Texas big-city schools are dropping their mask mandates in response to new CDC guidelines

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Texas far-right conservatives spent millions to oust House GOP leaders, to little avail

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As Texas targets trans kids, their families scramble to find lawyers

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Republicans rule Texas, but progressive Democrats eye congressional races here to push the national party leftward

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Carbon monoxide killed a Texas mother and daughter. A firefighter was reprimanded after a delayed 911 response.

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Analysis: Texas’ GOP runoffs hinge on a name that’s not on the ballot

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GOP Texas House members ask schools not to buy books from vendors that supply “pornographic” materials

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Rochelle Garza is headed into Democratic AG runoff, but her opponent is still undetermined

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George P. Bush, Ken Paxton prepare for a bitter primary runoff battle for Texas attorney general

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Several Texas Republicans against “critical race theory” advance in State Board of Education primary races

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