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Texas Judge Rules State's Abortion Ban Is Too Restrictive

By PAUL J. WEBER/AP

What to Know About the Rudy Farias Case

By Solcyre Burga

What to Know About Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Newly-Signed Laws

By Solcyre Burga

Texas House Votes To Impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton

By Anisha Kohli and Solcyre Burga
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Why a Border Crisis May Start Later This Week

At 11:59 pm on May 11, one emergency will officially end and another may begin.

By Brian Bennett

What We Know About Texas Mall Shooting

33-year-old Mauricio Garcia has been identified as the gunman. Police are investigating his ties to white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideology.

By Solcyre Burga and Maya Chung

Democrats May Target Cruz in Deep-Red Texas

No Democrat has won statewide in Texas since 1994, yet national Democratic strategists and political observers couldn't rule out putting resources into the state to target Cruz.

By Mini Racker

Texas Gunman Captured After Four-Day Manhunt

Police have arrested the Texas gunman who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing his rifle in his yard.

By Solcyre Burga

Texas Lawmakers Push for 10 Commandments in Every Classroom

The bill’s critics argue that the bill would chip away at the separation of church and state

By Anisha Kohli

Trump Waco Rally Spurs Anti-Government Base

As a potential indictment looms, Trump's plan to hold a rally in Waco, Texas, is one of multiple moves animating anti-government movements.

By Brian Bennett

Biden Visits Border Amid Migrant Surge

After Biden landed in El Paso for his first border visit as President, the Texas governor handed him a letter saying he was “two years late."

By Brian Bennett

The Politics Behind Biden's Border Visit

Biden’s visit comes at a charged moment for the country’s immigration policies

By Brian Bennett

What to Know About Boil-Water Notices

Houston became the latest U.S. city to issue a boil-water advisory after a power outage at a treatment plant caused water pressure to fall

By Solcyre Burga

How to Help Victims of the Texas School Shooting

On Tuesday, a gunman killed at least 19 children and two adults, leaving at least 17 more injured, in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The community of Uvalde—a small, predominantly...

By Sanya Mansoor

How Greg Abbott's Healthcare Rules Could Affect Trans Kids

When Lisa Stanton looked at her phone on Wednesday morning, she felt like she’d been “physically punched.” The day before, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a letter directing the state's Department of Family and...

By Madeleine Carlisle

'The Myth Itself Becomes a Stand-in.' What Can the Alamo's History Teach Us About Teaching History?

Less than a month after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill he described as "a strong move to abolish critical race theory in Texas"—which educators worry will limit how they can talk...

By Olivia B. Waxman

Some Texans Are Facing Electricity Bills Up to $8,000 After Winter Storm

Houston resident David Astrein, 36, said he’s been charged $2,738.66 for 20 days this month versus $129.85 for the whole of January

By Yueqi Yang and Naureen S. Malik / Bloomberg

Police Officer Charged With Murder of Unarmed Black Man

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), officer Shaun Lucas was responding to a disturbance call of a "possible fight in progress" outside a gas station in Wolfe City on Saturday night. When officer Lucas arrived he had a confrontation with 31-year-old Jonathan Price.

By Josiah Bates

Five Boats Sink at Trump Boat Parade

Videos from the event showed dozens of boats out on the lake

By Sanya Mansoor and Madeleine Carlisle

Gun Safety Issues Helped Democrats Flip Virginia's General Assembly in 2019. Is Texas Next?

'The pandemic has exacerbated this crisis'

By Madeleine Carlisle
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