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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and three challengers vie for the Republican primary nomination

Four candidates are running in the Mar. 1 Republican primary election for Texas Attorney General—incumbent Ken Paxton, George P. Bush, Louis Gohmert, and Eva Guzman.

Ballotpedia · Feb 9, 2022

Nine candidates in TX-15 are seeking the Republican nomination for an open seat

Nine candidates are running in the Republican primary election for Texas’ 15th Congressional District on March 1, 2022. Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D) is running for re-election to Congress in Texas’ 34th Congressional District. The candidates running in the primary are: Jose Aizar Cavazos, Sara Canady, Vangela Churchill, Monica De…

Ballotpedia · Feb 9, 2022

Inside a dangerous TikTok trend that keeps sending Texas kids to the hospital

FORT WORTH, Texas — When a 14-year-old girl took 14 Benadryl pills in the middle of the night, her older sister called their grandmother for help, wanting to avoid getting in trouble with their parents.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022

Los desalojos suben a niveles previos a la pandemia

SPRING, Texas— Dionna Jackson, de 40 años, se sentó en un largo banco de madera y se puso nerviosa al revisar viejos mensajes de texto en su celular, mientras esperaba a que se convocara su caso de desalojo. Más de 87 personas se unieron a ella en la abarrotada sala…

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2022

Texas National Guard member dies after gun accidentally goes off

Soldier was part of state’s Operation Lone Star to stem US-Mexico border crossings

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Rabbi held hostage in Texas synagogue urges more security funds for houses of worship

WASHINGTON — The Colleyville, Texas, rabbi held hostage with three congregants by a man demanding release of a terrorist linked to al-Qaida urged Congress on Tuesday to provide more security funds for houses of worship.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2022

Abortions in Texas dropped almost 60% in the first month after new SB 8 restrictions were imposed

DALLAS — Texas Health and Human Services released updated statistics Monday showing the number of abortions reported in the state decreased almost 60% in the first month after new restrictions went into effect.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2022

In Texas, County Commissioners Are Free to Harvest Contractor Cash

Loose campaign finance laws permit politicians in Harris County to hide relationships between top campaign donors and the contracting firms paid with public funds.

Texas Observer · Feb 8, 2022

Masked men seen distributing white supremacist flyers in Texas neighbourhood

The incident has left residents in the community scared

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Uncovering the Underground Railroad to Mexico

Thousands of enslaved Black people trekked south to escape bondage, research shows.

Axios · Feb 8, 2022