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Gohmert is at least the fourth GOP primary opponent that Paxton will face. At least three Democrats are also running for the job.
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El Pasoans who have followed O’Rourke’s political career are excited about his run for governor. But his critics still remember his support of a development plan that could have displaced Mexican American residents from one of the city’s oldest barrios.
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At least 770,000 Texans are ineligible for both Medicaid and health insurance subsidies through the state-run marketplaces.
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The inquiry comes after several high-profile controversies at Carroll ISD, including an administrator's call for teachers to provide an "opposing" view of the Holocaust.
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Early results show that Texans approved all eight amendments, including one proposal barring the state from limiting religious services.
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The high court’s proceedings will focus on how Senate Bill 8 is enforced. It’s hard to predict what the court could decide, but its ruling will likely determine the future of abortion care in Texas and shape the legal battles to come.
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Abbott also called on the Legislature to pass a law banning the expanded vaccine mandates.
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Since 2008, the number of Texas students learning English as a second language who take longer than five years to become proficient is growing.
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In a late-night scramble, U.S. Senate leaders circulated a continuing resolution that could prevent a federal shutdown and the furlough of some 35,000 Texans who work for the federal government.
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Those districts include several border school districts including La Joya, Brownsville and Hidalgo ISDs — as well as districts in the state’s larger metropolitan areas that later joined the lawsuit, including Houston, Austin and Dallas.
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The infusions are more available and accessible to Texans than ever before, and new criteria for who can receive antibody treatment have led more doctors to prescribe it.
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In the first phase of funding from the federal government for emergency rental assistance, Texas received about $2 billion. Now the state has to get those funds in the hands of Texans.