Edgar Walters | Texas Tribune
Edgar Walters is a reporter with the Texas Tribune.
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The federal government is restoring funding for Texas’ publicly funded women’s health programs, bringing as much as $350 million into state coffers and…
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Three Texas towns recently voted in favor of anti-abortion ordinances, extending the reach of a campaign to create “sanctuary cities for the unborn”…
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Texas health officials violated state law when they said they would award a multibillion dollar series of health insurance contracts to for-profit…
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Nearly four years after a federal judge first ruled that Texas violated foster children’s civil rights by placing them in a system where rape and…
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Last year, after a federal judge in Texas declared the entirety of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, throwing into question millions of Americans’…
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As Texas’ Republican leadership calls for property tax cuts and a school finance overhaul, the Texas House on Monday pitched a bold proposal: Pump roughly…
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A group of state leaders with huge influence over what public services receive funding said Friday they were prepared to make a significant withdrawal…
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A gray fog descended on Austin Tuesday morning, but the scene inside the Texas Capitol was all colorful and festive to mark the first day of the 86th…
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HOUSTON — As the sun set Sunday on a flood-ravaged Houston, a nagging uncertainty surrounding Tropical Storm Harvey’s next move persisted.Even 24 hours…
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the state’s two-year budget Monday, giving his approval to the $217 billion document crafted by the Legislature.But the…
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Both chambers of the Texas Legislature voted Saturday evening to approve a $217 billion, two-year budget that would boost funding for the state's…
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After months of private squabbling and public threats of a legislative overtime session, the Texas House and Senate finally compromised to unveil a joint…