Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is jumping into Ted Cruz’s fight to stop what the U.S. senator calls President Barack Obama’s illegal Internet “giveaway.”
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Watch How Texas Republicans Came to Terms With Trump
There’s been a lot of fuss made about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s recent decision to support Donald Trump for president after refusing to endorse him at the Republican National Convention. But he’s not the only Texas leader who’s expressed a change of heart.
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Politics
Democratic National Committee Expands Presence in Texas
The Democratic National Committee is expanding its presence in Texas as polls continue to show a closer-than-usual presidential race in the solidly red state.
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Trump and Clinton Finally Face Off (Podcast)
This week on The Ticket: Ben Philpott and Jay Root record the podcast during the first presidential debate — and before a live audience at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin.
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State Government
African-American Monument Being Installed at Texas Capitol
After more than two decades of effort by lawmakers to install a monument at the Capitol celebrating African-Americans, the main components of a bronze and granite memorial were quietly lowered onto the south lawn on Tuesday.
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Ted Cruz: Black Community “Perceives” Unfair Treatment by Police
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said members of the black community “perceive that law enforcement does not treat them fairly,” and that’s led officers to fear doing their jobs. Cruz was interviewed at the Texas Tribune Festival by Tribune CEO Evan Smith.
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Politics
Ted Cruz Confirms He Is Endorsing Donald Trump
In a statement released Friday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz endorsed Donald Trump after months of withholding his support from the Republican presidential nominee who defeated him in the primaries.
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Abbott Says He’s Fully Behind Trump, Hopes for Double-Digit Win in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back against the suggestion that his support for Donald Trump is lukewarm, saying “of course” he is all in for the Republican presidential nominee — and that he hopes Trump wins Texas by double digits.
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Demographics
UT-Austin Honors First Black Undergraduates of 60 Years Ago
On Friday, 60 years after more than 70 black undergraduate students were first allowed to enroll at UT, the university paid tribute with a celebration of the milestone.
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Demographics
Black Catholic Church Retains Foothold in Changing East Austin (Audio)
It is no secret that the black population of East Austin has been dwindling as the white population has increased for the past couple of decades. But some see a bright spot in that transformation. And it is apparent on Sunday mornings.
