Texas says it won't fund education for children in shelters
A letter from the Texas Education Agency about funding for schooling in migrant shelters highlights the ongoing push and pull between federal and state agencies. Full Story
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Donald Trump says he'll campaign for Ted Cruz at "biggest stadium in Texas we can find"
No details have been announced, but Trump tweeted the news on Friday. Full Story
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![Then a candidate for president, Donald Trump rallied a crowd of veterans at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 28, 2016 — just ahead of that state's presidential caucuses.]()
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Drew Darby becomes fifth Republican to file for Texas House speaker
The San Angelo representative joined the race to succeed retiring House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio. Full Story
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Analysis: A viewer’s guide to the 2018 Texas elections
Texans will start casting ballots in less than eight weeks and campaigns are turning their attention from raising money and organizing to those voters: winning their support, revving them up and getting them to the polls. The stakes are big. Full Story
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Texas Education Agency chooses familiar face to lead special education overhaul
Justin Porter, previously the education agency's executive director of special populations, will oversee how Texas school districts are serving kids with special needs. Full Story
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Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton won’t debate their Democratic challengers. Is that unusual?
Sometimes, incumbents are reluctant to give attention to their underfunded, less-well-known opponents. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. John Carter prepares for tougher-than-usual race against MJ Hegar
Since he was first elected in 2002, Carter, a Round Rock Republican, has cruised to re-election. This year, he may have a real fight on his hands. Full Story
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Court: Lawmakers must redraw North Texas' HD-90 early next year
If a proposal isn't introduced within the first 45 days of the legislative session, the court will redraw the district itself. Full Story
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Ted Cruz says Beto O’Rourke voted against Harvey tax breaks. O’Rourke says there’s more to the story.
O'Rourke said he voted against the bill because of what was not included in it. Full Story
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A year after Hurricane Harvey, where does Texas stand?
In the year since, Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast, displaced Texans have turned to local, state and federal agencies for help rebuilding their lives. Where do recovery efforts stand, and what are those agencies' long-term plans for getting neighborhoods and towns back on their feet? Full Story
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Texas teachers unions sue education agency over charter partnership law
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, two teacher groups argue Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath exceeded his authority and weakened protections for public school employees. Full Story
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Report from environmental group warns of bacteria risk at Texas beaches, rivers
The report claims fecal bacteria at Texas beaches, rivers and lakes frequently reached unsafe levels in 2017. Full Story
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![For years, the Legislature has been stockpiling hundreds of millions of dollars meant for Texas’ parks in order to artificially balance the budget. That practice may not end completely with the passage of House Bill 158 — but it’s certainly been scaled down, at least for the next few years. The beach at Galveston Island State Park suffered a lot of damage during Hurricane Ike, and the state estimates it will cost $6.5 million to complete needed beachside redevelopment.]()
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Trump-appointed judges are shifting the country’s most politically conservative circuit court further to the right
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears cases from Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana, has already welcomed five new judges under President Donald Trump. Full Story
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![Texas nominees to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals James C. Ho (left) and Don R. Willett are sworn in during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15, 2017.]()
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Police officers are almost never convicted of murder. Body cameras may have made the difference in this Texas case.
After more than 13 hours of deliberation, jurors convicted former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed, 15-year-old black teenager. Full Story
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Texas panel rejects proposal to close 87 driver's license offices. For now.
The Sunset Advisory Commission voted not to adopt the Department of Public Safety's recommendations to close dozens of offices across the state, but recommended a third-party study to determine which agency should issue licenses. Full Story
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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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