The Brief: Oct. 20, 2014
Voters can cast ballots today for the Nov. 4 general election as the two-week early voting period commences. Full Story
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Wealthy Donor Pumps Cash, Consternation Into Bexar County DA Race
Thanks to a wealthy and generous personal injury lawyer, Democrat Nicholas LaHood is mounting a well-funded challenge in his bid to unseat 16-year Republican incumbent Susan Reed as Bexar County district attorney. Full Story
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In Ebola Fight, Perry Pushes West Africa Travel Ban
At a news conference Friday, Gov. Rick Perry said he has asked President Obama to ban air travel from West African countries fighting outbreaks of the Ebola virus, with exceptions for aid workers. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 17, 2014
A lingering fight over a failed petition drive aimed at the city of Houston's equal rights ordinance boiled over this week as subpoenas issued against area pastors allied with the petition effort drew the ire of conservative leaders. Full Story
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Dallas Hospital Apologizes for "Mistakes" in Ebola Care
A representative of the Dallas hospital under scrutiny for its handling of the first Ebola case in the United States apologized on Thursday for mistakes he said the facility made when it initially misdiagnosed the patient. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 16, 2014
Wednesday amounted to a daylong series of body blows to those who thought that authorities had things under control in the response to the diagnosis of Ebola in Dallas. Full Story
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Texas Nurses Have Concerns, and Confidence, About Ebola
After two of the nurses who treated Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan were diagnosed with the virus, their colleagues across the state are voicing worries, as well as assurances, about hospital readiness in Texas. Full Story
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Latest Ebola Patient Traveled by Plane
A second health care worker in Dallas who tested positive for the Ebola virus traveled by plane on Monday, one day before reporting symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 15, 2014
Tuesday turned into a topsy turvy day in the federal courts for the state of Texas with the voter ID law conserved for the Nov. 4 general election but a new delay placed on enforcing the new abortion law. Full Story
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U.S. Supreme Court Puts Provision of Texas Abortion Law on Hold
A provision of the Texas abortion law that closed all but eight abortion facilities in the state almost two weeks ago was put on hold Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 13, 2014
Confirmation came Sunday afternoon that a second person has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus in Dallas. Full Story
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"Breach of Protocol" Led to 2nd Ebola Infection
A health care worker who treated the man who died of Ebola in a Dallas hospital has tested positive for the virus in a preliminary test, state officials reported early Sunday. Full Story
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Lawmakers Call for Ebola Screenings at Texas Airports
At a meeting of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee in Dallas on Friday, lawmakers urged the government to add Ebola screenings at two major airports in Texas while emphasizing that the U.S. was safe from an outbreak. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 10, 2014
A federal district judge in Corpus Christi ruled against the state's voter ID law, injecting a note of drama into the run-up to the general elections. Full Story
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5th Circuit Won't Reconsider Abortion Restrictions Lawsuit
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday refused to reconsider a March ruling that allowed Texas to require physicians who perform abortions to obtain admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of an abortion facility. Full Story
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Ebola Response Puts Jenkins in Spotlight Again
After the first case of Ebola in the U.S. was confirmed in Dallas, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has been thrust into the national spotlight. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 9, 2014
A sad chapter was marked Wednesday in the story of Ebola in Texas with the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who flew to Dallas to join family only to be diagnosed with the deadly disease after arriving. Full Story
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On a Sober Day, Ebola Worries Rise in Dallas Neighborhood
As news of Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan's death broke on Wednesday, grief and alarm spread through the Dallas neighborhood of Vickery Meadow, where Duncan had visited before he died. Full Story
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Dallas Ebola Patient Dies, Hospital Says
A week after the first Ebola case in the U.S. was confirmed at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, the patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, died Wednesday morning, hospital officials said. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 8, 2014
GOP gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott's $30 million campaign chest has captured a lot of attention, leading to the next question: why raise all that cash? Full Story
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