Maternal health βdesertsβ endanger some Texas women, babies
Of the more than 200 rural counties in Texas, about 70% have no hospital at all or have hospitals that donβt have facilities for delivering…
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Ruling that blocks Trump use of system to hunt noncitizen voters wonβt stop ongoing investigations
States that already ran voter rolls through the revamped federal SAVE immigration database can continue ongoing investigations of the estimated 24,000 voters it flagged.
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Texas Democrats welcome Bernie Sanders and plunge into kitchen-table politics
In speeches and conversations throughout their convention, Texas Democrats embraced affordability and anti-corruption themes championed by the independent senator from Vermont.
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Kendall Scudder wins race to lead Texas Democratic Party into critical midterms
Texas Democrats overwhelmingly elected Scudder, the incumbent, to a full term as party chair at their state convention Saturday.
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Unease about Talaricoβs Black support on display at Texas Democratic Convention
Black elected officials said the Senate nominee had more work to do to engage voters in their communities, while noting there was still time to…
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Japanese internment survivors, faith leaders demand closure of South Texas ICE detention center
Completing a pilgrimage from a World War II internment camp in Crystal City, activists said history is repeating itself with family detentions at the Dilley…
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James Talarico, Gina Hinojosa attack GOP with parallel populist pitches at Texas Democratic Convention
The U.S. Senate and gubernatorial nominees accused Republicans, including opponents Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott, of fixating on culture wars to distract from higher costs…
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Democratic land commissioner nominee diagnosed with cancer, announces heβs in remission
Benjamin Flores, who will face GOP incumbent Dawn Buckingham in November, said he would remain in the race.
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Abbott trolls Talarico with tacos and cattle at Texas Democratic Convention, ignoring opponent Hinojosa
The trolling blitz spared the governorβs Democratic foe, Gina Hinojosa, instead focusing on painting Talarico and the entire party as radicals attempting to gloss over…
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Dolores Huerta tells Texas Democrats to organize and βsave democracyβ in surprise convention appearance
The iconic Latina labor and civil rights leader, who is 96, voiced optimism that community organizing could draw voters in a state with some of…
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Harris County immigrant legal services program paused as court battle continues
The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Harris officials from financially supporting nonprofits that assist immigrants in deportation cases. The state is trying to permanently…
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Cornyn says closed primaries could backfire on Texas GOP, breaking with Abbott, Paxton
The outgoing senator said requiring voters to register with a party β and limiting GOP primary access to registered Republicans β would be βpaving the…
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Texas Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by survivors of Uvalde school shooting
Twenty students and five teachers accused DPS and Uvalde County of negligence in the delayed response to the deadly 2022 shooting.
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Hundreds of data centers are coming to Texas. Hereβs what you need to know.
Texas is experiencing an AI-driven data center boom with at least 248 projects planned statewide. Hereβs what to know about the industryβs rapid growth and…
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What Texas can learn from Japanese cities that give technology to its senior citizens
As Texas focuses on digital literacy for its elder residents, some Japanese cities are gifting low-cost devices to its older population so family can better…
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Portrait of Us, 2019-2023
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Texas must pay millions to fix errors in Bluebonnet school materials, contract shows
Thousands of corrections β from typos to copyright concerns β are needed in state-produced reading and math materials used by hundreds of public schools.
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Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy
In a 6-3 decision, the justices green-lit the practice of limiting the number of people who can apply for asylum each day.
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Tensions with landowners rise as a raft of gas pipelines push through Texas properties
Rising demand for Texas natural gas by data centers and foreign nations has sparked a surge in pipeline projects
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Workerβs Death at SpaceX Factory Followed Hundreds of Injuries in Recent Years
Around 4 a.m. on May 15, in the 1-year-old South Texas town of Starbase, Jose Luis Bautista, a 25-year-old man from nearby Donna, rode a…
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