More than one-third of Texas child care providers closed during the pandemic. They’ve mostly reopened.

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Trump appointees are helping Texas derail Biden’s immigration agenda

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Ken Paxton, lawyers for parents of trans kids disagree on whether child abuse investigations can continue

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Gov. Greg Abbott replaces Texas military leader who has overseen heavily criticized border mission

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Analysis: Whatever the campaigns say, the Texas electric grid isn’t fixed yet

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Texas environment agency’s plan to remedy language discrimination allegations leaves advocates frustrated

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His public custody battle helped ignite a movement against transgender health care for kids. Will it carry him to the Texas House?

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‘They’re talking about how my existence is child abuse’: Trans teen fears crackdown on gender-affirming health care

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Prairie View A&M President Ruth Simmons to step down

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O’Rourke calls Abbott a “thug” and an “authoritarian” who’s “got his own oligarch here in the state of Texas”

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