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Colin Allred is in a tight race with Ted Cruz. Here's how he's planning to become Texas' first Democratic senator in decades.
For decades, the Lone Star State has been solidly in the GOP column. But Colin Allred is aiming to …
John L. Dorman
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A Texas judge has declared unconstitutional a law championed by Gov. Greg Abbott that limits the power of Democratic-led cities
The law, dubbed "the law that kills," was so broad it prevented local ordinances that mandated thin…
Katie Hawkinson
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Harris' border visit isn't just aimed at Arizona. Immigration will also sway voters in states thousands of miles away.
Kamala Harris is aiming to reassure swing voters across the US that she's the candidate who'll work…
John L. Dorman
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Texas construction workers protest after Greg Abbott axed mandated water breaks, calling it 'the law that kills'
The law has coincided with a punishing summer heat wave. Some areas of Texas are reaching 110 degre…
Katie Hawkinson
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Greg Abbott has cut required water breaks for Texas construction workers and labor advocates say it could kill them
Meanwhile, Texas is experiencing a record-setting heatwave, with heat indexes across the state reac…
Katie Hawkinson
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Congressmen call on Biden to stop Greg Abbott from transporting migrants to Democratic-led cities after a 3-year-old child died on a bus headed from Texas to Chicago
Since last year, Abbott has sent more than 30,000 migrants to Democratic-led cities in protest of w…
John L. Dorman
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is giving schools supplemental material to combat 'misinformation and prejudice' about the Israel-Hamas war
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is giving schools materials like guides from the Anti-Defamation League on t…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told Chicago's mayor he'll continue to bus migrants out of Texas 'until Biden secures the border'
The letter came after Chicago's mayor wrote and pleaded with him to stop sending migrants to the mi…
Madison Hall
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A Texas state trooper said Gov. Greg Abbott's border security has 'stepped over a line into the inhumane' with razor wire 'traps' and direction to withhold water from migrants, per reports
This year, Texas has installed miles of razor wire and large orange buoys near Eagle Pass to deter …
Lloyd Lee
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Kamala Harris is going on the offensive on border security. It could keep Arizona blue and cut off Trump's path to victory.
Republicans have long sough to tie Kamala Harris to President Biden's immigration policies. But now…
John L. Dorman
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Gov. Greg Abbott prompts swift rebukes after calling Texas mass-shooting victims 'illegal immigrants' in a statement offering condolences to their loved ones
In the statement, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $50,000 reward for information regarding the Clevela…
Lloyd Lee
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New York Mayor Eric Adams to bus asylum seekers upstate, much like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bused asylum seekers to New York City
Just as Eric Adams has decried Abbott for busing immigrants to New York City, local officials upsta…
Katie Balevic
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Results: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott defeats Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in Texas
The race involved many culture-war issues that were national themes, including access to abortion a…
Warren Rojas
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's aides were 'annoyed' by DeSantis' migrant stunt: NYT
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flew dozens of migrants from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard earlier thi…
Erin Snodgrass
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Republican Gov. Greg Abbott vies for reelection against Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in Texas
Abbott, who is seeking a third term, is involved in one of the priciest election fights the Lone St…
Warren Rojas
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will pardon an Army sergeant who was convicted for shooting a Black Lives Matter protester ‘as soon as it hits my desk’
A jury on Friday convicted Sgt. Daniel Perry for the shooting death of Garrett Foster, 28, at a 202…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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5 months after the worst school shooting in Texas history, Greg Abbott easily triumphed in Uvalde County
Speaking to the Texas Tribune, families of the victims killed in the Robb Elementary School shootin…
Bethany Dawson
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to 'challenge' free public education to children of undocumented immigrants
The governor of Texas said "the expenses are extraordinary and the times are different than when Pl…
Madison Hall
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Drag shows are the latest battleground in the right wing anti-gay disinformation campaign about 'grooming'
Hate and harassment targeting drag performers have escalated in recent weeks as events to celebrate…
Connor Perrett
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Woman says she was fired as Greg Abbott campaign canvasser after video shows her laughing when a man said he wouldn't vote for him
Monique Dawson said she was working for a contractor for the Texas governor's campaign. Abbott's te…