Ted Cruz says he doesn’t want to join the Supreme Court after being shortlisted by Trump
Last week, President Donald Trump named Cruz and another Texan to a list of potential picks for the U.S. Supreme Court if he gets a second term. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at a service held for Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal of the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Dhaliwal was shot and killed while making a traffic stop on Sept. 27, 2019.]()
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Texas Democrats from the border team up for new PAC in effort to flip the state House
The group, Corazón de la Frontera PAC, is being organized by El Paso Rep. Joe Moody, the House speaker pro tem. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Brian Babin defends Trump’s early coronavirus statements, comparing them to FDR’s after Pearl Harbor
During The Texas Tribune Festival, Babin and U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess both backed the president after revelations from a forthcoming book by journalist Bob Woodward. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas.]()
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Federal appeals court rejects Texas Democrats' effort to expand voting by mail
The Texas Democratic Party had challenged the state's age limits on voting by mail, arguing that they violated the 26th Amendment's protections against voting restrictions that discriminate based on age. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn suggests Trump could've struck a better balance in discussing early coronavirus threat
Cornyn's comments Thursday came in response to the recent revelation that the president intentionally downplayed the severity of the pandemic. Full Story
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![U.S. Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaking at a press conference announcing the introduction of a Republican police reform bill.]()
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As energy secretary, Rick Perry mixed money and politics in Ukraine. The deals could be worth billions.
When the then-energy secretary accidentally helped lead the president into impeachment, he was simultaneously trying to help his friends cash in on a big gas deal. Full Story
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“My story does resonate”: Candace Valenzuela wants to flip a Republican seat and become the first Black Latina in Congress
Valenzuela is running for a North Texas seat long held by Republicans. But the shifting political winds in the suburbs are giving Democrats hope. Full Story
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![Candace Valenzuela, candidate for Texas' 24th Congressional District, outside her home in Dallas.]()
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Donald Trump says Ted Cruz is on his list of potential second-term Supreme Court picks
James Ho, a Texan who serves on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is also on the list of 20 potential justices. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, questions judicial nominees during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 4, 2019.]()
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Gov. Greg Abbott calls on all Texas candidates to sign pledge against police budget cuts
The pledge is the governor's latest political move in an election season consumed by debates on policing reforms and funding. Full Story
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![State troopers stand near an overpass on Interstate 35 to prevent protesters from blocking traffic during a rally at Austin police headquarters.]()
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Texans with developmental disabilities in state homes still don’t have visitors. Their parents worry they don’t know why.
Across Texas, families with loved ones in state supported living centers are desperate for in-person visits after months have ticked by with coronavirus restrictions in place. Full Story
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![Stephanie Kirby holds a photo of her son, Petre Kirby, outside of the Denton State Supported Living Center, where her son is a resident. Stephanie hasn't seen her son since March due to COVID-19.]()
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National Democratic group to spend $6.2 million in Texas House fight
The super PAC, Forward Majority, is pouring the money into 18 races that will likely determine which party controls the lower chamber in January. Full Story
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Texas Supreme Court rejects Republicans' attempt to remove 44 Libertarians from the November ballot
The GOP sued because the Libertarians didn't pay their filing fees. But the state Supreme Court said Republicans missed the deadline to kick them off the ballot. Full Story
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![Voters cast ballots in booths spread six feet apart at the Metropolitan Multiservices Center for the delayed primary runoff election in Houston on July 14, 2020.]()
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In Texas, Republicans fight voting by mail expansion while encouraging their voters to use it
What was once a lightly used and largely uncontroversial voting option in Texas, one even Republicans relied on, is now the crux of the latest fight over who gets to vote and, equally as crucial in a pandemic, who has access to safe voting. Full Story
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![Ballot by mail clerk Jim Ragland organized ballot packages at the Travis County Elections Division in Austin in 2014.]()
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No, a Texas man was not indicted for filling out 1,700 mail-in ballots, despite what Attorney General William Barr said
The case at issue stems from a 2017 investigation into suspected mail-in voter fraud in Dallas County. Full Story
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![U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Congressional Auditorium at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center in Washington in July.]()
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In Texas, President Trump's team hits the road to shore up support
The president's reelection campaign launched a bus tour of the state Thursday, though surrogates said — strenuously — that they still don't see Texas in play. Full Story
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![Trump supporters greeted campaign surrogates — former campaign manager Brad Parscale, senior adviser Katrina Pierson and Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — during a bus tour stop Thursday in San Antonio.]()
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Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks Harris County from sending mail-in ballot applications to all its voters
The Harris County Republican Party had sued to stop the county from sending the absentee ballot applications. Full Story
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Susan Rice condemns recent violence at protests, says she does not support defunding police
Speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival, Rice said she supported "reimagining the role of police" and reallocating funds to social and economic development in some cities. Full Story
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Pandemic politics ripple through Texas races, forcing U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw to defend his coronavirus response
In Crenshaw's bid for reelection, the fight over masks and rhetoric has become particularly pitched, drawing in dozens of Houston-area doctors. Full Story
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Texas officials want to cut funding for women's health services while preserving an anti-abortion program
An August budget document shows funding for the anti-abortion program would be maintained, but reduced for doctors and clinics that provide reduced-cost contraception and health screenings. Full Story
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![One of the six exam rooms at Haven Health Clinics in downtown Amarillo on Dec. 9, 2013. The clinic provides services for women and some men in the 26 county region of the Texas panhandle.]()
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Four candidates join Shelley Luther, Drew Springer in race to replace state Sen. Pat Fallon
Springer, a state representative, and Luther, a Dallas salon owner who was jailed over her refusal to close her business due to the coronavirus pandemic, had previously announced their campaigns. Full Story
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![State Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Prosper, on the Senate floor on April 9, 2019.]()
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