Cruz Looks to Solidify Status as Anti-Trump GOP Alternative
Heading into another round of GOP nominating contests Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is determined to solidify his status as the chief alternative to Donald Trump. Full Story
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Texas Near Bottom Among States in Primary Turnout This Year
Texas saw record turnout numbers in last week’s presidential primaries, but it still had one of the lowest voting-age participation rates of the states that have held primaries so far. Full Story
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Insurers Want More Room for Generic Drugs in Texas Medicaid
Health plans say they could save Texas roughly $100 million per year in Medicaid costs if lawmakers would give them more freedom to choose generic drugs over name brands. Full Story
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The Brief: Cruz Keeps at Task of Grabbing Anti-Trump Mantle
With another four states set to hold nominating contests today, Ted Cruz worked hard Monday to position himself as the one best able to take on billionaire front-runner Donald Trump. Full Story
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Billions At Stake for State in Tax Challenge
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in a case that could deliver a multibillion-dollar windfall to struggling oil and gas producers, threatening to take a major bite out of state revenue. Full Story
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Texas Disavows Controversial Women's Health Study
Texas health officials have asked a prominent academic journal to take the state's name off a published finding that Texas women lost access to health care services after lawmakers kicked Planned Parenthood out of a family planning program. Full Story
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Cruz Allies Seek to Ensure Rubio Loss in Florida
Ted Cruz's allies are launching an all-out offensive to ensure Marco Rubio loses his home state, an effort that reflects the urgency of Cruz's mission to narrow the field to himself and Donald Trump. Full Story
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Analysis: Endorsements, Loyalties — and Getting Things Done
Endorsements seem harmless enough, but several state senators will have to eat some crow to get their legislation passed next year. They endorsed challengers to fellow legislators — and lost. Full Story
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Hell and High Water: Storage Tanks Fuel Economy — and Concerns
Storage tanks along the Houston Ship Channel hold one of the world's largest concentrations of oil, gases and chemicals. Some scientists fear a disaster waiting to happen when Houston's perfect storm comes. Read more about this in our "Hell and High Water" project, done in collaboration with ProPublica. Full Story
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The Brief: With Victories, Cruz Moves Closer to Trump Showdown
Ted Cruz had an eventful weekend, winning a pair of Republican presidential caucuses in Kansas and Maine on Saturday to bolster his argument that the field should narrow to him and front-runner Donald Trump. Full Story
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Rubio Sweeps Puerto Rico, Cruz Third
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was set Sunday to collect no delegates in Puerto Rico as fellow senator Marco Rubio swept the territorial primary in his second win of the presidential nominating race. Full Story
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Cruz Goes Two for Four, Wins Kansas, Maine
Ted Cruz handily won the Kansas and Maine GOP presidential caucuses Saturday, while losing to Donald Trump in Louisiana and Kentucky. Full Story
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Cruz Gains Momentum as Anti-Trump Candidate
Ted Cruz has gotten his groove back. After underwhelming performances in a number of contests since the Iowa caucuses, the U.S. senator from Texas on Saturday night decisively regained momentum with victories in Kansas and Maine. Full Story
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Cruz Competes in Five States Over The Weekend
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has an opportunity to cut into real estate magnate Donald Trump's lead in the GOP presidential contest in a handful of GOP presidential contests Saturday and Sunday. Full Story
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Reveal Radio: A Monster Storm in the Making
What could happen if a major storm hit the Houston region in just the right spot? This episode of Reveal looks at that worst-case scenario. This program is done in collaboration with The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, which co-produced the "Hell and High Water" multimedia project. Full Story
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Juvenile Offenders Find Rehabilitation Through New Work Program
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department has developed a pilot program that places a handful of young offenders in on- and off-facility jobs if they have already earned a high school diploma or GED. Full Story
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Death Row Inmate Who Killed Daughter Pursues Clemency
After losing his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court this week, Robert Roberson III's last hope to escape his June 21 execution date is the state Board of Pardons and Parole. Full Story
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Family and Protective Services Commissioner to Retire in May
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner John Specia announced Friday he would retire from the agency on May 31. Full Story
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Cruz Keeps Hammering Trump, Clinton
Speaking to a gathering of the nation's most passionate conservatives, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz unloaded anew on the front-runners for the presidency from both parties. Full Story
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SCOTUS Blocks Louisiana Abortion Clinic Law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law that threatened to close all but one of the state’s abortion clinics, an action that abortion rights supporters treated as a positive sign for the fate of a law in Texas. Full Story
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