The court threw out Turner's conviction because his defense attorneys said at trial that he had committed murder, even though Turner wanted to maintain his innocence. Full Story
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The Nature Conservancy plans to use settlement money from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to construct new oyster reefs in Galveston and Copano bays. Full Story
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Despite showing an uptick in electricity complaints this year, a report released by the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power also shows that complaints and inquiries have generally decreased over the past decade. Full Story
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The long-awaited decision comes more than a year after Amazon announced the public bidding war in September 2017. Full Story
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The Bureau of Land Management is making it easier to produce oil and gas on federal acreage. In southeastern New Mexico, it can’t even keep up with what’s already happening. Full Story
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Rural Texans like the places where they live — the environment, the pace, the lifestyle — but they'd like to have access to better jobs, a new poll finds. Full Story
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A leading anti-vaccine group claims that day cares are breaking the law by denying kids who haven't been vaccinated. Experts say the group is misinterpreting the law. Full Story
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The Republican from Angleton wasn't even a candidate a month ago. Now he says he has north of 100 votes — more than enough to win the gavel. Full Story
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Bonnen made the announcement at a press conference at the Capitol. Full Story
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State Rep. Dennis Bonnen appears to have secured the votes needed to become speaker. Now, the hardest political challenges begin. Full Story
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The Texas Legislature's 86th session doesn't start until Jan. 8, but lawmakers got a head start on filing legislation Monday. Full Story
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The Angleton Republican called a press conference for Monday afternoon to discuss the race. Full Story
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The incoming congressman from Houston has a life story and now a star turn on SNL that make him a rising star for the Republican Party. Full Story
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After a politically charged September meeting, the State Board of Education meets this week to approve "streamlined" social studies curriculum standards. Teachers' responses are mixed. Full Story
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NBC News reports U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Heath, is on a short list of possible replacements for fired U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Full Story
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A week after Saturday Night Live's Pete Davidson misfired a joke at Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw, SNL gave Crenshaw an on-air apology and a chance to crack some jokes about Davidson. Full Story
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Homeland security officials blame the growing numbers of arrests on what they decry as a flood of frivolous asylum claims by Central Americans attempting to game the U.S. immigration system. Full Story
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Two years ago, Beto O'Rourke was a little-known congressman from El Paso and Ted Cruz's re-election was considered a foregone conclusion. Then everything changed. Full Story
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As a caravan of Central American migrants continues to make its way toward the U.S., the Border Patrol held a mobile field force training exercise near the Paso Del Norte international bridge. Full Story
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The Houston Democrat won a U.S. House seat Tuesday. Full Story
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