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A teenage boy's reflection from the torso up is seen in a oval mirror, the teen himself is seen from the side standing to the right of the photo looking into the mirror. He has dark curly hair and clear-framed glasses and is sporting a white polo. This is Myles Leon.
February 27, 2023

In a Central Texas county, high schoolers are jailed on felony charges for vaping what could be legal hemp

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February 24, 2023

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announces his legislative priorities

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A portrait of three women in a classroom: One sitting, wearing a black shirt, and two wearing red shirts stand on either side of her. Their shirts say "Communities in Schools"
February 22, 2023

Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse

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A portable water tank is hitched to a white pickup truck that has large plastic barrels in its bed
February 20, 2023

Black and Hispanic Texans say they don’t trust the quality of their water

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February 10, 2023

Texas sues over new Biden rules reclassifying some pistols as rifles

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February 6, 2023

Ron DeSantis to visit Texas to help Republicans in Harris and Dallas counties raise money

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January 30, 2023

Texas heat-related deaths reached a two-decade high in 2022 amid extreme temperatures

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January 27, 2023

Gov. Abbott says this is why he’s keeping COVID emergency declarations for now

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January 26, 2023

State regulators approve controversial Texas electricity market reform

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January 18, 2023

The fringe ideology of ‘constitutional sheriffs’ is attracting believers within Texas law enforcement

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January 11, 2023

Texas family planning clinics require parental consent for birth control following court ruling

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January 3, 2023

Texas Supreme Court says it can’t force the state to process deluge of applications for tax break expiring this year

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January 3, 2023

Almost two months after Election Day, Harris County still doesn’t know if polling site problems kept people from voting

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Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick leads the Texas State Senate on the opening day of the third Special Session of the 87th Legislative Session at the Texas State Capitol in 2021.
December 23, 2022

Texas Senate report on preventing school shootings has little to say on guns

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December 21, 2022

Records reveal medical response further delayed care for Uvalde shooting victims

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December 21, 2022

With rifles and razor wire, National Guard and state troopers are blocking migrants at the border in El Paso

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December 16, 2022

New Texas maternal mortality report shows disparities persist

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December 16, 2022

Ken Paxton sues Biden administration to allow foster care groups to practice LGBTQ discrimination

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Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, in a navy blue suit, speaking at a podium outside the Texas Capitol. He's holding a signthat reads "Don't mess With Texas Voters."
December 9, 2022

Texas Dems’ pick to lead House caucus could mean more confrontation next session

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December 5, 2022

Justice Department tried to hide report warning that private border wall in Texas could collapse

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Voting during a session of the Texas House of Representatives. The back of a man's head is in the foreground, while a sign with legislators' names and votes is in the background. Gabriel Cristóver Pérez/KUT News.
December 2, 2022

Far-right Republicans say Democrats shouldn’t chair any Texas House committees

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December 1, 2022

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick prioritizes property tax relief, electric grid fixes and border security for 2023 legislative session

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November 30, 2022

Stephen F. Austin State University moves to join the University of Texas System

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November 29, 2022

Facing possible removal for alleged incompetence, El Paso District Attorney Yvonne Rosales resigns

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November 23, 2022

New Congress will feature few leadership roles for the many Texans in the U.S. House

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November 16, 2022

Texas lawmakers target property taxes, election fraud and transgender people in new legislation ahead of 2023 session

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November 14, 2022

State leaders won’t commit to specifics about how much they might invest in children’s mental health

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Migrants transported from Texas arrive at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City on Aug. 25.
November 11, 2022

Caught between feuding politicians, nonprofits shoulder burden of Texas’ migrant busing program

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November 2, 2022

‘I’m so scared’: 911 recordings reveal fear and urgency of those trapped in Uvalde elementary school

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October 21, 2022

The race for Harris County judge is tightening in Houston

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October 18, 2022

Trump to hold rally in South Texas two days before early voting

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A rally in 2017 in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy led by DACA-recipient students, teachers and other education and community members.
October 7, 2022

Latest court decision leaves DACA in limbo

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October 5, 2022

Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered to testify in abortion lawsuit after evading subpoena

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October 5, 2022

Another National Guard soldier working Operation Lone Star dies by suspected suicide

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October 4, 2022

Cryptocurrency miners line up to come to Texas, and rural counties are welcoming them

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September 30, 2022

Migrant encounters at the border are higher today than they were before Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star began

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September 28, 2022

To save water in Texas, these nonprofits are paying farmers to leave it in reservoirs

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September 26, 2022

Ahead of the 2023 session, Texas lawmakers previewed their objectives. Here are five things you need to know.

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a man in a blue shirt and sitting in a wheelchair at a lectern in front of a tall metal fence with police and other officials around him
September 23, 2022

Calling Mexican cartels terrorists, Greg Abbott orders DPS to step up fentanyl-interdiction efforts

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September 13, 2022

In Texas youth prisons, children trapped in their cells use water bottles and lunch trays for toilets

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September 6, 2022

EPA reverses course, rejects permit for massive oil exporting project offshore from Corpus Christi

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September 2, 2022

Texas education board moves to delay updates to social studies curriculum after conservative pushback

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August 31, 2022

Texas gas companies face fines up to $1 million for failing to prepare for extreme weather

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August 19, 2022

East Texas Rep. James White, the only Black Republican in the Legislature, is leaving

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August 18, 2022

Not 1925: Texas’ law banning abortion dates to before the Civil War

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August 16, 2022

Texas school ratings show improvement compared to 2019, but those in poorer neighborhoods still lag

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August 16, 2022

Pablo Vegas, a utility executive in Ohio, named ERCOT’s new CEO

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August 12, 2022

A new MAGA: Mothers Against Greg Abbott mobilizes against the incumbent governor seeking a third term

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August 11, 2022

‘He has total veto power’: Greg Abbott takes control over who will lead Texas’ troubled power grid, sources say

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August 3, 2022

Almost 600 Texas youths are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse

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July 28, 2022

Rural Texas districts struggling to attract teachers are switching to four-day school weeks

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Brittney Griner on a basketball court in an orange jersey
July 27, 2022

U.S. reportedly offering prisoner trade with Russia in exchange for Texan Brittney Griner

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July 27, 2022

New Texas law increasing penalties for abortion providers goes into effect Aug. 25

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July 26, 2022

Right-wing group is quietly conducting review of 300,000 Tarrant County ballots from 2020 primary

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July 22, 2022

Indictments handed down in deadly San Antonio human smuggling case

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People solemnly march through a street carrying signs and photos. A water tower reading Uvalde is in the background.
July 18, 2022

“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details

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July 14, 2022

Texas sues after Biden administration issues guidance saying doctors can perform abortions in emergencies

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July 12, 2022

Texans have been slow to vaccinate their youngest against COVID-19, but they’re slightly ahead of the national average

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July 11, 2022

The Odessa water outage underscores a growing problem: Aging pipes in Texas cities are getting more fragile

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July 11, 2022

Volkswagen argues that Greg Abbott’s choice of judges in lawsuit could tilt emissions case in Texas’ favor

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July 8, 2022

Understaffed, and under federal investigation, Texas juvenile detention system halts intake

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July 7, 2022

Justice Department is investigating Texas’ Operation Lone Star for alleged civil rights violations

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July 6, 2022

Uvalde officer asked permission to shoot gunman outside school but got no answer, report finds

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June 21, 2022

‘If there’s kids in there, we need to go in’: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders

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June 13, 2022

U.S. senators reach deal on gun legislation in aftermath of Uvalde shooting

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June 10, 2022

Judge temporarily blocks some Texas investigations into gender-affirming care for trans kids

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A cache of weapons and ammunition on dusty, desert ground
June 10, 2022

Homeland Security is warning about a potential spike in extremist violence

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June 10, 2022

Waiting for keys, unable to break down doors: Uvalde schools police chief defends delay in confronting gunman

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Candidate Jessica Cisneros stands at a podium, speaking into a microphone
June 9, 2022

Jessica Cisneros, Ruben Ramirez demand recounts in two close-call South Texas runoff races

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Two adults hold the hand of a young girl wearing a backpack to welcome her on the first day of school
June 8, 2022

Texas Republicans want to arm more school employees, but few districts are opting in

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May 31, 2022

‘Do something!’ Biden is urged as he leaves Uvalde church

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May 24, 2022

Businesses that help employees get abortions could be next target of Texas lawmakers if Roe v. Wade is overturned

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People stand in line next to a red sign that says "vote here/aqui"
May 16, 2022

Your guide to voting in Texas’ May 24 primary runoff election

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May 18, 2022

South Texas Democrats fight to shape their party’s future in primary runoffs

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May 13, 2022

The week in Texas politics: Greg Abbott gets behind school vouchers

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MCALLEN, TX. August 25th, 2018. The Rio Grande passes by the Anzalduas International Bridge. Julia Reihs/KUT
May 6, 2022

After Operation Lone Star drowning death, Texas Guard discourages future water rescues

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April 29, 2022

Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick want Texas’ Supreme Court to take up Ken Paxton’s whistleblower appeal

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A photo illustration including a collage of several images: Greg Abbott, military troops, and a state document related to border security
April 28, 2022

Fact-checking Texas leaders’ claims about Operation Lone Star

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File photos of Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott, photographed speaking at Repoublican events.
April 22, 2022

Education issues divide runoff endorsements from Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott

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April 18, 2022

As federal earmarks return, most Texas Republicans abstained from bringing home the bacon

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April 15, 2022

‘Self-inflicted wounds’ are hurting South Texas Democrats’ chances in Congress

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April 14, 2022

Federal judge rules UNT can’t charge out-of-state students more tuition than undocumented students

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April 11, 2022

After pursuing an indictment, Starr County district attorney drops murder charge over self-induced abortion

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April 11, 2022

Rural Texas was meant to get 10% of state bonds for water projects. It’s getting less than 1%.

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A table is set up outside Juan Navarro Early College High School last month with information on how to register to vote.
April 8, 2022

One in eight mail-in ballots were rejected in Texas’ first election under new Republican voting laws

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April 6, 2022

Oklahoma passes total abortion ban, further limiting options for Texans

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April 1, 2022

Police killing of Botham Jean becomes unexpected issue in Dem runoff to replace Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson

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three men wearing business suits and ties and one woman wearing a dress sit in chairs below a large banner that says the texas tribune festival in yellow and white letters with black background
March 30, 2022

Texas Tribune plans for 12th-annual Trib Fest, and last one for Evan Smith as CEO

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March 29, 2022

Abortion funds bring new legal challenges to overturn Texas ban

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The white-clad chapel and buildings of The Refuge, a home for trafficked girls at the center of controversy.
March 25, 2022

Child care investigations head resigns, complains employees were ‘scapegoated’ over failure at home for trafficked girls

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Border fencing in Brownsville, Texas.
March 18, 2022

New questions over Abbott border initiative, after troops found stationed at wealthy ranches far from Mexico

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the three officials sit at a table during a press conference
March 15, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott replaces Texas military leader who has overseen heavily criticized border mission

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People line up for early voting outside the Gardner Betts Annex near riverside in Austin, Texas on Feb.25, 2022. Sheryl Wong for KUT.
March 11, 2022

The election snafus that lead to a resignation in Harris County

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March 4, 2022

How a video with a semi-nude candidate forced a runoff for Texas Railroad commissioner

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March 2, 2022

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is headed to a runoff against George P. Bush

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A group migrants waits at a gate near the U.S. and Mexico border in Del Rio on July 22, 2021. The group turned themselves over to the National Guard and Customs and Border Protection officials.
February 25, 2022

‘I hate it here’: National Guard members sound off on Texas border mission in leaked morale survey

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February 21, 2022

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Trump’s man in Texas, has quietly amassed influence — to the detriment of fellow Republicans

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pill bottles and pills, lying in a pile
February 18, 2022

Texas ready to move on billion-dollar opioid settlement

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February 15, 2022

Republican incumbents hold big leads in statewide March primary races, UT poll says

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February 11, 2022

Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller could be in the fight of his political life

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