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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz holds narrow lead over Democrat challenger Collin Allred
According to the poll, 47% of likely voters said they’d vote for Cruz, while 44% opted for Allred.
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Texans use Whataburger app to track power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl
More than 1.7 million in the Houston area remain without power as of press time.
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Critics liken Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Korea trip during Beryl to Ted Cruz’s Cancun getaway
Abbott tweeted early this morning about his Korean business summit, but didn’t mention Hurricane Beryl until hours after it made landfall in Texas.
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Texas’ SXSW festival drops U.S. Army, weapons manufacturers as sponsors
The move comes after pro-Palestinian activists accused the festival of being complicit in human rights violations.
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Study: Texas ranks among least self-sufficient U.S. states
The study comes as the Texas Nationalist Movement ramps up efforts to get secession on the November ballot.
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South Texas man arrested on charges of having sex with horse — again
The man has been arrested five times since 2012 on accusations that he sexually violated horses.
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Feds launch new probe of U.S. House candidate Brandon Herrera’s campaign finances
The latest inquiry comes a week after the FEC sent a letter inquiring about a loan Herrera made to his own campaign.
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Feds could freeze funding if Texas doesn’t speed up Medicaid, food stamp applications
Texas has a backlog of more than 90,000 food stamp applications. The oldest is from 10 months ago.
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World’s largest Buc-ee’s will remain in Texas, company officials say
Buc-ee’s opened the world’s largest gas station in Luling on Monday, and officials with the Texas-based company said it won’t open any larger units outside its home state.
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Texas GOP adds secession to party’s 2024 official platform
A new provision calls on the Texas Legislature to hold a referendum on the matter in the upcoming general election.
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Brandon ‘AK Guy’ Herrera’s campaign under FEC scrutiny for $50,000 loan
The South Texas Republican’s campaign treasurer, Thomas Datwyler, also has reported ties to expelled U.S. Rep. George Santos’ campaign.
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Texas Republicans lose their shit on social media after Trump guilty verdict
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called the verdict a ‘sham’ while Gov. Greg Abbott called the trial a ‘Kangaroo Court.’
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Buc-ee’s founder’s son indicted on claims he secretly recorded guests in bathroom, having sex
Mitchell Wasek’s legal defense plans to argue homeowners have the right to set up recording devices without informing guests.
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Pro-TEXIT candidates win Texas GOP’s top two leadership spots at San Antonio convention
The newly elected chair and vice chair of the state Republican Party both signed a document that included a pledge to hold a secession vote.
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Incumbent Gonzales narrowly defeats ‘AK Guy’ in Texas District 23 Republican runoff
Gonzales won Tuesday’s GOP runoff against Brandon Herrera by fewer than 500 votes.
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Austin Police wrote letter in support of convicted killer Daniel Perry’s pardon
The department’s interim chief said she decided against sending the letter after a discussion with city officials.
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Report: Texas is the state with the highest risk of alcoholism
With the highest rate of uninsured residents, it’s hard for Texans to find alcoholism treatment and support, the study found.
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Pope blasts Texas AG Paxton’s suit to shut down migrant-aiding Catholic charity
Pope Francis called Ken Paxton’s attempt to close El Paso-based Annunciation House ‘madness.’
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Texas town of Kyle again fails to break record of biggest gathering for people with same name
Only 706 Kyles showed up to the annual Gathering of the Kyles, or less than half of last year’s turnout.
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Critics lash out at Gov. Greg Abbott for journalist’s arrest at UT protest
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar joined the protesters Thursday, saying that the fight for civil rights must continue.