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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott didn't go to the funerals of any Uvalde victims, schedule documents show
According to documents obtained by local media, the governor did not visit Uvalde since a community…
Tom Porter
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In Texas, big businesses including Target, Macy's, and Toyota are keeping their mask mandates, despite the state lifting COVID-19 restrictions
Major retail stores Macy's and Target are sticking to federal advice and requiring all customers an…
Kate Duffy
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Texas army veteran faces $16,000 bill due to rocketing energy prices as billionaire gas producer and Dallas Cowboys owner stands to profit from it
Wholesale electricity prices in Texas have been pushed up to more than $9,000 per megawatt-hour. Th…
Tom Porter,Joshua Zitser
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'Abbott Elementary' creator said people have asked for a school shooting episode: 'This country is rotting our brains'
"I can't ask 'are yall ok' anymore because the answer is 'no,'" Quinta Brunson, the creator of "Abb…
Rebecca Cohen
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The newly-appointed Texas secretary of state briefly worked with Trump to challenge the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania
Attorney John Scott will serve in the role on an interim basis, as his appointment will require con…
John L. Dorman
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Beto O'Rourke says Texas is 'nearing a failed state' as millions remain without heat and power in freezing temperatures
'We are nearing a failed state in Texas ... It has everything to do with the leadership and those i…
Thomas Colson
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Chris Murphy once again pleads with the Senate to act on gun violence after deadly Texas Elementary School shooting, nearly a decade after Sandy Hook
"Just days after a shooter walked into a grocery store to gun down African-American patrons, we hav…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Mexican authorities promised to expedite documents for 800 migrants planning an Easter march demonstration
"We are going to help them be regularized," Hugo Cuellar, a representative of the National Institut…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Lauren Boebert says Beto O'Rourke's assault weapon buyback plan 'looked like it was ripped from the pages of Mein Kampf'
Democrat Beto O'Rourke's 2019 plan to curb gun violence sounded as crazy to MAGA acolyte Lauren Boe…
Warren Rojas,Nicole Gaudiano
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Airline staffers won't have to be vaccinated before the holiday travel season - but tension and uncertainty remain in wake of extended vaccine deadline
Employment lawyers told Insider that airlines may jeopardize future government contracts if they do…
Thomas Pallini
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Trump is still bragging about passing his cognitive test from 2018
Trump returned to a familiar, unsubstantiated, line of attack against Joe Biden on Wednesday, highl…
Tom Porter
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California and Texas announce pro sports could return without fans at the end of the month, and New York is not far behind
As states look to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, Texas and California are looking to have …
Scott Davis
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Young adults are driving the surge in coronavirus cases in Arizona, Florida, and Texas, officials say. Patients' median ages are dropping.
Coronavirus cases are rising among people under 40 years old, possibly because young people are for…
Holly Secon
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Texas' controversial 'bathroom bill' cleared its first hurdle - here's what you need to know about it
Supporters of the bill claim it's about safety - namely, keeping sexual predators out of bathrooms.…
Mark Abadi
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The Trump administration is halting its weekly lists calling out 'sanctuary cities'
The debate has risen to a head in Travis County, Texas, which was responsible for 142 of the 206 in…
Michelle Mark
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The Trump administration has started naming and shaming 'sanctuary cities'
Federal judges have ruled in the past that localities aren't obliged to honor the detainer requests…