Analysis: The line for money at the Texas Capitol just got longer
The Texas Legislature's list of things to do in 2019 is already piling up, and it was an expensive set of chores before anyone ever heard of Hurricane Harvey. Full Story
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Abbott chases bigger share of Hispanic vote in 2018
As he seeks another term in 2018, Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking to build on the inroads he made with Hispanic voters when he first ran for governor in 2014. Full Story
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![Gov. Greg Abbott and wife Cecilia leave the front door of a Bentsen Heights residence where no one was home during a block walk in McAllen on July 15, 2017. Abbott announced a re-election bid for governor the day before in San Antonio.]()
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We asked every Texan in Congress about banning "bump stocks" used by Vegas shooter
The Texas Tribune asked all 38 members of the state's congressional delegation whether they would consider a ban on "bump stocks," the type of gun attachment used by the Las Vegas mass shooter. Full Story
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The Brief: Hundreds of jury trials in Harris County are delayed. Why? Harvey.
Hundreds of trials in Harris County are delayed because of Hurricane Harvey, and about 100 people are in jail cells awaiting their turn. Full Story
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![Harris County's jury assembly building was damaged so severely during Hurricane Harvey that officials say it may not even be repaired.]()
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Analysis: How do they cheat thee? Count the ways
Legislative majorities often cheat when they're drawing political maps, but a case argued this week in the U.S. Supreme Court could put new limits on lawmaker decisions about who represents whom. Full Story
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After Harvey, jury trials still haven't resumed in Harris County
In Houston, where flood damage took out the two most important criminal justice facilities, some defense attorneys are worried that trial delays are robbing their clients of justice. Full Story
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![Hurricane Harvey severely damaged Houston's 20-story Criminal Justice Center, taking out dozens of courtrooms, countless offices and enough holding cells to accommodate 900 inmates.]()
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton under probe for legal defense gift
A district attorney has been probing whether Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton broke any laws by accepting a $100,000 gift from a CEO whose company was being investigated for alleged fraud, according to news reports. Full Story
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Abbott and Texans in Congress request $18.7 billion more in Harvey aid
Gov. Greg Abbott and most Texans in Congress signed a letter sent Thursday asking for billions more to support the state's recovery from Hurricane Harvey. Full Story
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![A digger sits on top of a growing city-run debris pile filled with water-damaged items, from mattresses to sheetrock, in Port Arthur on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017.]()
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Trump to fundraise in Dallas in late October
President Donald Trump is scheduled to fundraise in Dallas on Oct. 25 to benefit his re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee. 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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Two Texas Republicans in Congress open door to "bump stock" ban
U.S. Rep. Bill Flores said he supports a federal ban on a type of gun attachment used by the gunman in the Las Vegas mass shooting. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said hearings on the devices are warranted. Full Story
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The Brief: For some Dreamers, the clock runs out today to renew DACA
An Oct. 5 deadline for more than 40,000 young undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. has arrived. Full Story
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As longtime UNT chancellor departs, inaction on student debt is his lingering worry
Lee Jackson, the retiring University of North Texas System chancellor, had a lot to say during a Tuesday interview about how he plans to stay engaged until the end — and beyond. Full Story
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In historic win, charters getting state funding for facilities for the first time
For the first time in Texas, charter schools will receive funding from the state to pay for leasing and maintaining buildings and facilities. That has charter advocates excited — and their critics furious. Full Story
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![Children from charter and private schools all over Texas turned out for the 85th legislative session's National School Choice Rally on Jan. 24, 2017.]()
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Texans shouldn't expect enough federal money to fully rebuild after Harvey
State officials estimate that it will take $60 billion in long-term federal funds to repair and replace the houses, buildings and infrastructure Harvey damaged. Full Story
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![Clarke Godkin bought an RV to use at his hunting lease about two years ago. Now it’s become his semi-permanent home while he attempts to make repairs to his flood damaged house in Rose City. Here he is trying to connect the trailer to electricity. "I feel blessed, even though we’ve lost everything. We’ve been here 20 years, and lost everything. But some folks, they’ve lost everything and have nowhere to go.”]()
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Dreamers greet DACA renewal deadline with anxiety and unanswered questions
Tens of thousands of DACA recipients, many of them Texans, have until Thursday to submit their renewal applications for the Obama-era immigration program that the Trump administration has said will end early next year. Full Story
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![DACA supporters held a press conference in front of the Texas Attorney General's Office in Austin on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, after the Trump administration announced the program was ending.]()
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Gov. Greg Abbott to meet this month with Dallas lawmaker on Confederate markers
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will meet with state Rep. Eric Johnson, a Dallas Democrat, on Oct. 27, according to the governor's office. Johnson has called for an inaccurate Confederate plaque to be removed from the Capitol. Full Story
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![The "Children of the Confederacy Creed" plaque was highlighted in a letter state Rep. Eric Johnson sent to the State Preservation Board, asking that it be taken down.]()
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Judge blocks Texas secretary of state from giving voter information to Trump commission
A judge's order adds Texas to a growing list of states not complying with President Donald Trump's investigation into the 2016 elections, which Trump says suffered from large-scale voter fraud. Full Story
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Attorney General Ken Paxton's trial is delayed for a third time
A Harris County district court judge sided with prosecutors and delayed Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud case — which had been scheduled for Dec. 11 — for a new date yet to be determined. Full Story
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![Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton during a press conference announcing a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies requiring Texas public schools to open restrooms and locker rooms to both sexes on May 25, 2016.]()
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U.S. House committee approves Texan's bill to put $10 billion toward border wall
A congressional committee voted Wednesday to send to the full U.S. House a bill appropriating $10 billion toward building a border wall, but not before some Texas Democrats found ways to mock the proposal. Full Story
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![Ordered under the George W. Bush administration, a controversial and incomplete border wall along the Rio Grande River in South Texas has had environmental and cultural impacts.]()
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Harris County officials: We need help paying for flood control projects
Southeast Texas leaders told state lawmakers on Wednesday that they don't have enough money to carry out major flood control projects on their own. They also advocated for a collaborative, regional approach to flood control. Full Story
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![Harris Co. Judge Ed Emmett testifies at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on Oct. 4, 2017.]()
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