Democrat Lee Merritt suspends campaign for attorney general nine days after election day, clearing path for runoff

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Texas sues to prevent losing federal funds over its investigations of trans children’s families

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Fighting care for transgender kids shifts from a fringe issue to a litmus test for Texas Republicans

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Analysis: If it was easier to vote in Texas, would turnout still be this low?

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Parents of a trans child who reached out to Attorney General Ken Paxton over dinner are now under investigation for child abuse

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Feds say Texas discriminated against communities of color when it denied Houston flood aid

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Analysis: The Fred Rogers test, for Texas public officials

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Republicans more than doubled turnout in the Rio Grande Valley compared with the last midterm primary

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

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Texas far-right conservatives spent millions to oust House GOP leaders, to little avail

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