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What to know about this year’s Tarrant County Judge race
The midterm election is fast approaching, and voters will decide if Republican incumbent Tim O’Hare or Democrat Alisa Simmons will be the next Tarrant County Judge.
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See what Ken Paxton’s whopping $9 million real estate portfolio looks like
Most Texans can’t afford to buy a home. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has 15 of them.
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Punching In: Meet the Midtown watch clinic restoring history
Houston’s Wheeler Watch Clinic has stood on the same neighborhood streets for 69 years, helping thousands of Houstonians salvage their family histories.
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‘Shut it Down for Lorenzo’: Houston organizers call for citywide shutdown Friday
East End organizers call for a shutdown protest at Hidalgo Park as demands escalate, including an end to ICE brutality, release of the agents’ names, and freedom for the three detained passengers
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Texas Democrats call for more data center accountability
As Texas becomes a hotspot for data centers, statewide Democratic candidates are calling for moratoriums and more accountability ahead of the November 3 general election.
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Survey says: Majority of Texans believe new voucher program will harm public schools
A recent survey found that Texas voters rank education as a top priority this midterm election year, and agree that school vouchers will harm public schools.
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Fort Worth ISD’s closure of immigrant school threatens student success, alumni say
International Newcomer Academy served thousands of students new to the US. Now, after its closure, former students worry the district won’t be able to provide adequate support for future immigrants.
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US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says
The U.S. military says 17 service members have been killed in the war with Iran.
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Ken Paxton makes $153,000 a year. He owns 15 properties worth $9 million
Where does the money come from?
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Texas Tech chair donated $275K to Ken Paxton day before AG intervened in Brendan Sorsby saga
Cody Campbell, a major Texas Tech booster and GOP megadonor, has vocally defended Brendan Sorsby’s right to play amid a legal battle stemming from his betting scandal.
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One nation, under Flock: Houston is surveilled by 4,000 AI cameras
Thousands of AI cameras quietly monitor Houston roads, parking lots and neighborhoods—here’s the information they’re storing about you.
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Before Trump speaks tonight, look at what’s already happening to elections in Texas
Gerrymandered maps, a departed elections chief, and a pattern voting rights advocates say looks like groundwork for contesting results.
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‘The same attack, for the same reasons’: Texas lawmakers warn AAPI communities history is repeating itself
Texas’ 1.2 million eligible Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters represent 5.4% of the electorate, a growing bloc amid rising debates over immigrant rights.
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Federal court denies efforts to restore the Texas Dream Act
Republican leadership in the state applauded the decision, while civil rights advocates called it “one of the greatest juridical travesties in recent history.
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ICE’s latest escalation left Lorenzo Salgado Araujo dead. What comes next in Texas?
Historic funding and an operational surge collide in Houston.
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Faculty sue Texas Tech University for ‘imposing a strait jacket’ on intellectual thought leaders
It is, according to one professor, “the legal battle for the soul of higher education in Texas.”
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Increases in anxiety, depression, headaches: The data center problem no one is talking about
Esme Zuñiga is a graduate student at the University of Texas at Arlington studying the impact infrasound—low frequency sound below the limit of human hearing emitted from data centers—has on mental health.
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What Ken Paxton said about voter fraud before his own alleged voter fraud came to light
Plus: his anemic record on prosecuting voter fraud doesn’t live up to his fiery rhetoric.
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Meet the North Texan vowing to fight corruption as Texas Attorney General
Democrat Nathan Johnson said he is running for Texas Attorney General to “right the ship” and get Texas “back on the right course” after 11 years under Ken Paxton’s leadership.
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Family, advocates push for answers in fatal ICE traffic stop
Former LULAC president Domingo Garcia urged Harris County officials to open a local investigation and empanel a special grand jury
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Is Texas slowly becoming a state where only Christianity rules?
From Bible readings in classrooms to Muslim delegates being told to leave the GOP convention, Texas is building a government that looks less like a democracy and more like a theocracy.
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Fort Worth ISD educators worry immigrant and refugee students won’t be supported after campus closure
After Fort Worth ISD closed International Newcomer Academy in April, educators continue to question if students will receive adequate support in traditional classrooms.
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Republicans suppressed voters in Dallas County. Now they’re holding a convention there
From mid-decade redistricting to election night chaos, Dallas County has continued to face voter suppression at the hands of Republicans. Now, it’s the site of the GOP’s first-ever midterm year convention.
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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher says federal grant overhaul would upend scientific independence
Fletcher says proposed federal rule would inject politics into research funding
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What is the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act?
On the one-year anniversary of the disaster, here’s what you need to know about new regulations surrounding camp safety.
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Bad health policy has a price. Texas may finally be getting a bill.
A New York lawmaker wants to force life insurers to stop averaging Texas’ shorter life expectancy into premiums paid by New Yorkers.
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‘The city is gaslighting us’: Fort Worth residents raise concerns about proposed data center
Fort Worth asked residents to share their feedback on a $10 billion data center development being proposed in the city. The consensus—it’s not wanted.
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How to stay safe if you’re pregnant in Texas, according to doctors
Maternal mortality rates have risen 56% since Texas banned abortion. Doctors in the Lone Star State share what pregnant people can ask, when to leave the state, and other steps to stay safe during pregnancy.
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These Bible verses are now required reading for millions of Texas public school students
See the Bible verses that are now required reading in Texas public schools.
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See Texas’ new required reading list that includes passages from the Bible
Texas becomes the first state in the nation to require the Bible be read in public schools.
