Texas

Keeping Austin Weird

FBI arrests Austin developer at center of Texas attorney general impeachment

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Briefing

Ban the Bible?

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Behind the scenes

The scandal roiling the Texas GOP

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Non Sine Die

Texas is gearing up for Attorney General Ken Paxton's summer impeachment trial

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Texas Justice

Texas House panel files 20 impeachment counts against AG Ken Paxton

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Bipartisan Boot

Texas GOP lawmaker resigns before expulsion for sex with 19-year-old aide

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Profile

The end of Ted Cruz?

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cleaning House

Texas lawmaker faces House expulsion for having sex with 19-year-old intern

The aftermath of a mass shooting in Allen, Texas.

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Devastating

Survivors describe chaotic scenes during Texas mall shooting

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2024 watch

Rep. Colin Allred becomes 1st Democrat to challenge Ted Cruz for Senate

FBI, Texas law enforcement announce capture of fugitive

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Manhunted

Texas fugitive accused of killing 5 neighbors found in closet, police say

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Briefing

The GOP's war on tenure

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Church v. State

Texas Senate approves bills requiring 10 Commandments in classrooms

An illustrated collage of the state of Texas, Bitcoins, and power grid imagery

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In depth

How crypto mining is messing with Texas

A memorial for Garrett Foster in Austin in 2020.

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'Outrageously Presumptuous'

Texas governor seeks to pardon man convicted of BLM protest murder

A box of prescription mifepristone for abortions.

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Dueling Rulings

Competing federal rulings spell trouble for abortion pill access

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Talking point

The lessons Trump didn't learn

People protesting the takeover of the Houston Independent School District.

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takeovers

Texas is taking over the Houston Independent School District

Several of the plaintiffs suing Texas over its abortion ban.

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lawsuits

5 women sue Texas over abortion ban

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boom and crash

Meteorite crash in Texas causes 'mysterious' boom

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looming ban

Court ruling could pull abortion pill off the market nationwide

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wild weather

Tornado causes 'catastrophic' damage near Houston

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storm watch

What to know about the storm expected to hit the South

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'...led by the Hypocrite-in-Chief'

Abbott on migrant bus 'stunt': 'The White House is full of a bunch of hypocrites'

Migrants boarding a bus in Washington, D.C.

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Backlash From Buses

White House lambasts Texas governor for dropping migrants at vice president's home

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Fighting the war on books

Texas school district investigated for pulling LGBTQ books from libraries

Sign in front of Robb Elementary School following mass shooting.

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Not A Good Look

Uvalde school fails safety inspection just 7 months after mass shooting

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Don't Mess With Texas

Wind and solar power will top natural gas in Texas next year, EIA predicts

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H2O no!

Houston under boil water advisory following power outage at purification plant

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Still Blue

Texas GOP comes up short in push to flip heavily Latino Rio Grande Valley

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0 for 3

Is Beto O'Rourke's political career over?

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no uvalde for you

Beto O'Rourke will likely lose Uvalde County

People clear the streets after Hurricane Roslyn hit Mexico.

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wild weather

Hurricane Roslyn hits Mexico, is expected to dissipate before reaching Texas

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Uvalde Superintendent splits

Uvalde school superintendent announces his retirement as shooting investigation continues

Police officer at Uvalde shooting memorial.

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on leave

Uvalde school district suspends entire police force