complaint by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. The collaboration contradicts federal and Texas officials’ attacks on each other’s immigration policies.

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Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after juries award Sandy Hook parents almost $1.5 billion

A handful of the Texas-based conspiracy theorist’s companies already filed for bankruptcy. Earlier this year, a Texas jury awarded Sandy Hook parents $49 million in a defamation case against Jones.

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Photos: “We don’t feel safe here.” A transgender teen and their family flee Texas.

Texas policies targeting access to health care for transgender youth forced one family to leave the state.

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To combat opioid overdoses, Gov. Greg Abbott says he supports decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips

The announcement signals a shift in Abbott’s approach to fighting the opioid epidemic. He had previously pushed back against bills calling for the decriminalization of fentanyl testing strips.

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Texas lawmakers have a $27 billion surplus, but a spending cap complicates their goal of lowering property taxes

Texas homeowners have some of the highest property tax bills in the nation, a byproduct of the state’s reliance on such taxes to help pay for public schools and the state’s lack of an income tax.

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Migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue “Perla,” who recruited them for flights

The flights, financed by Florida at the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, were filled by Perla Huerta of San Antonio, who was added to a lawsuit against DeSantis and others on Tuesday.

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Texas’ rural hospitals are — once again — at grave risk of closing

A rural hospital hasn’t closed in Texas since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. That could change as federal relief ends.

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Suspect in Vanessa Guillén’s killing pleads guilty

The 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier’s murder prompted nationwide outrage and calls to reform the way the military addresses sexual violence within its ranks.

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Beto O’Rourke’s campaign returned surprise $1m donation from controversial crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried

Embattled FTX founder was top donor to Democrats in 2022 midterms

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Mother of 10-year-old Uvalde shooting victim sues school district, police and gun manufacturer

The lawsuit accuses Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the shooter’s weapon, of marketing that primes “young buyers to purchase AR-15-style rifles as soon as they are legally able.”

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Stephen F. Austin State University moves to join the University of Texas System

Regents said they chose the UT System because of its access to the Permanent University Fund, which consists of oil and gas assets.

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Houston officials say state made the call on water boil notice

For more than 24 hours, nearly everyone in the nation’s fourth-most-populous city had been asked to boil water after a power outage at a water treatment plant Sunday.

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Beto O’Rourke returned $1 million check from FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried

O’Rourke’s campaign said they gave the money back before the company’s scandals became widely public, because they were taken aback by such a large unsolicited donation.

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