U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was resolute Tuesday in declining to endorse Donald Trump, despite meeting with the GOP nominee Mike Pence.
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Texas Agriculture Chief Boycotts NFL Over Players Kneeling for Anthem
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest of racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem is starting to spread. Here’s what Texans are saying about it.
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Health care
Key Texas Lawmakers Show Little Appetite for Medicaid Expansion
Comments by high-ranking Texas Republicans indicate that the state’s long-running tug-of-war with the federal government over Medicaid expansion is unlikely to change course.
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Politics
Confident Texas Democrats Lay Down General-Election Marker
Texas Democrats officially open the first in a series of offices in the solidly Republican state affiliated with the campaign of their presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.
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Health care
Federal Regulators Take Teladoc’s Side in Medical Board Suit
Teladoc, the Dallas-based company that sued Texas over its telemedicine regulations, has a new ally in the Federal Trade Commission.
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Politics
A&M Researchers Unveil Freight Delivery Without Trucks
Back in 1998, the federal government asked the Texas A&M Transportation Institute to find a way of moving freight without trucks on highways. Eighteen years later, the researchers debuted their prototype on Friday.
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Politics
In Austin, Richards Draws Parallels Between Mom, Hillary Clinton
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, making a stop in solidly red Texas, drew parallels Friday between Hillary Clinton’s campaign and Richards’ mother’s trail-blazing path to the Texas governor’s office.
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Politics
Analysis: Texas Politics is So Boring in 2016, Folks Are Already Talking 2018
Outside of the presidential race, the 2016 election in Texas is pretty quiet — so quiet that a lot of political people are spending their time talking about 2018 — and even 2020 as well.
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Criminal Justice
Dan Patrick Again Targeting In-State Tuition For Undocumented Students
When Texas lawmakers meet next year, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is promising to again target a 2001 law that lets some undocumented immigrants pay in-state college tuition.
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Criminal Justice
Empower Texans Escalates Battle With Ethics Commission
The influential conservative group Empower Texans is escalating its long-running battle against the Texas Ethics Commission, accusing a former member of improperly seeking to influence state legislation.