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Bad Takes: Texas’ right-wing extremism is driving away smart folks the state needs
Expect the brain drain to continue as the Lone Star State leans further to the right.
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Texas congressmen cleared in ethics investigation over campaign finance spending
The ethics committee said existing law and guidance from the Federal Election Commission is ‘often ambiguous’ and provides gray areas of spending.
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Texas Republicans want voters to provide proof of citizenship. Arizona’s law holds lessons.
A Votebeat analysis shows how such requirements risk disenfranchising key voter groups, including Native Americans and college students.
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Texas professors self-censor for fear of retaliation, survey found
At least a third of respondents at UT-Austin, UT-Dallas and Texas A&M said they’re not sure administrators at their universities protect free speech on campus.
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The GOP-controlled Texas Legislature is once again targeting transgender people
GOP lawmakers have already filed nearly 40 anti-trans proposals for debate in the upcoming session.
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Assclown Alert: Conflating rape and sexual indiscretion with U.S. Rep. Chip Roy
Roy, an Austin-San Antonio congressman, made the remark while defending Trump nominee Pete Hegseth.
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Speaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term, amid bruising leadership battle
Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, had previously insisted he had enough votes to thwart a challenge from the right led by state Rep. David Cook of Mansfield.
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Texas weighs social media bans for minors as schools and police face challenges
A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill prohibiting minors from using social media accounts as school districts become a ‘hunting ground’ for online dangers.
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Texas Monthly asked GOP lawmakers to defend Trump’s deportation plan, only two replied
More than 100 Republican officeholders declined comment on what mass deportations would do to the state’s economy.
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Texas bill would reclassify abortion drugs as controlled substances
The bill is modeled after a Louisiana law that doctors say has created chaos for other gynecological issues best treated by these drugs.
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Millions pour in to reelect Texas oil and gas regulator
Republican incumbent Christi Craddick has raised upwards of $10 million in her campaign for a third term on the Railroad Commission of Texas. Her campaign focuses on fighting federal regulations and what she calls ‘radical anti-oil protesters.’
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In San Antonio, House races could determine future of public ed and vouchers
Abbott-induced financial crises in public school districts are at the center of key legislative elections in Bexar County and beyond.
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Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice
Texas’ junk science statute has remained hamstrung for the last decade. So too have other criminal justice reforms, despite efforts from the Texas House.
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‘More than our wombs’: Women in conservative Texas cities mobilizing to end GOP dominance
Democrats in Lubbock and Amarillo hope Kamala Harris’ candidacy and a backlash to abortion laws will help make their long-held vision of a blue wave a reality.
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Elon Musk steps into Texas legislative races with $1 million donation to business group
Musk has recently emerged as a key backer of GOP nominee Donald Trump, whose top allies in Texas are at war with the group that received Musk’s largesse.
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Eighteen of Texas’ current congressional candidates are election deniers
Fifteen were among the Texas Republicans who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s legitimate 2020 win.
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Assclown Alert: Amping up Texas’ culture war with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Patrick’s new list of legislative priorities doubles down on partisanship instead of looking out for average Texans.
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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales predicts GOP will lose control of the House
Gonazales, who represents a Texas border district, tells a Tribune Festival audience that his own party will be to blame for defeats in the November election.
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Texas bars transgender people from changing the sex on their driver’s licenses
A top Texas Department of Public Safety official outlined the change in an email sent to employees on Tuesday.
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Texas election officials are dealing with a flood of challenges to voter registrations
Conservative groups and individual activists have targeted tens of thousands of Texans over their eligibility. But state and federal protections are in place.