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Austin man’s wrongful deportation casts scrutiny on Texas’ embrace of ICE partnerships

The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian José Morales García return to Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in Central Texas.
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State education board advances anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons

Final debates on proposed changes will come after years of deliberations about race and religion in the classroom.
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Tropical Storm Edouard knocks out power across Southeast Texas counties as it continues heading inland

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With costs up, healthcare a defining issue in South Texas’ battleground House races

In the state’s most competitive districts, Democrats are building their case around lapsed insurance subsidies and Republican-backed Medicaid cuts.
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Two UT System institutions experience leadership changes as new semester begins

UT Arlington’s Jennifer Cowley is returning to faculty. Meanwhile, MD Anderson’s Peter Pisters retires after 32 years with the cancer center.
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Here’s what Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa say about education priorities in Texas governor’s race

From school takeovers to college affordability, the Democrat and Republican are rolling out their education priorities ahead of November’s election.
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John Cornyn is raising money for competitive Senate races — just not in Texas

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Texas lawmaker wants oil regulators to explain why they ended public comment at meetings

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Texas regulators approve two massive West Texas transmission lines amid outcry from landowners

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$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans

U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a $1.7 billion federal contract listed for border wall construction in the Big Bend region, fueling public confusion over the project after a previous ...
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Eight Senate Republicans broke ranks this week. John Cornyn, spurned by Trump in his primary, didn't.

WASHINGTON — A handful of Senate Republicans this week joined Democrats to oppose a controversial Trump nominee and vote against the president’s “anti-weaponization fund” and East Wing ballroom — the ...
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After years of hardship, Texas agriculture faces a new threat: data centers

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