Beto O’Rourke says oil tycoon Kelcy Warren is suing him for defamation

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Texas students push back against book bans for censoring LGBTQ, racial justice issues

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Houston hospital pauses hormone therapy for transgender children as threats of child abuse investigations loom

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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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Texas judge temporarily restricts agencies from investigating family over gender-transitioning procedures

Texas agencies are temporarily restricted from investigating a family for providing their child with gender-transitioning procedures,…

Analysis: Winning their primaries, Abbott and O’Rourke offer a preview of their march toward November

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Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke easily win gubernatorial primaries, setting up November race

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Texas investigates parents of transgender teen, prompting a lawsuit

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