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Texas colleges could see fewer international students amid Trump immigration crackdown

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Ken Paxton wants your kids to recite the Lord’s Prayer in school

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After losing two babies, a family wrestled with grief—not jail. Would Texas’s new law change that?

by Bonnie Fuller

WATCH: Wendy Davis reflects on 4 years of Texas reproduction rights restrictions

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WATCH: Beto O’Rourke: Texans don’t bend the knee to Trump

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WATCH: Houston pastor reflects on Hurricane Katrina

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Dallas voters could decriminalize weed in November

by Keya Vakil

| February 1, 2024

DALLAS | DFW | TEXAS POLITICS | VOTING IN TEXAS

Similar efforts passed in 2022 in Austin, Denton, Elgin, Killeen, and San Marcos, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday announced he was suing the five cities over the decriminalization policies.

Navigating the new FAFSA? Here’s what you need to know.

by Sam Cohen

| January 29, 2024

DFW

The new FAFSA form has been released. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) determines eligibility for federal financial aid.

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Texas colleges could see fewer international students amid Trump immigration crackdown

Ken Paxton wants your kids to recite the Lord’s Prayer in school

After losing two babies, a family wrestled with grief—not jail. Would Texas’s new law change that?

WATCH: Wendy Davis reflects on 4 years of Texas reproduction rights restrictions

WATCH: Beto O’Rourke: Texans don’t bend the knee to Trump

WATCH: Houston pastor reflects on Hurricane Katrina

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Dallas voters could decriminalize weed in November

Navigating the new FAFSA? Here’s what you need to know.

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