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For this East Texas woman, rising costs and healthcare loom over midterms
As the Trump administration withholds approval of $9.8 billion in Medicaid hospital payments to Texas, rural Texans like Paulette Goree are navigating longer drives, fewer services, and rising healthcare costs.
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Is Elon Musk’s SpaceX trying to buy a Texas state park?
Texas officials had been weighing a sale of Boca Chica State Park, with SpaceX the reported buyer, as Elon Musk spends nearly $190 million to help elect Ken Paxton. James Talarico’s response: “Texas is not for sale.”
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Fantasy fans & families will fall in love with the enchanting Scarborough’s Hollow
A traditional fall festival combined with the wonder of a Renaissance faire creates a truly magical experience at Scarborough’s Hollow.
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As South Texas’ manufacturing industry grows, UTRGV will offer free training for incoming jobs
A $5 million grant will help prepare Valley workers with new skills
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Elon Musk is the money behind the Republican rescue of Ken Paxton
The world’s richest man has poured nearly $190 million into Texas’ Senate race, bankrolling a Republican rescue of Paxton’s campaign. A year ago, he said he was done with big political spending.
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We asked Houston residents what’s inspiring their vote this election. Here’s what they said
Earlier this week, we asked our Nextdoor audience about what issues were fueling their votes this year.
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In competitive North Texas Senate race, GOP candidate sheds her “ultra MAGA” label
In a district Trump won by 17 points, Republican Leigh Wambsganss no longer describes herself as ultra-MAGA in her rematch with Democrat Taylor Rehmet.
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Brownsville voters will decide on 15 charter amendments. Here are 4 explained
Brownsville voters will find 15 propositions on their ballots about changes to their city charter.
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We asked Dallas residents what’s inspiring their vote this election. Here’s what they said
Earlier this month, we asked our Nextdoor audience about what issues were fueling their votes this year.
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From Senate to justice of the peace: What’s on Harris County’s long ballot?
Beyond the high-profile races for Senate and governor, Harris County voters will decide who runs the county, who serves as its top lawyer, and whether Houston police make marijuana enforcement their lowest priority.
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What to know about the Talarico vs Paxton US Senate race
James Talarico faces Ken Paxton in Texas’ high-stakes Nov. 3 election for US Senate. Here’s everything you need to know.
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While Paxton’s allies hunted for Talarico, video surfaced of Paxton in Dubai
While Paxton’s allies pushed a false rumor about James Talarico’s whereabouts, The Wall Street Journal revealed the Republican Senate nominee rang in 2025 with two men who had skipped out on federal fraud charges, one of them a $190,000 donor.
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Paxton’s private remarks keep leaking. Here’s what they reveal about his campaign
In less than two weeks, five news outlets have published the Republican Senate nominee’s private remarks to donors and lobbyists. Experts say the steady drip has knocked his campaign off message.
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Exclusive: Nation’s largest Gen Z voter group is going all in for James Talarico
Voters of Tomorrow—which reached more than 34 million voters last cycle—is launching phonebanks and new outreach efforts to bring young Texans to the polls.
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What to know about Texas’ affordability crisis and how candidates want to fix it
From groceries to childcare, Texans are spending more to live here. Here’s how much costs have risen, why it’s happening and what candidates are proposing to fix it.
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Punching In: This Houston life coach is giving immigrants a safe space
Dr. Quỳnh-Hương N. Nguyễn is offering the mental health resources her immigrant parents never had.
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These Texas musicians are endorsing Democrats this midterm
Several notable Texas-native musicians are throwing their support behind the Democratic statewide slate of candidates this midterm election year.
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Choosin’ South Texas: More retirees are embracing the winter Texan lifestyle
Warm weather may bring retirees south, but affordability and community is why they choose the region.
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Marijuana enforcement in Houston is on the November ballot
Houstonians fought to get the Houston Freedom Act on the ballot. The November election will decide if the law passes.
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Ken Paxton ran against Washington. Now he says DC is running his campaign
In leaked audio from a private fundraiser, the Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton says he doesn’t “control message or what we’re doing.”
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Tarrant County voters sue Republican Judge Tim O’Hare over slashed polling locations
Republican Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare is facing a new lawsuit after the county slashed nearly 100 voting locations ahead of the midterm election.
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Ken Paxton campaigns with Republican who called women ‘fat bi*ches’ and children ‘c*m trophies’
Brandon Herrera has described women as “fat bitches,” children as “cum trophies,” and mocked the epidemic of veteran suicide. Last week, he shared a stage with Ken Paxton.
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Houston unveils Pride banners after Abbott’s crackdown on rainbow crosswalks
New Pride banners now hang over Westheimer Road in Montrose nearly a year after Houston’s rainbow crosswalk was removed under a state directive.
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5 banned books and their connection to the Houston area
Books that have historically helped students navigate their own lives, in the past, are now banned in Texas—even if they have local connections.
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Eric Flores supported Trump’s big bill. In the Valley, families are feeling its cuts
Republican Eric Flores says the Big Beautiful Bill put money in South Texans’ pockets. In the Rio Grande Valley, it brought SNAP and Medicaid cuts and billions for the border wall.
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Conservative moms are fed up over Texas schools. For Gina Hinojosa, it’s an opening.
She’s a mom and a Democrat who got into politics because of education, an issue that’s helping give the state its most competitive governor’s race in years.
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Abbott took money from execs tied to Chinese investments in Texas real estate
Gov. Greg Abbott attacks Gina Hinojosa’s record on China. But executives at a developer working with firms that court Chinese investors have given him tens of thousands.
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Houston’s drug war leaves little room for second chances. This clinic is trying to change that.
A community fair in Cypress over the weekend helped dozens of Houstonians walk away with a criminal record wiped clean.
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Houston delays vote on $150M DOJ grant tied to immigration enforcement for third time
Houston officials say they are still awaiting answers from the Justice Department about whether the grant would require direct participation in ICE operations.
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Trump’s candidate Eric Flores remains mum on tariffs hurting South Texas
The Trump-endorsed Republican Eric Flores has said little publicly about the tariffs weighing on Rio Grande Valley businesses and shoppers.
