Here’s how to avoid problems with straight-ticket voting in Texas
Some voters have complained that their votes at the top of the ballot were changed, but the Texas secretary of state's office said the voting machines are not at fault. Full Story
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After ICE detained this migrant in Texas, her C-section scar ripped open and she was denied surgery for 4 months
A woman from Honduras crossed the Rio Grande and asked for asylum. For months, she said doctors in a detention center gave her only ibuprofen and antibiotics for a persistent open wound. Full Story
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Hays County expands early voting access for Texas State University students
The expanded plan comes after the Texas Civil Rights Project threatened to sue the county on behalf of two Texas State students. Full Story
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Army Corps, Texas officials propose sweeping hurricane protection plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office have recommended a plan to shore up the Houston area and other parts of the Texas coast. It features a massive flood wall along Galveston Island and could cost as much as $31 billion. Full Story
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Senate race tops $100 million with latest filings from Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his Democratic opponent, Beto O'Rourke, have now raised more than $100 million combined. Full Story
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Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Republican incumbents lead their Democratic challengers in the top four races on the general election ballot, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Three out of four Texas voters say in UT/TT Poll they’ll vote in midterms
Texas voters say they're more enthusiastic about voting in the 2018 elections than the state's voting history might suggest. Full Story
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Three candidates vie for slot on Texas' oil and gas regulatory agency
Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick — a Republican whose relationship with the industry she regulates has been questioned — is seeking re-election to a second term. She faces challenges from Democrat Roman McAllen and Libertarian Mike Wright. Full Story
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Trump considering plan to ban entry of migrants at southern border, deny asylum
President Donald Trump is weighing a plan to shut the U.S. border to Central Americans and deny them the opportunity to seek asylum, asserting similar emergency powers used during the early 2017 “travel ban,” according to administration officials and people familiar with the proposal. Full Story
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![In this Sept. 15, 2015 file photo, a farmer passes along a border fence that divides his property in Mission. As President Donald Trump's administration fights to fund a new, multibillion-dollar border wall, government lawyers are still settling claims with Texas landowners over the fence Congress approved more than a decade ago.]()
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Student voting rights fight erupts at Texas State University
Amid allegations that Hays County has suppressed the college student vote, a civil rights group is threatening to sue. Full Story
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New anti-Ted Cruz super PAC launches, announces $1.2 million ad buy
The ad campaign from Texas Forever represents the largest infusion of outside spending yet against Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz as he battles Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke. Full Story
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Texas Reps. Lambert and Springer talk speaker's race, property taxes, school safety
The Texas Tribune hosted a conversation with state Reps. Stan Lambert, R-Abilene, and Drew Springer, R-Muenster, moderated by Tribune multimedia reporter Alana Rocha. Full Story
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We asked Texas midterm candidates how to improve affordability. Here's what they said.
Should the state or federal government increase the minimum wage? We asked Texas candidates running for office how to improve affordability with questions crowdsourced from young Texans. Full Story
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In notable shift, Attorney General Ken Paxton begins TV offensive against Democratic opponent
Ken Paxton, the GOP attorney general, has begun running a TV ad against his Democratic opponent, Justin Nelson, who has been hammering Paxton over his 2015 indictment on securities fraud charges. Full Story
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Texas higher education board approves medical schools for University of Houston and UNT Health Science Center
Texas currently has a dozen medical schools, nearly half of which are based in or near Houston. Full Story
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Former aide to Texas congressman files complaint saying she was fired over pregnancy
Kristie Small said when she asked Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar to meet to discuss plans for her maternity leave, he told her she was on a 90-day “probation period” and set two new markers for her performance that he later claimed she had failed to meet. Full Story
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Waller County expands early voting for Prairie View A&M students
The expanded plan follows a Monday lawsuit in which five students at the historically black university accused the county of suppressing the voting rights of black voters. Full Story
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Trump administration to send hundreds of troops to the U.S-Mexico border, reports say
President Donald Trump has raised alarm about a caravan of migrants heading for the border. He tweeted Thursday morning that he is "bringing out the military for this National Emergency." Full Story
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Texas doctors seek more opioid addiction treatment options under Medicaid
The state’s Drug Utilization Review Board is taking public comment on whether to expand Medicaid’s preferred drug list to include medication-assisted treatments for opioid addiction besides Suboxone. Full Story
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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar and Democratic challenger Joi Chevalier on why they deserve your vote
In separate interviews, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, a Republican who's running for re-election, and Joi Chevalier, his Democratic opponent, talked about the state's looming pension crisis, whether lawmakers should cut taxes and what's in store for the Rainy Day Fund. Full Story
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