Brittney Griner’s wife says WNBA star is at “weakest moment” before final hearing could send her to a Russian labor camp

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Ted Cruz says he will vote against bill to codify same-sex marriage protections

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Texas will plug 800 abandoned oil and gas wells, funded by $25 million federal infrastructure grant

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U.S. Senate approves bill containing Texas’ “Ike Dike” coastal protection project

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John Cornyn’s disapproval among Texas voters worsened dramatically as he negotiated a bipartisan gun bill, new poll shows

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How John Cornyn and the U.S. Senate defied 26 years of inaction to tackle gun violence

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Biden signs bipartisan gun measure negotiated by Sen. John Cornyn after Uvalde shooting

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U.S. Senate approves first major gun legislation since 1994, one month after Uvalde shooting

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Texas is unlikely to adopt key provision of bipartisan gun bill — a red flag law to take guns away from people deemed dangerous

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U.S. Senate, in 64-34 vote, advances bipartisan gun legislation backed by Cornyn

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