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Tucker Carlson blasts Iran hawk Ted Cruz for appearing not to know basic facts about the Islamic republic
Cruz is all in favor of regime change in Iran, despite not knowing how many people live there.
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Sen. Ted Cruz ridiculed for sharing years-old clip, claiming it’s from LA protests
The clip is actually from the 2020 Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests.
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Former San Antonio teacher State Rep. James Talarico considering U.S. Senate run
Talarico grabbed headlines this session for rebuking Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher scheme.
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Texas has nation’s most toxic air and polluted water, study finds
The state’s lax environmental regulations can actually harm economic development rather than spark it, according to the report.
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Uvalde City Council approves settlement with families of Robb Elementary shooting victims
The $2 million settlement also will enhance Uvalde police training and bolster mental health services for survivors.
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Gunman gets life sentence for 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting after guilty plea
The sentence with run concurrent with the 90 consecutive life sentences Patrick Cruisus got after pleading guilty to federal hate crime charges in 2023.
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North Texas police, residents on edge as far-right influencer plans ‘Protect White Americans’ rally
The Saturday rally is organized by a Jan. 6 ‘political prisoner’ who’s running for a Florida seat in the U.S. Senate.
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Texas House passes $1 billion school voucher bill on 85-63 vote
The vote came after House Democrats tried to add an amendment that would have put vouchers to a statewide vote.
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Trump White House now revoking visas of international students at Texas universities
At least 13 students in the UT and Texas A&M systems have lost their visas as part of the crackdown — one reportedly over a speeding ticket.
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Defense attorney in El Paso Walmart mass shooting says Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric helped inspire it
It’s the first time the shooter’s defense team has acknowledged Trump’s role in the tragedy.
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Women running for office in Texas made gains in last election, study says
Despite a strong showing in 2024, women in Texas still lack parity, especially when it comes to the Texas Lege and Congress.
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Texas measles outbreak jumps to 2 new counties, both nearly 300 miles from epicenter
So far 422 people have been infected in the state’s worst outbreak of the diseases in 30 years.
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U.S. citizen child with brain cancer deported to Mexico after parents arrested in Texas
The girl’s parents were undocumented and had been living and working in the U.S. for nearly a decade.
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Gov. Greg Abbott falsely claims Texas schools providing litter boxes to student ‘furries’
Abbott’s comments are his latest attempt to smear public schools as he pursues voucher legislation.
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New poll shows most Texans oppose school vouchers, even if described as ‘school choice’
The new survey comes as the Texas House prepares to hear public testimony on its school voucher bill.
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Texas GOP lawmaker brags in video about low vaccination rate at his kids’ school
The school attended by State Rep. Nate Schatzline’s children has a measles vaccination rate of less than 15%.
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Report: Texas stands to lose thousands of jobs, billions in investment if Trump repeals CHIPS Act
The bipartisan, Biden-era CHIPS Act was so well-received that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a similar act into law in 2023.
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Texas coastline officially renamed to ‘Gulf of America,’ Google says
Facing actual geo-political crises, renaming a body of water is one way to distract the masses.
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Texas ranks in bottom 10 in new study on the best- and worst-educated U.S. states
The study comes as experts warn Gov. Greg Abbott’s school-voucher plan could further hinder educational outcomes.
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Gov. Greg Abbott caught in a lie during school voucher rally in East Texas
Abbott claimed a public school principal quit because students no longer said the Pledge of Allegiance. State law has required its recitation since 2017.