The lawmakers concede there is no major present-day outbreak of the deadly strain in Mexico, South America or Central America but note that “it can be presumed that we will see the virus spread further.” Full Story
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The program, officially known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, called for pushing asylum seekers back into Mexico to await their U.S. hearings. It aimed to curb migration across the U.S. southern border. Full Story
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The main break caused some early voting locations to close. All Houston ISD schools were closed Friday and set to reopen Monday, the school district announced. Full Story
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Texas is one of 17 states with open primaries, which means regardless of which party voters identify with, they can choose from year to year which party’s nominees they’d like to select in a primary election. Full Story
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GOP state Reps. J.D. Sheffield of Gatesville and Dan Flynn of Canton are standing out as perhaps the most vulnerable House Republicans days out from the primary election. Full Story
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You can tell by the number of visits from presidential candidates that the state is getting in the next few days: Election day is almost here. Full Story
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Many black voters in the Lone Star State and elsewhere are wondering aloud whether to look elsewhere. If they do, his campaign could be in trouble. Full Story
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The Texas Tribune's Evan Smith moderates a discussion with Eric Johnson, who has been mayor of Dallas since June. Full Story
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Most candidates are traveling to Texas — some of them twice — ahead of the state’s delegate-rich primary Tuesday. Full Story
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The Texas Department of Transportation will begin lease negotiations with ATX Helps, which plans to construct a large shelter on the southeast Austin property where more than 100 people reside. Some camp residents say they're concerned about the proposed changes. Full Story
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It's unclear why the FBI showed up at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center and the home of a district official, but Houston ISD said there is no danger to students, staff or the community. Full Story
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In the first wave of hires for our ambitious investigative partnership, we've added five standout reporters who are smart, authentic and fearless truth-tellers. Full Story
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Abbott has long opposed extending state-funded health coverage to 1.5 million Texans under the Affordable Care Act. But a spokesman for the governor did not rule out a possible coverage expansion under a new Trump administration block grant policy. Full Story
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Join us Monday in r/politics on Reddit to ask journalists from The Texas Tribune, Texas Observer and Texas Monthly anything about the upcoming primary election. Full Story
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The Texas Department of Public Safety said last week that it would not perform testing to distinguish between hemp and marijuana in misdemeanor cases. Full Story
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A couple of The Texas Tribune's political nerds highlight (their latest version of) the most interesting races up and down the 2020 primary ballot. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Emma about Bernie Sanders' momentum going into Super Tuesday, how that's stoking concerns among some Democrats and the questions that come with judicial elections. Full Story
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Gohmert said he voted against the legislation because the penalty was not harsh enough. Full Story
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A well-heeled loser of a lawsuit that went to the Texas Supreme Court did a detailed analysis and concluded that the big law firms that politically support the judges get the best results. Maybe money is the reason, maybe it's not. Full Story
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A PAC with close ties to Perry is backing Gina Parker’s campaign to oust incumbent Judge Bert Richardson in the GOP primary. Full Story
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