Convicted murderer Scott Panetti isn’t sane enough to be executed, federal judge rules

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‘An understaffed and broken system’: 900,000 Texans have lost Medicaid as others struggle to access SNAP benefits

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In the shadow of James Byrd’s murder, city leaders can’t agree how to move this East Texas town forward

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First defendant in San Antonio tractor-trailer tragedy pleads guilty to smuggling charges

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U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s former staffer running against him as a Republican

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How the looming government shutdown will affect Texans

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Rep. John Smithee emerges as House hero among Paxton supporters, floated for speaker

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A Texas county that borders New Mexico is the latest to consider an abortion travel ban

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Nonprofit drug treatment center for low-income Texas teens shutters amid opioid crisis

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Delayed passage of farm bill stirs uncertainty for Texas agriculture

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