The Texas congressman, fresh off a loss in a U.S. Senate race, is on almost everyone’s list of potential Democratic presidential candidates. It’s not his resume that put him on those hotlists.
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Texas Elections 2018
State Rep. Carol Alvarado wins special election to replace Sylvia Garcia in Texas Senate
The Houston Democrat narrowly avoided a runoff Tuesday night as unofficial results showed she prevailed in the special election to succeed ex-state Sen. Sylvia Garcia.
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Criminal Justice
Convicted murderer Alvin Braziel executed for killing Mesquite man and raping his wife
Braziel’s attorneys failed to secure a delay in the execution after last-minute argument that prosecutorial conduct tainted his trail. He was the 13th and final inmate Texas put to death this year.
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Public Education
Gov. Greg Abbott’s proposal would provide more tax relief than new school funding
His pitch is one of a long list of recommendations a state school finance panel will send to lawmakers later this month.
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Environment
Texas parks department, advocates pushing Congress to reauthorize key conservation fund
The chief of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says the absence of the 54-year-old Land and Water Conservation Fund is a “substantial loss” for state parks and natural areas.
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Dis-Integration
Richardson ISD’s student demographics have significantly changed. The makeup of its school board hasn’t.
Only one person of color has ever served on the Richardson ISD board. Now, he’s suing the district over its method of electing school board members, alleging it denies people of color a fair say in who represents them.
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Families Divided
A court ruling may allow migrant families to be held indefinitely. These families know what that could be like.
Migrant children are not supposed to be detained for more than 20 days in unlicensed facilities. Texas may be able to license two family detention centers, in Dilley and Karnes County, after an appeals court ruling last week.
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Higher Education
In Texas universities’ football suites, booze, catering — and politicians of all stripes
On certain fall Saturdays, the invitation-only boxes set aside for A&M System Chancellor John Sharp and his peers often draw a cast of politicians, state officials, alumni and big-money donors.
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Politics
Analysis: These Texas candidates are about to find out what they’ve really won!
The campaigns were long and hard, and now we know the winners. Let’s look at what they’re in for once they take office in 2019.
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Criminal Justice
Report highlights the trauma that thousands of Texas families have experienced with incarceration
Researchers reviewed prison data and surveyed more than 4,000 adults this summer to determine how incarceration affects family members of prisoners.
