San Antonio approves plan for Alamo Plaza overhaul
The vote follows months of debate over the plan to restore the historic site. Full Story
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After historic Texas flooding, officials will likely open more floodgates on Central Texas dam
After the wettest September in Texas history, multiple Central Texas reservoirs are completely full. That has forced officials to consider releasing a historic amount of water down the Colorado River. Full Story
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Donald Trump's Houston rally with Ted Cruz moved to bigger venue
President Donald Trump's rally Monday in Houston has been moved from the NRG Arena to a bigger venue, the Toyota Center. Full Story
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Justin Nelson discusses Attorney General Ken Paxton and the media
The Texas Tribune hosted a conversation Thursday with Justin Nelson, Democratic candidate for attorney general. The talk was moderated by Texas Tribune co-founder and executive editor Ross Ramsey. Full Story
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Texas House Democrats expect midterms will boost their bargaining power in speaker's race
In the GOP-dominated Texas House, can Democrats influence who will replace House Speaker Joe Straus? Some Republican members say that's unlikely but others insist that, on such an important decision, the minority party can't be ignored. Full Story
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TribCast: Cruz and O'Rourke debate again, Trump heads to Texas
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Aman and Marissa about the second (and final?) debate between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke, the upcoming Trump rally in Texas, the state's decision to end a contract with a crisis pregnancy center and Ross' list of top Texas races to watch. Full Story
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![President Donald Trump (left) at a rally in Richmond, Kentucky, on Oct. 13, 2018; U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Columbus, Texas, on Sept. 15, 2018.]()
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Rep. Mary González says she's taking the high road after Rep. Pat Fallon mocked her sexuality
Rep. Mary González on Wednesday said Republican state Rep. Pat Fallon has apologized for his remarks before a Wichita Falls group. Full Story
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Record number of families crossing U.S. border as Trump threatens new crackdown
More than 16,000 family members were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in September, the highest number ever and an 80 percent increase from July, according to federal statistics obtained by The Washington Post Full Story
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Austin urges an appeals court to allow its paid sick leave ordinance to take effect
Austin's paid sick leave ordinance was supposed to go into effect Oct. 1, but was blocked in August after business groups filed a lawsuit saying the ordinance violated state law. Full Story
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![Austin City Council members and staff listen to testimony on paid sick leave on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. After hearing from more than 200 people, council members passed the ordinance, the first of its kind in Texas, by a vote of 9-2.]()
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Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick to speak at Donald Trump's rally with Ted Cruz
The rally will be held in Houston on Monday, the first day of early voting for the Nov. 6 election. Full Story
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Watch Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke in their second — and likely final — Senate debate
Three weeks out from Election Day, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, held their second debate in San Antonio. Here's the full video, courtesy of WFAA-TV. Full Story
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Beto O’Rourke starts airing attack ads against Ted Cruz, shifting tone
In one ad, O'Rourke accuses Cruz of "selling paranoia and fear instead of solutions." Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, (left) and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at the first of their debates, in Dallas on Sept. 21, 2018.]()
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Donald Trump: Beto O'Rourke "is a flake"
In a series of tweets following Tuesday night's debate between U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, President Donald Trump said O'Rourke would "blow it all" if elected. Full Story
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Analysis: Can Beto O’Rourke overcome Ted Cruz’s million-vote margin?
In statewide elections, Texas Republicans regularly beat their Democratic opponents by a million votes or more. In a state where midterm election turnouts have yet to top 5 million votes, that's a formidable hurdle. Full Story
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Migrants seeking safe harbor in the U.S. must first survive shootouts and shakedowns in Mexico
Few would dispute that life has gotten tougher for people who are in the United States without legal permission. But in recent years, it’s grown even more dangerous for immigrants in Mexico — mostly Central Americans trying to make their way to the United States. Full Story
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![Nicaraguan migrant Bernardo Calero wraps a bandage around the leg of his son, Grisber, on Sept. 13, 2018, in Reynosa, Mexico. The Caleros were traveling toward the Texas-Mexico border in a van with roughly 20 other migrants when uniformed assailants opened fire on them, leaving Grisber seriously injured.]()
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We fact check Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke’s second debate
During their second U.S. Senate debate in San Antonio, Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz went back and forth on a number of issues. But how much of what each candidate said is true? Full Story
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Beto O’Rourke says Ted Cruz has an attendance problem. Cruz has missed 14 percent of votes; O’Rourke has missed 3 percent.
Both candidates missed slightly more votes than their chambers' medians. Full Story
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Beto O’Rourke swings harder at Ted Cruz in second debate
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his Democratic rival, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso, faced off for their second — and maybe final — debate Tuesday night in San Antonio. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, left, faces U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in debate at the KENS 5 Studios in San Antonio on Oct. 16, 2018.]()
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It’s not just Beto O’Rourke. 8 other Texas Democrats outraised Republicans in GOP-held seats
In several parts of the state, Democrats are running their most well-financed congressional campaigns in years. Check out our snapshots of fundraising across all of Texas’ U.S. House districts. Full Story
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![Top: Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, Democratic challenger for CD-7 and U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Houston; middle: Colin Allred, Democratic challenger for CD-32 and U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Dallas; bottom: Gina Ortiz Jones, Democratic challenger for CD-23 and U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes.]()
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Did you register to vote in Texas before the deadline but can’t confirm it online? Here’s why.
Election officials who often receive thousands of voter registration cards just before elections must manually enter each new voter’s information into their database — a time-consuming process that often leads to massive backlogs. Full Story
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