Ted Cruz ends block on Biden appointments after sanctions issued for Russian gas pipeline

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Redistricting, challenges from the right test Texas House GOP incumbents coming off “most conservative session ever”

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Anti-abortion lawyers target those funding the procedure for potential lawsuits under new Texas law

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A semi-nude video, corruption allegations and a fatal crash roil GOP primary for Texas Railroad Commission

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Gov. Greg Abbott floats pardons for Austin police officers charged with excessive force in 2020 protests

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Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt takes heat for lack of Texas law license in his bid for attorney general

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Gov. Greg Abbott’s two most vocal GOP challengers have long sought to push their party to the right

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Analysis: Giving professors freedom, so long as they agree with politicians

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Nine Austin cops are accused of shooting and injuring one woman during the 2020 protests against police brutality

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Attacks fly in final days of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s primary fight

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