The legal battle played out at a federal appeals court Wednesday, with the two sides debating whether Texas’ decreased spending on kids with disabilities years ago violated federal law.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: Crossing the (other) Texas borders, as elections near
With general election voting less than three weeks away, outside events have more influence. That includes big endorsements from current and past presidents — and it includes October surprises like the one unfolding in the U.S. Senate.
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Mike Pence to campaign for Ted Cruz, Pete Sessions in Dallas
Cruz and Sessions are in two of the state’s most competitive federal races this fall.
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Cruz campaign office evacuated after receiving “white powdery substance” in the mail
Two people were hospitalized after reporting feeling ill, but the powder was determined not to be hazardous.
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Criminal Justice
“Don’t panic”: Texas Education Agency sends instructions on police interaction curriculum
School districts received a 16-minute video and instruction guide to teach the newly required curriculum for high schoolers on proper interaction with law enforcement during traffic stops.
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Families Divided
Southwest Key CEO has financial stake in property leased by migrant shelter operator
Sanchez is part owner of a property leased by Southwest Key Programs, a spokesperson said. It wasn’t disclosed on the company’s tax return because it’s not required.
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Politics
After another member is accused of sexual misconduct, the Texas Senate takes a wait-and-see approach
A recent allegation of sexual misconduct against a state senator highlights the ambiguity that remains at the Capitol over how Texas lawmakers respond to such cases.
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Here are 34 races to watch in the Texas midterms
The U.S. Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke isn’t the only race worth watching this cycle. Here are snapshots of 33 other interesting races on the ballot in Texas.
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Families Divided
Why did the Trump administration separate asylum-seekers from their kids?
The federal government claims that it separated thousands of migrant kids from their parents for one reason: The parents broke the law by entering the U.S. illegally. But the account of a Guatemalan mother named Sandy, told in this week’s episode of Reveal in partnership with the Texas Tribune, tells a different story.
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Beto O’Rourke apologizes for 1991 remark about female performers in Broadway show
U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke apologized Monday for a decades-old review of a Broadway play that he wrote as a student at Columbia University in which he critiqued the performance of actresses “whose only qualifications seem to be their phenomenally large breasts and tight buttocks.”
