The gay rights debate that sparked a bitter fight in San Antonio this summer may soon be moving to Houston.
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Health care
Video: Veterans to Gain More Access to Mental Health Services
The people who make up the Military Veteran Peer Network have overcome mental illness — or at least learned to manage it — and have made it their mission to show fellow veterans a healthy way out of their mental troubles.
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Criminal Justice
Complaint: Legislator Illegally Released Inmate’s Disciplinary Record
The Travis County district attorney’s office’s Public Integrity Unit is reviewing evidence that suggests a state lawmaker illegally released an inmate’s disciplinary file to a victims’ rights advocate in an effort to prevent a high-profile convicted murderer’s release from prison.
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Politics
Texas Ports of Entry Tapped for Federal Pilot Program
Key ports of entry on the Texas-Mexico border are among those that have been selected for a pilot program that allows local governments to enter into public-private partnerships with Customs and Border Protection.
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State Government
Two Decades On, Turner Holds Sway in the House
Throughout his 24 years in the Texas House, state Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, has taken a pragmatic approach to politics, maintaining close ties with Republican leaders if it means a seat at the negotiating table.
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Leo Linbeck Jr., TLR Co-founder, Dead at 78
Leo Linbeck Jr., the Houston construction magnate who co-founded Texans for Lawsuit Reform to transform the state’s tort laws and promoted the idea of replacing the income tax with a sales tax, died Saturday morning.
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Video: Introduction to Rick Perry’s NRA Speech
Just like a baseball player’s “walk-up” song, Gov. Rick Perry emerged from the dugout at the National Rifle Association’s 2013 annual meeting after this video of him laying waste to a perfectly good farm egg and some other targets.
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Criminal Justice
Video: Greg Abbott vs. Piers Morgan on Guns
On Monday night’s edition of Piers Morgan Tonight, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott spoke out against both background checks for personal gun sales and a ban on high-capacity magazines.
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The Chairman is Out
The chairman of the Republican Party of Texas says he won’t be home before Election Day.
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Energy
U.N.-Backed Agenda 21 Triggers Strong Reactions From Many in Texas
Where did a Lubbock County judge get the idea that the U.S. might cede sovereignty to the U.N.? In Texas, activists fearful of such a prospect have cited a 20-year-old resolution called Agenda 21.
