Lawmakers are trying to find a way to prevent surprise medical bills, while doctors, insurance companies and patients argue over who is responsible for them. Now, some lawmakers are pointing fingers at the state’s insurance department.
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Sid Miller Says He’s Joining Trump’s Agriculture Team
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said he is working with GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign to help lead an agriculture team.
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Texas Greens Hope Convention Helps Them Keep Ballot Access
The Green Party of Texas is hosting its party’s national convention, hoping the Houston event generates enough attention and votes to preserve its automatic spot on the 2018 Texas ballot.
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Analysis: In Voter ID, Redistricting Cases, Justice Takes its Time
After years of litigation, we have a voter ID ruling. But two years after the most recent hearings on the political maps drawn five years ago, the judges who are supposed to be ensuring access to your right to vote haven’t ruled.
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Health care
Harris County Sued over Disabled Voting Access
Harris County, which includes Houston, has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act because many of its polling places are inaccessible to voters with disabilities, a new lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice alleges.
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Trump-Gallego Voters? They’re Out There, Gallego Says
As Pete Gallego campaigns to take back his seat in Texas’ 23rd congressional district, the Alpine Democrat says he is discovering a unique kind of voter backing him and GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
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An Independent in the Legislature? Not for Long.
Laura Thompson is the first independent to serve in the Texas Legislature in more than a half-century, even though she won’t be there long. The last was Howard Green, the grandfather of actor Ethan Hawke.
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The Ticket
Trump’s Bounce Fades After Democratic Convention (Podcast)
This week on The Ticket: Jay Root and Ben Philpott revisit Donald Trump’s bad week on the campaign trail and dissect the latest polls with UT-Austin pollster Jim Henson.
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Resignation Leaves Dallas County GOP Broke and Feuding
After less than two months on the job Dallas County’s Republican chairman has quit, leaving behind an organization in financial distress and setting off a breakneck race to replace him, with a state senator’s twin brother deep in the fray.
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Texas Agrees to Weaken Voter ID Law For November Election
Texas agreed Wednesday to terms that will weaken its voter ID law and that lawyers suing the state say will make it easier for minorities to cast a ballot in the November general election.
