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Go “Inside the Interim” with El Paso-area lawmakers at our free public event
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Inside the Updated Voting Process That Helped Texas Win Its First National James Beard Awards
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‘Let the Lord Sort Them’ Explores the Rise, Fall, and Lingering Trauma of the Death Penalty in Texas
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Texas universities promised action after summer’s racial reckoning. But they're still reluctant to shed Confederate relics.
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Texas Monthly Recommends: Nighttime Kayaking
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Watch: New Texas senators discuss plans to address COVID-19’s impact on health, businesses
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Democratic colleagues file ethics complaint against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz after Capitol riot
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Millions More Texans Have Had COVID-19 Than We Like to Pretend
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The Lege This Week: Texas Lawmakers Tackle the Budget
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Facing a crush of COVID-19 patients, ICUs are completely full in at least 50 Texas hospitals
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Texas House and Senate propose similar spending amounts in preliminary budgets
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Republicans and Democrats both want to repeal part of a digital content law, but experts say that will be extremely tough
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Texas Republicans are angry at big tech’s reaction to U.S. Capitol siege. But few mention the GOP’s role in sowing election misinformation.
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Baylor students must test weekly for COVID-19. Those who keep missing tests could lose Wi-Fi access.
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After Standing Up to Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, Congressman Chip Roy Faces an Uncertain Future in the Texas GOP
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Feast Your Eyes Upon This Outrageous Car-Themed Mansion for Sale in North Texas
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Toxic substance or water supply? Lawmakers to weigh whether wastewater from oil fields could replenish the state's aquifers
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Dallas County axes plan to prioritize vaccinating communities of color after state threatens to slash allocation
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Texas Republicans greet Joe Biden's inauguration with vows to fight his agenda
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From the Editor: Wild Wes
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Where to Hunt, or Photograph, Exotic Animals in Texas
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Made in Texas: Psychic Outlaw Turns Quilts Into Jackets
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February 2021: Roar of the Crowd
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Texas has a problem with its COVID-19 vaccination data, and the stakes are high. Now the state is scrambling to solve it.
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Federal officials charge former Houston police officer for participating in U.S. Capitol riot
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How the Most Hyped U.S. Oil Merger in a Decade Went Bust
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After a Year of Racial Reckoning, Black Lawmakers Believe They Can Finally Eliminate Confederate Heroes Day in Texas
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Watch Gov. Greg Abbott discuss the latest on statewide vaccine rollout live at 12:15 p.m. Central time
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“Lives are at stake”: Three Texas regions battered by coronavirus are out of intensive care beds
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The NRA says it’s moving to Texas. Bankruptcy experts say it may be more of a legal move than a physical one.
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Texas lawmakers aren’t all eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Austin’s top health official is trying to get them vaccinated anyway.
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Republican U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz plan to attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration
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Texas Republicans Fanned the Flames of Insurrection Long Before January 6
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The Best Thing in Texas: Willie Got the Vaccine, Y’all
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The Texas Legislature Made It Just Three Days Without a COVID-19 Scare
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Texas schools are wary of losing funding gains lawmakers provided in 2019
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Willie Nelson Finally Shows Up for His SXSW Keynote, Thirty Years Later
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Amid a Spate of Late-Term Trump Pardons, Reality Winner’s Name Remains Conspicuously Absent
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Texas House member tests positive for coronavirus during first week of legislative session, forcing other state lawmakers into quarantine
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Texas becomes first state to administer 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
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Deborah Roberts Has Exhibited Art Worldwide. She Hasn’t Had a Solo Museum Show in Her Hometown—Until Now
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Who Were the Texans Who Traveled to the Capitol to Challenge the Election Results?
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‘Chicano Squad’ Provides New Perspectives on Police Brutality and Unsolved Murders
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Houston police officer under investigation after participating in U.S. Capitol riot
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Ken Paxton is only state attorney general in the U.S. who didn’t sign letters condemning Capitol insurrection
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Tribcast: A U.S. Capitol insurrection and the first week of the Texas Legislature
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All Texas Democrats in U.S. House voted to impeach Donald Trump. No Texas Republicans joined them.
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Houston Is America’s Saddest Sports City, Part Infinity
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A Texas lawmaker worked with the state restaurant association to draft an alcohol-to-go bill. His wife lobbies for the group.
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U.S. representatives from Texas vote along party lines on resolution asking Pence to remove Trump from office
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In his first public appearance since Capitol riot, Trump visits Texas border to tout wall construction
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The Serious Stuff, the Loud Stuff, the Money Stuff: A Preview of the 87th Texas Lege
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No, the Mandalorian Did Not “Dox” Ted Cruz
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In San Antonio, a Fight over Public Housing Heats Up
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Watch: Live video of the Texas House and Texas Senate
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How the Legislature Might Address the Less-Than-Dire Budget Shortfall
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The Texas GOP Returns to Its Favorite Pastime: Infighting
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Wendy Davis says Trump supporters harassing a Biden bus in Texas should have served as a warning before U.S. Capitol riot
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Recession cuts how much lawmakers can spend with the next state budget, but decrease isn’t as bad as feared
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In 2021, the Texas Legislature remains mostly white and male
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Join The Texas Tribune for a live interview with new members of the Texas Senate
Join The Texas Tribune for a live interview with new members of the Texas Senate …
Four years ago, Texas Republicans were the most likely to use mail-in voting. Here’s how that flipped in the last election.
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Donald Trump visiting Texas' Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday as his administration rushes to award more border wall contracts
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Greg Abbott’s Politics Create a Vaccine Stampede
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Advocates worry vaccines will be out of reach for Black and Hispanic neighborhoods devastated by COVID-19
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UT-Austin keeping most classes virtual through January as coronavirus infections soar in Travis County
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Clogged phone lines and ethical dilemmas: Texas health providers scramble to roll out vaccine with little state guidance
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With Theaters Closed, Austin Thespians Embrace Audio Dramas, Drive-through Musicals, and Plays by Mail
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American Democracy Survived Ted Cruz’s Demagoguery—This Time
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A lender sued thousands of lower-income Latinos during the pandemic. Now it wants to be a national bank.
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More than two dozen of Texas’ rural hospitals haven’t received any COVID-19 vaccines
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Ted Cruz faces fierce blowback after his objection to Joe Biden’s victory and riot at the U.S. Capitol
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Texas’s Newest Wrestling Venture Elevates Women Inside the Ring and Behind the Scenes
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These Texas Congressmen Fought off the Mob. Then They Voted With Trump.
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About 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses will be shipped next week to Texas, mostly for large “vaccination hubs"
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