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George Conway Says He’s Changed His Mind About Trump: 'Racist To The Core'
Tue Jul 16 2019
“Naivete, resentment and outright racism, roiled in a toxic mix, have given us a racist president," the attorney and husband...
"I'm not sorry": A quarter century later, Eddie Bernice Johnson stands by her crime bill vote
Tue Jul 16 2019
Johnson is the only Texan remaining in Congress who voted for the bill, which has become deeply unpopular among Democrats...
Hillary Clinton Fires Back After Trump’s Racist Tweet: ‘You’re Right About One Thing’
Mon Jul 15 2019
The president lobbed an inaccurate attack at several Democratic lawmakers on Sunday, saying they should "go back" to the countries...
Can the “masters of the flood” help Texas protect its coast from hurricanes?
Mon Jul 15 2019
After centuries of fighting back water in a low-lying nation, the Dutch have become the world leaders in flood control....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...