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Texas senator says the plan to give poor residents a $500 guaranteed basic income is unconstitutional
Harris County, which includes Houston, is offering $500 guaranteed basic income payments to the are…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Former Army officer and witness to Texas mall shooting who calls himself a 'gun lover' says mental health isn't the problem: 'We need more gun control'
"Prayers and condolences won't bring these people back. We need some action," said Steven Spainhoue…
Katie Balevic
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Texas Democrats who fled the state are suing Gov. Greg Abbott claiming his attempts to bring them back to the legislature violate their civil rights
Nearly two dozen Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives sued the Republican state leaders …
Connor Perrett
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I left a red state and moved to a blue state. The politics and lack of healthcare in Texas drove me back to Oregon.
Jules Rogers moved to Texas for work but left after two years. The state's gun laws and women's hea…
Jules Rogers
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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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Some people are leaving Texas because of its unreliable energy grid and frequent power outages
Texas' winter storms and extreme heat are getting worse, and some worry the power grid can't handle…
Alcynna Lloyd
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I showed up to a GOP congressman's 16-minute Christmas party. Here's what it was like to watch Democrats and Republicans rub shoulders in his cramped Capitol Hill office.
Where else can one find Marjorie Taylor Greene posing for a selfie with a House Democrat dressed up…
Bryan Metzger
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A 'frictionless' gold rush: How online sports betting swept the nation in less than 4 years
"It's men ages 22 to 50, white, college educated, have disposable income … That's who's betting," a…
Jake Lahut
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A conservative group told donors it's secretly helping Republican state legislatures draft bills to restrict voting, including in Georgia and Texas, leaked video shows
The Heritage Action director said the group is quietly working on writing and passing the laws to "…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Women were promised thousands of dollars to cancel their abortions. The group they trusted didn't always pay up.
Anti-abortion group Let Them Live claims it's stopped hundreds of procedures. But women say they ha…
Bethany Dawson,Louise Ridley,…
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The Texas GOP is pushing for a referendum to decide if the state will secede from the US
The Texas GOP is pushing for the state to hold a referendum in 2023 to determine if it should "reas…
Cheryl Teh
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Texas Democrats petitioned the state Supreme Court to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to defund the entire legislature
Texas Democrats allege that Abbott's decision to defund the legislature was unconstitutional and sh…
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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Texas found startling amounts of a cancer-causing chemical in the air outside Houston. Nobody told the residents.
Texas regulators documented startling amounts of benzene in Channelview, near Houston. Instead of s…
David Leffler,Savanna Strott,…
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Republican Gov. Greg Abbott heads into Texas primary with an anti-transgender directive at odds with his parental rights advocacy
Abbott, facing a primary election Tuesday, wants authorities to investigate parents for child abuse…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Results: Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez defeats Republican Rep. Mayra Flores in Texas' 34th Congressional District election
Polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. local time. Given the state has multiple timezones, the first p…
Hanna Kang
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Republican Rep. Mayra Flores faces off against Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in Texas' 34th Congressional District election
In this rare battle of incumbents, Republican Rep. Mayra Flores is locked in a tight battle against…
Hanna Kang
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Blue states are rushing to become abortion 'sanctuaries' as the Supreme Court looks poised to overturn Roe v. Wade
California, Vermont, Colorado, Oregon, and others are rushing to expand access to abortion as the h…
Kayla Epstein
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Democrats are planning to make abortion rights a huge midterm issue as the Supreme Court targets Roe v. Wade
"People who believe in choice are going to have to vote like they never voted before," Sen. Amy Klo…
Kayla Epstein
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Judge rules that Texas AG who ran away from being served a subpoena won't have to testify in abortion lawsuit
"Top executive officials should not be called to testify absent extraordinary circumstances," the m…