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Brazos County election officials feel the strain of unrelenting scrutiny from right-wing skeptics

Voting went well in the presidential election, but Trudy Hancock and her staff are still fielding questions. And the answers don’t seem to matter.

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“Actually innocent”: Judge recommends overturning death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction, sending case to Texas high court

The Cameron County judge also found the state relied on false testimony during her capital murder trial, according to court documents.

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Why Democrats’ abortion messaging failed to resonate in Texas, despite unpopular bans

Texas’ strict abortion bans made it “ground zero” for Democrats hoping to rile up their base, but voters prioritized economic issues.

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Texas names new higher education chief

Wynn Rosser will be in charge of guiding the state’s postsecondary education policies. He currently leads a foundation focused on rural East Texas and previously worked at Texas A&M.

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Texas’ uneven population boom is creating ghost towns in many rural counties

Local leaders and rural revitalization experts say Texas’ smallest towns can survive — despite a shift to urban and suburban counties — but it will take investments.

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How Ted Cruz pulled off a decisive win and kept his White House hopes afloat

Cruz won over Latino voters and targeted Colin Allred’s support of transgender rights to win a third term.

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Texas colleges pitch quick credentials as a first step toward higher wages. But students often fall off the path.

Short-term certificates can only take a few weeks to get but don’t always lead to better earnings or higher degrees.

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U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul briefly detained after appearing intoxicated at airport

A nervous flier, the House Foreign Affairs chief said he made a “poor decision” to mix Ambien and alcohol before his flight home to Texas on Nov. 4.

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Gov. Greg Abbott wants to freeze tuition at Texas colleges and universities for another two years

The governor’s directive extends a tuition freeze for Texas’ public universities that was approved in the last legislative session.

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John Cornyn loses longtime bid to be next Senate majority leader to John Thune

Cornyn has for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. He lost in a vote decided by the Republican members of the Senate.

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A push to change a 2019 Texas law that bars certain felons from becoming social workers

Texas prohibits people with assault convictions, among other felonies, from becoming social workers. A new lawsuit says the ban is unconstitutional.

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Trump taps former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to lead CIA

Ratcliffe represented Texas’ 4th Congressional District until Trump picked him to serve as director of national intelligence in 2020.

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Texas lawmakers target property taxes, abortion and gender transition care in first bills for the 2025 session

Tuesday marked the first day lawmakers could file bills for next year’s legislative session.

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John Cornyn spent years preparing to run for Senate majority leader. Will it be enough?

John Cornyn is running to succeed Mitch McConnell after years waiting in his shadow. But the far-right, in Texas and Washington, are putting up a fight.

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Texas’ 90,000 DACA recipients can sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage — for now

Those enrolled in the federal program shielding them from deportation can enroll through Jan. 15, but a lawsuit and Trump’s anti-immigration stance threaten to eliminate eligibility.

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Texas Supreme Court removes temporary block to Robert Roberson’s execution

The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel.

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A growing and aging population is forcing Texas counties to seek state EMS funding

Although Texas counties are not required to provide ambulance services, many are digging deep to pay for their own fleet or to contract out services.

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U.S.-Mexico water agreement might bring relief to parched South Texas

The amendment to a 1944 treaty will help Mexico catch up with its water deliveries to the U.S. and might help Rio Grande Valley farmers devastated by low rainfall.

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Donald Trump and Ted Cruz scored big wins in Texas, but the president-elect outperformed the senator on his own turf

Cruz beat his challenger by 9 points, while Trump prevailed over his by 14 points. Still, Cruz performed better this year than he did in 2018

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick names private school vouchers as his top legislative priority

School voucher supporters say they have the votes to get a bill across both the Texas Senate, led by Patrick, and the House, which has repeatedly blocked such proposals.

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Texas Democratic Party chair steps down after dismal election performance

Gilberto Hinojosa’s resignation ends a 12-year run leading the state party, dating back to his election at the 2012 Texas Democratic Convention.

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How “wildly successful” anti-trans ads fired up Texas voters for Republicans

The barrage of ads focused on trans kids playing youth sports motivated the Republican base as Democrats struggled to respond.

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Trump’s promise to unravel Biden's climate policies could take years to fulfill

The president-elect has pledged to weaken air pollution regulations, reverse efforts to slow climate change and continue to boost oil and gas production.

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Texas A&M regents overrule faculty, cut 52 “low-producing” programs including LGBTQ+ studies minor

After conservative criticism over the LGBTQ+ minor, university officials started looking at all its programs. Faculty say they were excluded from the process.

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How zebra mussels and a Lake Texoma pump station spurred Texas to redraw its border with Oklahoma

The two states agreed to a land swap to ensure that a Dallas-area water district’s pump station lies wholly within Texas. Neither state gained in size from the small change.

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