Cruz, Rubio Clash Over Immigration, Foreign Policy in Debate
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio clashed over immigration and foreign policy Tuesday night in a series of confrontations that have been building for weeks. Full Story
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Gene Green Calls Garcia Challenge a "Hail Mary"
An old friend called U.S. Rep. Gene Green Monday to say he intended to challenge the 12-term incumbent for his Houston seat. Just like that, former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia made the race personal. Full Story
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Abbott, Paxton Make Pitches for Nativity Scene
The town of Orange took down its nativity scene when a local atheist group requested permission to display a “Happy Holidays” sign alongside. Top state officials are urging them to reconsider. Full Story
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Track Shutdowns Loom Across Texas as Racing Commission Upholds Historical Racing
During a tense meeting, the Texas Racing Commission declined Tuesday to repeal its authorization of historical racing — a move that state leaders warn could mean the shutdown of racetracks across Texas. Full Story
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DPS Chief: Refugee Concerns Extend Beyond Syrians in Texas
Despite Texas Republicans’ laser focus on keeping Syrian refugees from being resettled here, the head of the state's Department of Public Safety says he’d prefer a wider lens that focuses on all countries connected to “Islamic extremist terrorism.” Full Story
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Abbott Orders National Guard to Stay in Place on Border
Because of a recent spike in minors crossing the border illegally in the Rio Grande Valley, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he is ordering the Texas National Guard to stay in the area through December. Full Story
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Railroad Commission Names New Executive Director
The Texas Railroad Commission has named Kimberly Corley as its new executive director. Full Story
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Judge Dismisses UT Regent Hall's Suit Seeking Access to Admissions Records
A state district judge has thrown out a lawsuit by University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall that sought to force the system to turn over records related to an admissions scandal last year. Full Story
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Video: Houston & the Legislature: What's Next?
Here's video of our 12/16 conversation with state Sens. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, and Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, on the coming legislative agenda and its impact on Houston. Full Story
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Cruz Enters Fifth Republican Debate in Trump's Crosshairs
Don't get Trumped. That's the task facing Ted Cruz as he heads into the fifth Republican presidential debate in the crosshairs of the bomb-throwing billionaire. Full Story
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Future Uncertain for Texas Research Chimps
Last month, the National Institutes of Health announced it would no longer support biomedical research on chimpanzees, which means the nearly 160 federally-owned chimps in Texas will be retired to sanctuaries. Full Story
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The Brief: Dec. 15, 2015
Heading into tonight's GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz could have a new problem with which to contend: the disapproval of a group of Hispanic conservative leaders. Full Story
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Hispanic Conservatives: Cruz "Perhaps Worse" Than Trump
After meeting with Ted Cruz's presidential campaign, Hispanic conservative leaders are expressing concern that the Texas senator is in favor of "self-deportation," an immigration position that helped defeat the last Republican nominee. Full Story
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Gilmore, Pataki Miss Filing Deadline for Texas Primary
Two bottom-tier Republican presidential candidates have missed the filing deadline for the Texas primary. Full Story
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Flood Experts Call for Better Warning Systems
As the Blanco River rose rapidly in the early hours of May 24th, phones around Wimberley — most of which had 512 area codes — received urgent text alerts: danger, flooding, seek shelter. Laura McComb, who had a 361 area code, did not receive any such text. Full Story
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Surprise Congressional Challenge as Filing Ends
The window for candidates to file for the March 1 primaries closed Monday evening, and Texas Democrats had a last-minute surprise as former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia filed to challenge U.S. Rep. Gene Green of Houston. Full Story
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After Sex Assault Reports, Uber, Lyft May Face Tougher Rules
This year, Austin police have received at least seven reports of sexual assaults by drivers for ride-for-hire companies, and some members of the Austin City Council are pushing for tougher regulations. Full Story
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Patterson, Declining to Run for Railroad Commission, Knocks Trump
Former Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is not running for state railroad commissioner, and he says that Donald Trump has something to do with that. Full Story
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Dallas Trustee is Next Education Commissioner
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday appointed Dallas Independent School District Trustee Mike Morath as the state's next education commissioner, describing the investor as "a proven education reformer." Full Story
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Texas A&M Scales Back Plans for an Israeli Campus
Two years after the announcement of ambitious plans to open a branch campus in Israel, Texas A&M University is scaling back. Full Story
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