Texas spent $7 million to fight against A/C in a prison. It may only cost $4 million to install.
At a Capitol hearing, the Texas prison system's director said exceptions in construction requirements allowed for the cost decrease. Full Story
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TribCast: It's all Beto all the time
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Shannon and Emma about the national spotlight on the Ted Cruz/Beto O'Rourke race, the new chancellor of the University of Texas System and the Austin man selling 3D printed gun blueprints online. Full Story
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U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border, throwing their citizenship into question
The Trump administration is accusing hundreds, and possibly thousands, of Hispanics along the U.S.-Mexican border of using fraudulent birth certificates. Full Story
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How excluding Canada in Trump’s new trade deal could hurt Texas
Texas sees more than $40 billion in total trade with Canada every year. Canada's potential exclusion from any new U.S. trade deal could result in the nation implementing costly tariffs that would hit Texas business, a trade expert says. Full Story
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After loss at Supreme Court, groups continue push for federal oversight of Texas redistricting
Some of the groups that have sued over the state's political maps made their intentions clear in a court filing Wednesday. Full Story
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Amid Manafort scandal, Texas lawmakers seek to require foreign lobbying disclosure
State Reps. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, and Sarah Davis, R-West University Place, want the Texas Ethics Commission to keep track of which lobbyists have disclosed ties to foreign governments. Full Story
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Analysis: Will a split Texas electorate split the 2018 ticket?
Polls point to a close U.S. Senate race and to a potential blowout in the race for governor. For that to happen, some voters in this politically polarized state would have to switch sides as they move down the ballot. Full Story
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Beto O’Rourke yard signs are everywhere. Where are Ted Cruz’s?
As O'Rourke's yard signs are popping up in neighborhoods around the state, frustrated Cruz supporters are having trouble finding ones promoting the current U.S. senator's re-election bid. Until recently, that was by design, according to Cruz's camp. Full Story
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Across the country, basements, offices and hotels play short-term host to people in ICE custody
The temporary holding facilities often come as a surprise to the unsuspecting civilians who work or live nearby. Full Story
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ICE arrests more than 100 workers at north Texas plant
An agency official called it one of its biggest workplace raids in a decade. Full Story
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ACLU claims ICE still detaining some asylum-seekers for no reason despite court order
A U.S. district judge last month granted a preliminary injunction preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from denying parole to asylum-seekers without an individual determination as to why. On Tuesday, the ACLU said it's still happening. Full Story
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Election judges can carry guns to the polls, Texas attorney general says
Election judges who work long hours in rural areas had expressed safety concerns, a Republican lawmaker told Paxton in March. Full Story
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Blocked from giving away 3D-printed gun blueprints, Texas man says he's selling them instead
Austin "crypto-anarchist" Cody Wilson says buyers can name their price for 3D-printed gun blueprints. Full Story
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Hurricane Harvey becomes focal point in Houston-area races for Congress
Democrats on the ballot in communities hit hardest by Harvey argue that Republicans in office haven't done enough to prepare Texas for the next major hurricane. Full Story
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Report: Toddler died after contracting infection at ICE family detention facility
The toddler from Guatemala died six weeks after leaving an ICE family detention center in Dilley. She had not yet turned two years old. Full Story
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UT System regents officially name James Milliken next chancellor
Milliken is a longtime higher education administrator who most recently headed the City University of New York. Full Story
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Valdez agrees to debate Abbott on Sept. 28 in Austin
Lupe Valdez, the Democratic nominee for governor, has agreed to debate Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 28 in Austin. Full Story
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Beto O’Rourke says he isn’t debating Ted Cruz this Friday
In July, Cruz challenged O'Rourke to five debates, with the first one to be held Friday, Aug. 31, in Dallas. Full Story
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U.S., Mexico reach partial agreement to resolve trade conflict, a step toward a NAFTA deal
The deal is the most significant step toward a new agreement since talks with Mexico and Canada began one year ago. But negotiators remain far from finishing their work. Full Story
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Watch live as statewide candidates weigh in on disability issues
Tune in as Democratic candidates for statewide office speak with Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek at the Texas Disability Issues Forum. Full Story
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