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Eric Gay/APIn 2018, a lawsuit was settled that was the culmination of a years-long $7 million legal battle Texas lawmakers fought against supplying corrections facilities with air conditioners. This week, the issue has resurfaced as the House is reviewing a slate of bills aimed at addressing extreme heat at state prisons. -
Julia Reihs/KUTThe Texas Democratic congressional delegation has asked the U.S. Education Department to block the governor from potentially diverting federal COVID-19 dollars away from public schools.
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Here’s a rundown of immigration and other news from the Texas border and beyond. -
The police chief said community "lucky not to have a lot people injured or killed."
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Opponents, including firearm instructors and police, worry permitless carry would be a public safety risk.
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The state’s grid operator warned of a possible energy emergency on the grid Tuesday. It said slightly warmer-than-expected weather was part of the problem, but it was really the fact that coal, gas and nuclear power were offline all at once.
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The government claims that Devin Kelley would have acquired a firearm to commit the mass shooting by other means, even if the Air Force had sent his felony conviction information to the FBI.
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"It establishes a baseline state-level policy plan, and infrastructure, that ... will allow us to solve the problem."
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Republicans blame President Joe Biden for the arrival of migrant minors at the border and have raised alarm over the conditions they face in federal custody. Two teens who recently made their way through the border and an emergency shelter in San Antonio paint a different picture.
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As many as 600 acres of Big Bend National Park have been affected by a wildfire that firefighters are still battling in West Texas.
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The women’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, has argued that anonymity is necessary for their safety.
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House Bill 1535 from state Rep. Stephanie Klick of Fort Worth would expand medicinal cannabis oil access in the state, making people with all forms of cancer and veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder eligible for the Texas Compassionate Use Registry.
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More than 20 women have accused the NFL star of sexual assault in separate lawsuits.
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After kids are processed at the border, most are reconnected with family members and restart their lives in a new country, in a new language and with a new school. Each year, hundreds of them end up in Houston.
