Travis County to launch $23 million project to keep mentally ill from jail

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Does UT Tyler Health Science Center’s deal with private equity shield doctors from malpractice suits?

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Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for length of his hairstyle

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A Texas school has punished a Black student over his hairstyle for months. Neither side is backing down.

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Child welfare officials move to reduce Texas judge’s oversight of embattled foster system

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Disabled Texans face more barriers to accessing abortion

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Kentucky Senate passes a bill to have more teens tried as adults for gun-related felony charges

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — More Kentucky teenagers charged with gun-related felony offenses would be transferred to…

A former South Dakota attorney general urges the state Supreme Court to let him keep his law license

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Wednesday urged the state…

Despite ties to defendants, Texas Supreme Court justice didn’t recuse himself from sex abuse case

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Texas conservatives test how far they can extend abortion and gender-transition restrictions beyond state lines

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