Enrollment at Texas’ public universities inches ahead of community colleges for the first time since 1990s
The number of students attending Texas’ community colleges dropped below enrollment in the state’s four-year universities for the first time since the 1990s as many two-year schools …
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Supreme Court sets snap Nov. 1 hearing on Texas’ 6-week abortion ban but refuses to halt enforcement
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday again refused to halt enforcement of Texas’ new ban on abortions after …
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U.S. Supreme Court will consider Texas’ near-total abortion ban on an expedited timeline. The law remains in effect for now.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to fast-track two Texas cases involving the state’s near-total …
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Texas’ new political maps create safer districts for incumbents — and put an end to some challengers’ runs
Running for Senate District 9 would have seemed an uphill battle just a few years ago, but Salman Bhojani saw the growth in his North Texas community over the last decade as an opportunity.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration in bid to force construction of U.S.-Mexico border wall
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his counterpart from Missouri filed a lawsuit on Thursday against …
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Power companies required to better prepare plants for winter in first phase of rule approved by Texas regulators
Texas utility regulators on Thursday approved a rule requiring power companies to better prepare for …
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ACLU of Texas sues Houston-area school district over gender-based dress code’s long-hair policy
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is suing a Houston-area school district over a dress code …
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Appeals court allows whistleblower lawsuit from former employees who accused Ken Paxton of bribery to proceed
A state appeals court found Thursday that former deputies of Attorney General Ken Paxton who were fired …
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick for top Texas election post worked with Trump to fight 2020 results
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday appointed John Scott — a Fort Worth attorney who briefly represented …
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In fast-growing Central Texas, redistricting sparks political reshuffling in upcoming statehouse and congressional races
Redistricting is causing political upheaval across Texas, but nowhere has it been more intense than …
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Texas says popular cannabis extract, delta-8, is illegal, sending retailers scrambling
Three years after federal legislation removed the marijuana extract known as delta-8 THC from the …
Oil and gas industry groups had a heavy hand in choosing representatives to serve on a council intended to ensure energy and electricity operations continue during extreme weather conditions, emails …
New video footage of a Dallas paramedic who made headlines after body cameras showed him striking a homeless man reveals that he kicked the man at least nine times within two minutes …
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn joined Senate Republicans to block a federal voting rights bill that would supersede parts of Texas' new elections law on Wednesday. The …
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Pipeline company evades questions over a 15-hour gap before reporting oil spill
LOS ANGELES — When workers for the company operating the Elly drilling rig saw oil in the water miles from the California shoreline, they didn’t immediately call authorities. Instead, …
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Facebook faulted by staff over Jan. 6 insurrection: 'Abdication'
As rioters breached barricades and bludgeoned police with flagpoles before storming the U.S. Capitol on …
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Biden’s trimmed paid leave plan lags rest of world by months
Democrats’ latest paid family and medical leave proposal would offer workers four weeks annually — …
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The 2022 midterms are on track to be one of the most expensive elections ever. Here’s why
Get ready for a barrage of campaign ads — even more than usual. Democrats and Republicans are setting a …
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has paid his first voter fraud bounty. It went to an unexpected recipient
Nearly a year after offering up a hefty bounty for evidence of voter fraud in the wake of Donald …
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Benefits of Pfizer child shot likely outweigh risks, FDA says
The staff of the Food and Drug Administration said the benefits of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s …
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Record US border crossings kindle GOP rebuke of Biden policies
U.S. officials encountered more than 1.7 million migrants crossing the border with Mexico over the …
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2 police officers shot in Doral, Fla., on busy roadway; suspected gunman is dead
A gunman opened fired on Doral police on a busy road Friday morning, wounding two officers before …
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Organizer cancels 'Embattled Warriors' tactical training for Christians in SW Missouri
A tactical event scheduled for Saturday in southwest Missouri that organizers said was to train …
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Gov. Greg Abbott should call lawmakers back for a fourth special session
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pushed Wednesday for a fourth special session on two elections-related issues that did not get passed in the third special …
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Republicans say Texas’ new political maps are “race blind.” To some voters of color, that translates as political invisibility.
As they devised political maps to maximize their hold on power for another decade, Texas Republicans laid the foundation for a crucial argument …
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Five takeaways from Texas’ third special legislative session
Lawmakers wrapped up the third special legislative session of the year early Tuesday morning after approving most of the items Gov. Greg Abbott …
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White House calls Texas’ bill targeting transgender student athletes “hateful”
The Biden White House on Tuesday condemned a Texas bill that would restrict transgender student athletes’ participation in school sports, …
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Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t get everything he wanted in the special session. Will he call lawmakers back for more?
After nine months of the most conservative lawmaking Texas has seen in recent memory, legislators were confronting a daunting question Tuesday: …
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After Texas and other states passed new voting restrictions, federal bills could expand ballot access. Here’s what you need to know.
More than a month after Texas restricted how and when voters cast ballots, the U.S. Senate plans this week to take up a bill that could override …
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Texas legislators pass most — but not all — of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priority measures in final flurry of lawmaking
The Texas Legislature adjourned from its third special session of the year early Tuesday morning after a final flurry of activity that included …
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Texas Republicans send Gov. Greg Abbott a new congressional map that protects GOP power, reduces influence of voters of color
The Texas Legislature has signed off on new congressional districts that shore up the GOP’s dominance and yield little ground to the people of …
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Texas voters will decide whether to lower their property tax payments after Legislature completes last-minute Hail Mary
Texas voters will decide next year whether homeowners will get a trim in their property tax bills after lawmakers rammed through a proposed …
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