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Texas Democrats return to Austin

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Texas Democrats return to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting
Texas House Democrats who fled their state to stall a Republican redistricting effort returned on Monday, ending their 15-day holdout.

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Texas Democrats return to the state, ending two-week standoff over redistricting
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Texas House Democrats return to Capitol, ending walkout over redistricting plan

Texas, Fort Bliss and migrant detention

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Opening of new migrant detention center in Texas met with protests
Texas' Camp East Montana, the latest and largest of the migrant detention centers being opened across the country, is being met with criticism from immigration advocates.

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Inside the new Fort Bliss detention center that will hold thousands of migrants
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Fort Bliss detention center opens in Texas

Texas declares measles outbreak over

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The Texas Measles Outbreak Is Over, Officials Say
The measles outbreak in West Texas, which hospitalized nearly a hundred and killed two young children, is officially over, state health officials announced in a news release Monday. Officials declare an outbreak over after no new cases have been reported for 42 days.

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Measles outbreak is over, Texas health officials say
Texas has declared its measles outbreak over. The threat still looms.

Chris Conte, Texas Longhorns

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Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte to receive raise, contract extension
Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte is set to receive a six-year contract extension through 2036 that includes a sizable raise

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UT athletic director Chris Del Conte set to earn a hefty raise
Longhorns' athletic director to receive massive raise in contract extension

Appeals court overturns order that stripped some protections from pregnant Texas state workers

A federal judge last year blocked enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act for Texas state employees, ruling that its ...

Ukrainians in North Texas hope White House meeting on ending war is successful. "Let's pray for peace"

It was a rare gathering inside the White House. President Donald Trump sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...

Texas unveils new tamper-resistant driver's license and ID design with black star

Texans will be issued a new state driver's license and identification card with increased security features, according to a ...
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From a cell phone ban to Ten Commandments posters, new state laws bring big changes to Texas schools

Lawmakers also approved new teacher raises, banned DEI initiatives and gave schools more flexibility to discipline students.

Texas Democrat says she's locked inside state Capitol after refusing mandatory DPS escort

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier says she remains locked in the House chamber because she wouldn't sign a permission slip ...

Texas lawmakers return home after walking out of legislature and spending two weeks in Illinois to prevent GOP remap

The Democratic lawmakers have been in Illinois since Aug. 3 to avoid a vote on the remap during a special legislative session ...

Texas lawmaker refuses to leave House floor over GOP 'permission slip' rule

A Texas lawmaker found herself effectively stuck in her seat Monday, planted on the House floor after refusing to sign a ...

15-year-old North Texas high school student stabbed while walking dog in Frisco neighborhood, family says

A 15-year-old high school student was stabbed while walking his dog in a Frisco neighborhood Sunday night, his family told ...