Texas DPS could pursue criminal investigation into photojournalist arrested at UT-Austin protest
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by William Melhado and Annie Xia
2h ago
The FOX 7 employee is accused of hitting a trooper with his camera, but the arrested man told reporters he was pushed and didn’t hit any officer ..read more
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State’s premature release of bid proposal info touches off new battle over $116 billion in Medicaid contracts
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by Karen Brooks Harper
2h ago
The early release of documents meant a single competitor got an early look at the other bidders’ playbooks before final winners were announced ..read more
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Campuses across Texas had pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Why did only UT-Austin crack down?
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by Stephen Simpson
2h ago
Dozens of people were arrested in Austin, while sit ins and demonstrations elsewhere happened mostly unobstructed. School officials say it’s because campus rules were broken ..read more
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Here’s how to vote in Texas’ May 28 runoff elections
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by María Méndez and Yuriko Schumacher
15h ago
The last day to register to vote is April 29. Early voting runs from May 20-24 ..read more
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Watch: Trans man who aged out of Texas foster care says politicians are vilifying LGBTQ+ kids
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by Greta Díaz González Vázquez, Story by William Melhado
15h ago
As Kayden Asher tumbled through several foster placements, Texas leaders intensified their efforts to regulate the lives of LGBTQ+ people ..read more
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Texas Republicans have tried to rein in property taxes for five years. Has it worked?
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by Joshua Fechter and Andrew Park
15h ago
Texas has spent billions of dollars to drive down property taxes. Many homeowners saw a significant tax cut last year, per a Texas Tribune analysis ..read more
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Coal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rules
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by Emily Foxhall
1d ago
The rules will require coal-fueled plants, including Texas plants that produced about 12% of power on the state’s grid this year, to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution and handle disposed coal ash more safely ..read more
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Tarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated
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by Berenice Garcia
1d ago
A Texas appeals court recently overturned Mason’s five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion ..read more
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Harris County prosecutor hands criminal case into Lina Hidalgo’s staffers over to state attorney general
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by Joshua Fechter
1d ago
Hidalgo’s staffers were indicted on felony charges related to how they allegedly helped award an $11 million contract to a political consulting firm headed by a Democratic strategist ..read more
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Meet our new Rio Grande Valley reporter, East Texas reporter and audience producer
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by Sewell Chan
1d ago
Berenice Garcia in McAllen, Jess Huff in Lufkin and Laura Duclos in Houston are our newsroom’s latest hires ..read more
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