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Beto O’Rourke discloses that he’s descended from slave owners
Sun Jul 14 2019
Something that we’ve been thinking about and talking about in town hall meetings and out on the campaign — the legacy of slavery in the United States — now has a much more personal...
Behind The Lens episode 40: ‘You don’t know exactly what you’re gonna get until it gets here’
Fri Jul 12 2019
Behind The Lens episode 40: ‘You don’t know exactly what you’re gonna get until it gets here’...
Entergy’s emissions reduction goals would yield higher emissions than it produced in 2017
Fri Jul 12 2019
Entergy’s emissions reduction goals would yield higher emissions than it produced in 2017...
ICE suspends immigration enforcement in Southern Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast, spokesman says
Fri Jul 12 2019
ICE suspends immigration enforcement in Southern Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast, spokesman says...
Judge dismisses part of Texas' "sanctuary city" lawsuit against San Antonio
Thu Jul 11 2019
In its first enforcement action under a controversial new law, Texas sued San Antonio last year, alleging that the city had broken the law in December 2017....
NYPD Investigates Vandalized Megan Rapinoe Posters As Possible Hate Crime
Thu Jul 11 2019
The soccer star celebrated her team’s World Cup victory at a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan....
Analysis: The extraordinary adventures of H. Ross Perot
Wed Jul 10 2019
Lots of Texans have great stories and interesting experiences. But some — like Ross Perot — pack more tales into a lifetime than most of us....
Obstacles prevent access to mental health care, even among insured
Wed Jul 10 2019
Obstacles prevent access to mental health care, even among insured...
"Kids in cages": House hearing examines immigration detention as Democrats push for more information
Wed Jul 10 2019
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, told a migrant whose daughter died shortly after being in federal custody that "there are no words" for what happened to her child. But he also said D...
UT-Austin will provide free tuition to undergrad students with family incomes below $65,000 starting in 2020
Tue Jul 09 2019
The UT System allocated $160 million of its oil money for the project....
As Texas seeks to overturn Obamacare, attention focuses on a potential swing judge
Tue Jul 09 2019
Jennifer Walker Elrod, a federal appeals court judge appointed by George W. Bush, asked the majority of the questions in a two-hour session Tuesday on Texas' lawsuit....
British Government Stands By Ambassador After Leaked Criticism Of Trump
Tue Jul 09 2019
British ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch had lambasted the Trump administration as “inept” and “incompetent” in leaked diplomatic messages....
Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Know Who The Democratic Party Is Anymore
Tue Jul 09 2019
She's undermining her own caucus....
Texas is going to court to end Obamacare. It hasn't produced a plan to replace it.
Mon Jul 08 2019
During a legislative session focused on schools and taxes, Texas lawmakers did little to prepare for the possibility that Obamacare will be struck down in its entirety — even as th...
Analysis: Why would politicians fix our immigration problems when they can campaign off the mess?
Mon Jul 08 2019
Look at the immigration problem, at the issues on the border, at what lawmakers are doing in response and at the polling of what voters think. It looks like the fight might be more...
Behind The Lens episode 39: ‘That’s where the district wants to go’
Sat Jul 06 2019
This week on Behind The Lens:...
Joe Biden Would Consider Nominating Merrick Garland To The Supreme Court. Again.
Sat Jul 06 2019
The judge whose nomination was blocked by Mitch McConnell in 2016 is more than a decade older than Trump's two Supreme Court justices....
Government lawyers affirm fight over 2020 census isn't over, according to statement to judge
Fri Jul 05 2019
The government has begun printing the census forms without the question, and that process will continue, administration officials said....
At Houston forum, 10 presidential candidates make their pitches to thousands of educators
Fri Jul 05 2019
Weeks after state lawmakers wrapped up an education-focused legislative session, Texas teachers heard Democratic presidential hopefuls share their plans to reshape public education...