New Texas laws favor parents in child abuse investigations as legislators try to limit number of kids in foster care

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T-Squared: Here’s a look at the latest batch of confirmed TribFest speakers

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With second special session underway, Texas lawmakers offer opening property tax-cut proposals

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State Rep. Jacey Jetton, called to military service, chooses his wife as temporary replacement

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Texas’ highest criminal court emphatically rejects death row inmate Rodney Reed’s claim of innocence

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Inmates are dying in stifling Texas prisons, but the state seldom acknowledges heat as a cause of death

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A property tax deal has eluded Texas lawmakers. Here’s where things stand at the start of another special session.

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Solar power proves its worth as heat wave grips the state

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LGBTQ+ community in Lubbock protests their city council’s failure to pass a Pride proclamation

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Nurses walk out of Austin’s Ascension Seton in historic strike

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