The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is opening an office in Austin as the committee aims to flip six U.S. House seats in Texas next year.
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Higher Education
Former UT tennis coach to plead guilty in admissions fraud case
Michael Center is accused of accepting a $100,000 bribe to help a student pose as a tennis recruit in order to get into school.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Point of Order: The news about the news
In the latest episode of our podcast about the 86th Legislature, Evan Smith talks to Mike Wilson, editor of The Dallas Morning News, and Debbie Hiott, general manager of Austin public radio station KUT, about the romantic ideal and precarious reality of the Capitol press corps.
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TribCast
TribCast: Crisis mode at the Texas-Mexico border
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Dave and Alexa about the immigration crisis in El Paso, Congress’ investigation of the state’s voter roll review and culture wars heating up at the Texas Capitol.
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Health care
Texas Senate moves to block local governments from partnering with abortion providers
Supporters say Senate Bill 22 would terminate “sweetheart rent deals,” but abortion rights advocates say the legislation is the latest attempt in the legislature’s years-long battle to reduce funding for abortion providers.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Watch Beto O’Rourke’s first Texas rally as a presidential candidate
Watch O’Rourke’s rally in El Paso.
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With Texas homecoming, Beto O’Rourke gets opportunity to reassert home-state strength
The Democratic presidential candidate is holding three rallies across Texas on Saturday, his first campaign events in his home state since launching his 2020 bid two weeks ago.
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Higher Education
UT faculty, students feel the impact of Airbnb blacklist
Texas added Airbnb to a short list of companies that can’t receive state money because they boycott Israel, though Airbnb says it does not. Now, employees at the University of Texas at Austin can no longer stay in Airbnbs while on school business.
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Higher Education
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s willing to work to revive the UT, A&M football game
The Texas governor made the declaration during his annual State of the State address.
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Congress
Cornyn, Cruz doubt Trump would use Harvey funds for border wall; Cornyn says he’d oppose it
Reports surfaced that the Trump administration would divert funds meant for Hurricane Harvey relief to help build the president’s long-sought border wall.
