The state’s Republicans have had to weather a monthslong series of distractions while preparing for a November election that is now clouded by President Donald Trump’s declining poll numbers and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Houston’s Chinese Consulate abruptly ordered to close by Trump administration
The first sign of the American order came when a Houston TV station aired video showing people in the courtyard of the consulate apparently burning documents on Tuesday night.
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Trump pushes to exclude undocumented immigrants when congressional seats are divvied up next year
If it withstands legal challenges, the memo signed Tuesday by the president could cost Texas several seats in Congress. But it’s unclear what data would be used to parse undocumented immigrants from the overall population counts.
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Trump administration must accept new DACA applications, judge orders
The directive comes four weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against an effort to halt the program that protects more than 100,000 Texans from the immediate threat of deportation.
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Trump administration waives federal regulations to expedite border construction in Rio Grande Valley
A group of advocacy organizations said the announcement is the latest in a series of ill-advised plans that will destroy environmentally sensitive areas, endangered species and historical burial sites.
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Economy
Trump scales back landmark environmental law, saying it will help restart the economy
Activists warn that the changes will sideline communities of color and are concerned about projects’ climate impacts.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Texas congressional candidate backed by Donald Trump remains in too-close-to-call runoff with Ted Cruz’s pick
Tony Gonzales and Raul Reyes were separated by 7 votes in unofficial results for the Republican primary runoff to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: All eyes are on Texas headed into the 2020 presidential election
With Tuesday’s midsummer primary runoffs complete, the ballots are set for the November general election — the third major event in a year already reshaped by pandemic and recession.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Joe Biden to air first general-election TV ads in Texas as polls show increasingly close race against President Donald Trump
The ads address the state’s coronavirus surge, which has become dire as hospitals and morgues scramble to respond to the rising number of infections and deaths.
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Donald Trump makes last-minute pitches for Tony Gonzales, Ronny Jackson in Texas congressional runoffs
The president held tele-town halls Monday night with the two candidates he has endorsed in two of Texas’ most heated Republican primary runoffs.
