Texas reports first case of monkeypox, but officials say it poses little risk to the public

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Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey visits White House to push for stricter gun laws and mental health reform

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Texas suspends most transportation of inmates while it reviews convicted murderer’s escape

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Texas Republicans want to arm more school employees, but few districts are opting in

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Judge plans to levy “substantial fines” after Texas failed to comply with court-ordered fixes to its foster care system

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John Cornyn says bipartisan gun legislation won’t include weapons bans or expanding background checks

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Jessica Cisneros, Ruben Ramirez demand recounts in two close-call South Texas runoff races

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Texas AG Ken Paxton to investigate whether Twitter is understating the number of fake accounts on the platform

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T-Squared: David Pasztor is named senior editor and writing coach

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Kyle Rittenhouse now says he’s going to Blinn College, after Texas A&M said he’s not a student

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