The Texas Republican party rejected Log Cabin Republicans asking to participate in the state convention. Democrats say they will work to recruit disillusioned LGBT conservatives. But Republicans aren't worried about mass defections. Full Story
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Cruz, a Texas Republican, said he isn't experiencing any symptoms and plans to stay at his Houston home until 14 days have passed since his brief interaction with the infected person. Full Story
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It's the first Texas university to issue major cancellations, which come after the number of Houston-area people who were exposed to the virus overseas continued to rise. There has been no known community spread in Texas, officials said. Full Story
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Roughly 90 Texans are among the passengers heading to Lackland Air Force Base from a ship that had 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19. In Fort Bend County, officials have reported three new travel-related cases. Full Story
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In a petition filed late Friday in state district court, the county is seeking to perform a recount of backup paper ballots. Full Story
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The president's support was most notable in five primaries Tuesday in which his preferred candidates all prevailed or advanced to a runoff. Full Story
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Rodriguez, a longtime House Democrat from Austin, announced his candidacy Saturday for the seat being vacated by state Sen. Kirk Watson. Full Story
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Vistasp Karbhari defended himself to the University of Central Florida against a pending lawsuit by calling it baseless. Full Story
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The Texas Education Agency announced a new appointed board and a new superintendent Friday for Shepherd Independent School District, where two schools failed to meet state academic standards for five years. Full Story
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Officials have said there is no evidence of community spread in Texas and all the patients were exposed to the virus in Egypt. Full Story
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Health officials have said there are no instances of the virus spreading within a Texas community. The annual Austin festival founded in 1987 attracts more than 400,000 attendees from all over the world and generates hundreds of millions of dollars. Full Story
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District officials announced their plans Friday to implement Texas’ so-called Guardian Plan, which lets local school boards authorize specific employees to carry on campus at all times and determine their training standards. Full Story
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Some voters in Houston were stuck in excessively long lines and were forced to wait more than six hours to cast their ballots. Full Story
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From cross-border trade with Mexico to oil and gas exports, Texas could soon start feeling economic impacts as the virus spreads and affects global supply chains, trade experts say. Full Story
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The Texas Tribune's Evan Smith moderates a discussion with Mike Morath, who has been the state's education commissioner since 2016. Full Story
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More than 4 million Texans voted in the 2020 presidential primary election, with turnout among Democratic voters just barely surpassing Republican turnout. Full Story
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State leaders have made serious reforms to some of the issues we previously reported on, though advocates say there’s still a long way to go. Full Story
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After a 12-way primary, Texas Democrats get a chance to size up two candidates with very different pitches. Full Story
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In a federal lawsuit filed in Laredo, Democrats claim the move to end straight-ticket voting is unconstitutional and intentionally discriminates against Hispanic and black voters. Full Story
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Facing a runoff, the Houston Democrat said he may ask the Harris County district attorney’s office to investigate the candidacy of an opponent who was seemingly absent on the campaign trail but received 20% of the vote. Full Story
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