U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz confirms he will seek a third term in 2024
Speaking to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, the Texas Republican said he would seek reelection, but he also did not rule out running for president. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks on Nov. 1, 2022, at a rally in support of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's reelection at Crossroads Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.]()
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Here’s why we still don’t know what went wrong in Harris County on Election Day
The state’s biggest county has no central system for tracking problems, so it still can’t say how many polling places opened late, ran out of paper or worked just fine. Full Story
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Gov. Greg Abbott embraces “invasion” language about border, evoking memories of El Paso massacre
In the days since Abbott was reelected for a third term, he has embraced the word like never before, using it in a letter to President Joe Biden, echoing the intensifying language many Republicans have adopted in recent years. Full Story
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![From left: Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan gave updates on their plan for Texas to build its own border wall at a press conference at the Texas Capitol on June 16, 2021.]()
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Texas oil and gas agency investigating 5.4 magnitude earthquake in West Texas, the largest in three decades
The quake was the third largest in Texas history, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. An increase in seismic activity in Texas has been linked to injecting fracking wastewater underground. Full Story
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![Workers ready a fracking rig on the Hasken Oil and Ranch site.
The Texas oil and gas boom has granted long-lasting revenue for mineral rights holders--granted they can manage to negotiate with landmen who are only worried about their own profits.]()
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Texas energy officials’ proposal to overhaul the power grid is drawing skepticism
In the wake of the deadly 2021 winter storm, the Texas Legislature ordered an overhaul of the state’s power market to prevent future widespread blackouts. But some senators aren’t fans of the main option on the table. Full Story
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![Reliability Coordinators monitored the state power grid during a tour of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) command center in Taylor in 2012.]()
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A 2019 force-feeding of an Indian asylum-seeker at an El Paso ICE facility was caught on tape
The footage, obtained by The Intercept, lifts the veil of secrecy on a practice condemned by medical ethicists. Full Story
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![Ajay Kumar stands on a balcony in California on June 1, 2022. Kumar, an Indian asylum seeker, was force fed in 2019 while on hunger strike in the El Paso Service Processing Center in Texas. A video of his force-feeding in 2019 was obtained by The Intercept.]()
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Texans affected by pollution from concrete plants push state agency to tighten regulations
As the state’s environmental agency weighs new pollution limits on the plants, several lawmakers have filed bills that would put new restrictions on the facilities, which spew pollutants into mostly low-income neighborhoods. Full Story
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“I’ll still be sharing Lexi’s story”: Mother of Uvalde victim vows to remain politically engaged
Some parents and family of the students killed at Robb Elementary in May campaigned for Democrats. They were hoping for stricter gun control laws in Texas. Full Story
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![Residents watch Uvalde Leader-News reporters update results from local races on a white board in Uvalde on Election Day Nov. 8, 2022.]()
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UT System approves commitment to free speech, even if most students find that speech “offensive” or “immoral”
The Board of Regents adopted the Chicago Statement, a free speech policy created by the University of Chicago in 2014. More than 90 institutions have adopted the statement. Full Story
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![Protesters gather in front of the UT Tower to protest President Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017. Seth Uzman leds the protesters in a "not my president" chant.]()
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Acting Uvalde police chief during Robb Elementary shooting resigns
Lt. Mariano Pargas was one of the nearly 400 law enforcement officers who responded to the shooting at Robb Elementary on May 24. Full Story
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What Greg Abbott’s decisive win over Beto O’Rourke portends for his future
After defeating O’Rourke — Texas’ most promising Democrat in recent history — Abbott begins his third term in a strong position, with a rising national profile and a governing mandate in the eyes of fellow Republicans. Full Story
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![Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a Site Selection’s Governor’s Cup award announcement at the Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin on March 1, 2022.]()
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Pay raises alone won’t solve staffing shortages in “nightmare” Texas youth prisons, ex-workers say
Danger and trauma — not low salaries — are what drive most workers to leave the crisis-wracked Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Full Story
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![Tiffany Jones, a former TJJD employee, poses for a portrait at her home in Manor on Nov 2, 2022.]()
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Texas’ execution of Stephen Barbee was prolonged while officials searched for a vein
Barbee, convicted in the 2005 murders of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her child, was unable to straighten his arms, which caused the delay. Courts allowed Barbee’s execution despite concerns from his lawyer that his disability would make the process “torture.” Full Story
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Texas activists arrested in D.C. during protest against offshore oil export facility
Deepwater terminals proposed for the Gulf of Mexico will fuel oil output and export growth despite the Biden administration promises of steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Full Story
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Same-sex marriage bill heads for Senate passage over opposition from Cornyn and Cruz
The bill would provide federal recognition and interstate portability of same-sex marriages, but it stops short of guaranteeing a right to such marriages. Full Story
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![Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015.]()
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Texas Republicans show mix of enthusiasm and reticence toward Trump’s run for president
Gov. Greg Abbott, who Trump endorsed for his reelection, has not commented about the former president’s announcement to run for the White House a third time. Full Story
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Ted Cruz votes against Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz voted for Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, to replace the long-standing leader of Senate Republicans after a poor midterm performance. Full Story
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Volunteers welcome arriving migrants Gov. Greg Abbott bused to Philadelphia
Migrants began disembarking into the cold Philadelphia morning Wednesday as Pennsylvania leaders criticized Abbott. Full Story
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Rick Perry noncommittal about Trump run: “Show me what you got”
“For me personally, it’s kind of like, show me what you got. Whether it’s Donald Trump, whether it’s DeSantis, whether it’s somebody that we haven’t seen yet,” Perry told The Texas Tribune. Full Story
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Gov. Greg Abbott expands Texas’ migrant busing plan to Philadelphia
Abbott said Philadelphia’s mayor has “long-celebrated and fought for sanctuary city status, making the city an ideal addition to Texas’ list of drop-off locations.” Full Story
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![Migrants transported from the U.S. border arrive on a bus from Texas and are taken by city officials to wait for relocation, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 16, 2022.]()
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