Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry met Monday morning with President-elect Donald Trump.
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Analysis: Live by the party, die by the party
Straight-ticket voting is generally popular with the political party in power, but not all Texas Republicans like it. The advantages and disadvantages vary widely by county.
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Health care
Texas blows bid for funds to combat opioids, tries to keep records secret
Health workers and first responders hoped Texas might be awarded $1 million to buy an anti-overdose drug, but state officials never submitted the grant application.
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In latest voter ID filing, feds argue Texas discriminated on purpose
The Obama administration is arguing that Texas lawmakers intentionally discriminated when they passed a strict voter ID law in 2011. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton refuted the arguments in his own filing.
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Trump administration could boost voucher push
A Trump administration may put wind in the sails of Texas lawmakers pushing for “school choice,” allowing parents to use taxpayer money to send their children to charter, private and religious schools.
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Trump picks Sessions for attorney general, bypassing Cruz
Trump’s decision to pick Sessions, his first supporter in the Senate, came three days after the president-elect huddled with Cruz in New York.
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Bill filing begins, textbook rejected, Cruz meets Trump (video)
In the Roundup: Lawmakers begin filing bills ahead of the 85th Legislature, Ted Cruz and President-elect Donald Trump reunite in New York and the State Board of Education rejects a new social studies book.
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Demographics
Immigrants fear what Trump will do to “sanctuary cities”
It’s not yet clear whether, or how, the Trump administration could make good on a promise to end “sanctuary cities.” But the simple fact that he says he’ll try is enough to terrify many undocumented immigrants in Texas.
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Analysis: Texas political changes in the wind — or the snow blower
The assembly of a Trump administration in Washington, D.C. could send a ripple through the political waters in Texas, particularly if the president-elect hires from within the state’s congressional delegation.
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How Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, got Donald Trump’s ear
After interviewing Trump for his Web broadcast, the conspiracy theorist extraordinaire and founder of InfoWars.com has been granted an enormous new audience.