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Hey, Texplainer: How Similar Were the Florida and Texas Trump U. Cases?
Hey, Texplainer: I’m hearing a lot about Florida and Trump University, particularly related to a donation Trump gave the state’s attorney general. Didn’t Texas also have some problems with the school, and didn’t Trump also make a controversial donation? Are the two cases the same?
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Trump Family to Make Major Texas Fundraising Swings
Donald Trump and two of his children will make separate fundraising swings through the state in the coming weeks.
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Criminal Justice
Senators Consider Texas Nominees for Long-Vacant Judicial Seats
During a hearing of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee that convened to consider nominees for five federal district court seats in Texas, the candidates promised senators they would steer clear of becoming activist judges.
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Feds Accuse Texas of Misleading On Relaxed Voter ID Requirements
The federal government is accusing Texas of circulating “inaccurate or misleading information” to poll workers and would-be voters about relaxed identification requirements for the November elections.
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Analysis: Texas Isn’t Really Purple. Is It?
A new poll suggests the leading Republican candidate is tied with the leading Democratic candidate in the presidential race in Texas. Discuss.
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Criminal Justice
Cruz, Cornyn Try to Deliver Five New Federal Judges for Texas
Texas consistently ranks as one of the states with the most open seats on the federal bench, with some judgeships vacant for years. Five nominees are set for U.S. Senate committee hearings Wednesday.
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Health care
North Texas Hospitals Face $27 Million Penalty in Medicaid Dispute
Hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth region were overpaid by $27 million in federal funds to provide health care for the uninsured, according to a new order from the Obama administration, which is threatening to take the money back.
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In Dallas, Tim Kaine’s Wife Hears Concerns On Education, Children
Reflecting an apparent sharpening of Democratic focus on Texas, Anne Holton, wife of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, held back-to-back events in Dallas Tuesday.
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Abbott Will Pick Susan Hawk’s Replacement as Dallas County DA
After struggling with mental illness, including three admissions at psychiatric treatment centers, Republican Susan Hawk stepped down from her position as Dallas County District Attorney on Tuesday.