Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he is open to a “softening” in laws dealing with people who are in the country illegally, offering a pivot away from the hardline immigration views he espoused throughout the primaries.
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Trump Makes Unusual Swing Through Texas
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is making an unusual general election swing through Texas with a series of events — some public — planned Tuesday across the reliably red state.
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Economy
“Why Are You So Angry at the Railroad Commission?” Texas Lawmaker Asks Reviewers
State lawmakers on Monday considered a host of recommendations to reshape and rename the Texas Railroad Commission, a powerful agency that oversees a host of oil and gas activities but not railroads.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Prosecuted 15 Illegal Voting Cases, None Involving Impersonation
Only 15 voter fraud cases have been prosecuted by the attorney general’s office between the 2012 primary election and July. Eleven of those are cases in which “politiqueras” collect and mail ballots for elderly voters.
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Analysis: Texas in August is a Funny Place for a Trump Rally
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee who is trailing in national polls and in important swing states around the country, is coming to Austin, Texas, for a rally this week. Go figure that one out.
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Politics
As Trump Sputters, Texas Republicans Stand by Their Man
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has had a tough couple weeks, but many of Texas’ top Republicans are sticking by him, with Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller vying to lead the parade.
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Trump to Hold Rally in Austin
Donald Trump is holding a rally Tuesday in Austin, his first public event in Texas as the Republican presidential nominee.
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Health care
Growing Zika Threat Prompts New Calls for Medicaid Expansion
Advocates for the uninsured are hoping the threat of Zika will spur Republican leaders to consider a massive expansion of subsidized health care to the low-income Texans they say are most vulnerable to the disease.
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Analysis: That Silly Perry Vs. Cruz Idea? Don’t Be So Quick to Dismiss It
Ted Cruz and Rick Perry are well known across Texas, able to raise money inside and outside of the state, and demonstrably ambitious. The speculation about a 2018 matchup will probably come to nothing, right?
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Criminal Justice
Texas Leaders Mum on Trump’s Plan to Enlist Election Observers
Despite their concerns about voting integrity, Texas officials are so far silent about a possible fleet of partisan election observers Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is urging to the polls.