Texas
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The best places to see fall foliage in Texas
As we get deeper into autumn, various spots across Texas will start showcasing vibrant fall foliage. Here’s where to find the best views.
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Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger to lead group of Republicans for Colin Allred
Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger will lead a GOP group backing U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, in his drive to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Trump once again attacks USPS and mail-in ballots as Election Day nears
Just like he did in 2020, when he began attacking mail-in voting months before Election Day, Donald Trump appears to be laying the groundwork to once again challenge any election results he doesn’t like.
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Vance, like Trump, lied about reality of abortion in Texas
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized Texas’ abortion ban and blamed former President Donald Trump for its consequences during the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.
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Bathing in hops: Waco’s Pivovar Beer Spa experience
Beer spas are wildly popular in Europe, but you don’t need to travel across the ocean to visit one—just head to Waco for a unique brewing experience.
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Op-Ed: Why your down-ballot vote in Texas matters more now than ever
Here’s a guide from Progress Texas to critical down-ballot races in Texas and why voters should be paying attention to them.
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Harris seeks to lower drug costs for Texans, building on recent progress
Harris wants to expand the $35 monthly cap on insulin costs and a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug costs so that they apply to all Americans, not just seniors on Medicare.
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‘Women are afraid to get pregnant’: How the Texas abortion ban denies life-saving care
Two women filed federal complaints against two Texas hospitals, alleging they failed to provide care for the troubled pregnancies endangering their lives.
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Op-Ed: I asked Ted Cruz to help free my son Trevor Reed. He did nothing
Trevor Reed was held in Russia for three years. His father, Joey, says Ted Cruz didn’t do enough to free him. That’s why he’s voting for Colin Allred in the Texas Senate race.
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Harris wants to cap child care costs and expand the child tax credit. Trump’s solution? Tariffs.
Harris has proposed capping families’ child care costs to 7% of their income and offering families of newborns up to $6,000 in the first year of the child’s life. Trump, on the other hand, has focused on tariffs as a solution to the child care crisis, despite evidence showing they would only raise costs for…
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Kamala Harris wants to end the Senate filibuster to restore national abortion rights
The Senate filibuster rule requires a 60-vote threshold for most legislation to pass, making it virtually impossible to pass abortion rights legislation due to Republican opposition. Without the filibuster, a law restoring Roe v. Wade could pass with a simple majority, or 51 Senate votes.
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The bigger the mum, the closer to God: How homecoming mums became important to Texas culture
Here’s the story of how homecoming mums came to be and what the tradition looks like today.
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Harris wants to lower grocery prices by taking on price gouging. Trump’s plan would increase prices.
Kamala Harris has said that she will call on Congress to pass a federal ban on price gouging and give the federal government more authority to prevent consolidation in the food industry, if elected. Donald Trump, on the other hand, wants to impose tariffs and reduce food imports, a plan that would cause food prices…
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Texas jury clears most ‘Trump Train’ drivers in civil trial over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter
A federal jury in Texas on Monday rejected voter intimidation allegations against all but one of a group of former President Donald Trump supporters who surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on an interstate days before the 2020 election. Only one of the six Trump supporters who were sued in the civil trial was held responsible…
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Allred leans into Latino support, blasts Cruz for blocking border deal
Rep. Colin Allred launched the Tejanos for Allred coalition as a poll showed he enjoys a commanding lead among Latino voters in Texas’ US Senate race.
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Ted Cruz, Colin Allred agree to debate in U.S. Senate race
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, have agreed to a televised debate On Oct. 15 in Dallas.
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Cruz blocks IVF bill, reigniting fight over protections in Texas Senate race
A debate over in vitro fertilization broke out in the US Senate race between Colin Allred and Ted Cruz as Republicans blocked a bill offering IVF protections.
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Harris’ plans aim to make housing more affordable. Trump’s plans are less clear.
Harris has vowed to increase the available housing supply by three million homes and to provide lower-income first-time homebuyers with up to $25,000 in down payment support. Trump, on the other hand, has offered no specific plans for addressing the housing crisis.
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8 notorious cults with Texas ties
Texas has a surprisingly extensive history when it comes to cults. We’re taking a look at eight that have had a major impact on their members and society.
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Fed’s decision to cut interest rates could lower housing costs
The announcement from the Federal Reserve will lower mortgage rates and encourage more building of apartments, which could lower rental costs.
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Texas voters say state heading in wrong direction with abortion ban
A new poll shows that more than half of Texas voters support expanding access to abortion in a state with one of the most extreme bans in the nation.
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Star-gaze at Texas’ 4 International Dark Sky Parks
These parks are natural areas that protect darkness, allowing nature to exist without light or other noise pollution. Texas is home to four of these.
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Kamala Harris unveils plan to support rural America
Harris has vowed to provide significant federal funding to support rural communities across the United States, expand small business financing for entrepreneurs in rural America, and invest in rural technical and higher education programs.
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Ken Paxton withdrew an opinion on gun bans weeks after suing Texas state fair for a similar restriction
Attorney General Ken Paxton withdrew an eight-year-old legal opinion that gave private nonprofits the green light to ban guns on land they lease from a city.
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JD Vance admits to spreading racist lie about immigrants
Donald Trump and JD Vance have both spread lies that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets, leading to bomb and death threats in the town, classes being canceled, and even the Ku Klux Klan attempting to recruit. On Sunday, Vance admitted he spread the unfounded claims to get media attention.
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How to get involved in get-out-the-vote efforts in Texas
Feeling helpless ahead of the November election? There are multiple ways to get involved in the effort to get people to the polls.
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GOP bid to remove polling sites from Tarrant County college campuses fails
Two Tarrant County Republicans crossed party lines to secure easy voting for college students.
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Trump lied. You won’t get to vote on abortion access in Texas
The former president’s claim during Tuesday’s debate that states will vote on abortion doesn’t match the harsh reality that is Texas.
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How Project 2025 would poison millions of Americans
In the far-right plan for a second Trump term, Americans’ right to eat healthy food, drink clean water, and breathe clean air would come under attack.
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Fact-checking Trump’s lies on abortion during the presidential debate
Trump spent much of Tuesday’s debate lying about his position on abortion, repeatedly spreading conspiracy theories about Democrats executing infants, and downplaying the very real consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
