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Critics say state Rep. Matt Krause's inquiry targets books about women, people of color and LGBTQ people. The lawmaker says providing specifics about his inquiry "could compromise a potential investigation."
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Overall, preliminary data shows Texas college enrollment is down about 4% statewide since 2019.
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Lawmakers approved new political maps and decided how to spend COVID-19 relief money. But they didn’t pass bills about vaccine mandates or the criminal penalty for illegal voting.
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Members considered more than 50 amendments to the proposed map during debate that began Tuesday and ended early Wednesday. It will now head to the Senate for consideration. Some of the biggest changes focused on Dallas and Harris counties.
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Paxton is facing challenges from three fellow Republicans in his bid for a third term. In interviews at The Texas Tribune Festival, they each took him to task for the legal problems he has accrued in office, with two saying he should resign.
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The two firms awarded the contract have previously built barriers and designed ports of entry for the federal government.
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The federal judge overseeing the decade-long lawsuit against Texas for conditions in its foster care system cut this week’s hearing short. She proposed all parties involved, including the governor, “cut to the chase” to identify solutions.
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More than 11% of those who received their first dose haven’t gotten a second shot, and more than 1 million people are more than 90 days overdue.
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In May, a three-justice panel of the First Court of Appeals sent the case back to Collin, Ken Paxton's home county. Prosecutors asked the full court to reconsider.
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Teachers report being spread thin by the demands of remote learning and exhausted by the constant health concerns.
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Texas’ near-total ban on abortions is sending patients out of state for the procedure. Advocates say many immigrants and women of color can’t leave, and that’s increasing the inequities their communities suffer.
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The Legislature is expected to return soon for another special session focused on redrawing the state's political maps.