Benson Named President of UT-Dallas
Richard Benson, the dean of the engineering school at Virginia Tech University, has been named the next president of the University of Texas at Dallas. Full Story
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Texas Sues EPA Over Wilderness Haze Regulations
In the state’s first lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2016, Texas is suing the agency for rejecting parts of a seven-year-old state proposal targeted at reducing haze in wilderness areas. Full Story
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Across Texas, Bill Clinton Makes Final Pitch for Hillary
Former President Bill Clinton made the closing pitch to Texas voters on his wife’s behalf Monday, making stops in Houston, Fort Worth and San Antonio in the final hours before Super Tuesday. Full Story
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Cruz Presses for Release of Tape of Trump Talking Immigration
Ted Cruz is pressing for the release of a tape that reportedly captures Donald Trump saying he is not as opposed to illegal immigration as he claims to be. Full Story
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High Turnout Has Some Wondering if GOP Congressmen in Danger
With signs pointing toward record high turnout in the Republican primary, some close watchers of the congressional delegation are warning that the re-election bids of four U.S. House members may be in trouble. Full Story
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In the South, Cruz Targets Rubio, Trump on Guns
As many Southern states prepare to vote, Ted Cruz is opening a new front in his battle against Marco Rubio and Donald Trump, zeroing on an issue near and dear to many in the South: the Second Amendment. Full Story
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Rubio Adds Support Ahead of Texas Primary
With a day until the Texas primary, Marco Rubio's presidential campaign is unveiling new support in the state. Full Story
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The Brief: Cruz Tries To Halt the Trump Steamroller
A day out from the Texas GOP presidential primary and 11 other nominating contests in other states, the question for Ted Cruz is increasingly, “Can he break Donald Trump’s momentum?” Full Story
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In Push to Super Tuesday, Cruz Fights Trump Momentum
Ted Cruz is making his most comprehensive and explicit case yet against Donald Trump, hoping to slow the billionaire's momentum before the high-stakes Super Tuesday contests. Full Story
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Bernie Sanders' Nuclear Waste Votes Divide Texas Activists
A Bernie Sanders-supported proposal from the late 1990s to dump Vermont nuclear waste in a small minority in West Texas has attracted renewed attention in the lead-up to Tuesday's primary. Full Story
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Lloyd Doggett, Hillary Clinton's Newest Superdelegate
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, will endorse former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the presidency, adding to her growing list of superdelegates in her campaign for the Democratic nomination. Full Story
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It's Heidi Cruz — Not Ted — Leading Final Push in Texas
With the Texas primary looming, Heidi Cruz is playing a central role in her husband's efforts to shore up his support at home, an undertaking with higher-than-expected stakes. Full Story
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Texas Case Could Define Extent of Abortion Limits
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the legal challenge to abortion restrictions passed by Texas lawmakers in 2013. The case may help clarify how far states can go in regulating the procedure. Full Story
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Pressing Donald Trump for Tax Info, Ted Cruz Releases His Own
Ted Cruz released new information about his personal income taxes on Saturday in a bid to ratchet up pressure on Donald Trump to do the same. Full Story
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Thousands Turn Out For Bernie Sanders in Two Texas Stops
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' message of modern-day populism brought out thousands of Texans in Austin and Grand Prairie on Saturday, as he worked to bolster his support here in advance of Tuesday's primary. Full Story
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Republican Primary Race Boosts Early Voting Turnout in Texas
With over a million Texans casting early votes in the 15 biggest counties ahead of Tuesday's primaries, voters are clearly engaged in the volatile presidential race, particularly on the Republican side. Full Story
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Ben Carson Attracts a Big Crowd that Unloads on Cruz
Republican Ben Carson attracted an overflow crowd in the Dallas area Saturday, and his supporters seem remarkably hostile to Ted Cruz, their own U.S. senator. Full Story
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Video: A Conversation with Lozano and Lucio
Full video of my 2/25 conversation with state Rep. J.M. Lozano, R-Kingsville, and state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville. Full Story
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In Texas, Nonprofit Clinics are Front Line of Zika Defense
Access to preventive health care in heavily uninsured Texas is challenging for its poorest residents, so the state is relying on nonprofit community clinics to be the front line of public health defense. Full Story
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U.S. Citizen Jailed in Immigration Status Mistake
Unconvinced he was a U.S. citizen, the Dallas County Jail held Ricardo Garza for more than a month until he could prove his status to federal immigration authorities. Full Story
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