Colin Allred’s understated campaign strategy draws mixed reviews from fellow Democrats
Allred’s sharp divergence from Beto O’Rourke’s more active campaign style has stirred dissent among some Democrats. His allies say it’s working. Full Story
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What Texas can learn from crisis mental health care in Arizona
Texas officials look to Arizona cities when creating crisis mental health centers. Full Story
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Election experts cautious as Abbott touts voter roll purge
Federal and state law already required voter roll maintenance. Experts warn the governor’s framing of this routine process could be used to undermine trust in elections. Full Story
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Dan Patrick starts Texas Senate leadership political action committee
New group plans to support policy goals of the conservative Senate majority. Full Story
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National Republicans support Mayra Flores with group’s first Texas-focused ad buy
U.S. House Republicans’ campaign arm announced its first ad buy targeting a Texas race this cycle. Full Story
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![Sabrina Cantu, volunteer coordinator for Mayra Flores, a Republican candidate who is running for the vacant 34th congressional district seat, puts up signs outside their watch party event in San Benito, Texas, U.S., June 14, 2022.]()
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Ken Paxton’s vote harvesting investigation in South Texas renews questions over politiqueras
Since the 2020 election, Texas Republicans have dramatically rewritten the state’s voting laws, which have made some long-standing practices illegal. Full Story
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Startup wants to use fracking tech to create renewable energy in South Texas
A Houston company plans to create storage caverns for pressurized water, which when released drives a turbine to send power to the grid. Full Story
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![Cindy D. Taff, CEO of Sage Geosystems, explains how they use wells to store energy at a site near Santa Elena in Starr County on March 22, 2023. The startup is testing storing energy in the ground.]()
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In regulating AI, Texas lawmakers face balancing act between its benefits and harms
A Senate committee discussed the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence — and overregulating it. Full Story
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Texas must build hundreds of thousands of homes to lower housing costs, says state comptroller
Texas needs hundreds of thousands more homes than it has, per one estimate. That shortage has driven up home prices and rents. Full Story
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After being denied a medically necessary abortion, Amanda Zurawski will do whatever it takes to beat Donald Trump
Two years after a harrowing pregnancy where she was denied an abortion, the Texan has catapulted to being one of Democrats’ biggest messengers on reproductive rights. Full Story
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![Amanda Zurawski, a plaintiff in the Zurawski v. Texas case, speaks, with other plaintiffs standing behind her, at the kick-off event for the “Women for Allred” coalition addressing the state of women’s health and abortion rights, in Dallas on Aug. 24, 2024.]()
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Meet our newest journalists: Sandra Santos, Julie Chang and Rob Reid
Santos is our evening news editor, Chang our health and human services editor and Reid our education data developer. Full Story
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Squeezed by inflation and politics, a Texas food bank gets creative to keep people fed
To help raise money, the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef. Full Story
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![Orchard manager William Russell picks Jona Gold apples in their orchard. The South Plains Food Bank has been growing limited crops in their small orchard and garden.]()
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A new database could give state officials more oversight of Texas’ voter rolls
State election officials say a revamped database all Texas counties can use would allow them to better monitor and clean up voter lists. An upgrade is due next year. Full Story
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Judge in Texas pauses Biden program offering legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens
Biden announced the program in June and Republicans in 16 states filed suit. The federal judge issued an order that puts the program on hold for at least two weeks. Full Story
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UT-Dallas President Richard Benson to step down
The 73-year-old served as president for eight years. He told the UT-Dallas community on Monday that he would remain president until a successor could start. Full Story
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Texas Latino leaders label voter fraud investigation “nonsense,” call for federal, state reviews
At a news conference, Texas House candidate Cecilia Castellano did not address any of the allegations Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office laid out in search warrant affidavits. Full Story
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![Cecilia Castellano speaks at a League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) press conference on Mon. August 26th, to discuss a series of raids conducted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Castellano is the Democratic candidate for state House District 80.]()
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A Fox News host's debunked election conspiracy appears to have prompted a state investigation
The Fox News host who shared the allegation online has previously shared election misinformation. Full Story
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![Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fields questions at the Frisco Gun Club during a press conference announcing his intent to sue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on May 1, 2024. This comes after the Justice Department announced a new rule requiring all gun sellers to conduct federal background checks on buyers, closing what is known as the “gun show loophole”.]()
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Warrants detail allegations that led to search of Democratic candidate for Texas House
The Texas attorney general’s office searched the home of Cecilia Castellano and a Democratic legislative aide. It said it’s investigating vote harvesting. Activists called it “intimidation.” Full Story
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Texas took center stage at the Democratic National Convention, but don’t call it a battleground state
Several Texans took the DNC stage to blast Republican policies and reach out to a younger generation. But the Harris campaign still doesn’t view Texas as a major target. Full Story
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LULAC condemns Paxton’s election fraud raids as “intimidation”
The group said that searches the attorney general’s office carried out this week targeted at least six Latinos, including a Democrat running for the Texas House. Full Story
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