Texas’ child welfare agency told staffers to keep quiet about gender-affirming care investigations, documents show

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“I would wish this on absolutely no one”: How three women dealt with pregnancy in the year since Texas’ six-week abortion ban

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Uvalde residents question the school district’s new safety plans for first school year since mass shooting

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Beto O’Rourke pauses campaign events while recovering from bacterial infection

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Families of the Uvalde shooting victims denounce Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform

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Ken Paxton’s legal guidance on public access to ballots contradicts advice his office gave out just five days earlier

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As his district gets redder, Uvalde’s Republican congressman faces heat for votes on guns and gay marriage

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Beto O’Rourke intensifies campaign on abortion rights as trigger law goes into effect

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Texans who perform abortions now face up to life in prison, $100,000 fine

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Paxton legal opinion giving public immediate access to ballots jeopardizes election security and invites lawsuits, experts say

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