Facing harsh criticism in the Melissa Lucio case, Texas prosecutor may temporarily spare the woman many believe is innocent

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Texas Guard’s border mission needs an additional $531 million to continue past this month, top general says

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Texas’ Henry Cuellar one of two Democrats to vote against landmark marijuana legalization bill

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“It’s absolutely disgusting”: Family of Botham Jean demands congressional candidate Jasmine Crockett stop using his name

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More than half of the Texas House wants to stop the execution of Melissa Lucio, convicted of killing her toddler

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U.S. Supreme Court tells Texas to let a condemned man’s pastor touch him and pray aloud during execution

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What is harm reduction, the drug-treatment program that Sen. Ted Cruz has criticized?

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Texas child welfare official resigns, saying top agency leaders scapegoated employees

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Gov. Greg Abbott brags about his border initiative. The evidence doesn’t back him up.

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TribCast: Operation Lone Star and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

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