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    Aug 17

    The wait is over — the 2021 Texas Tribune Festival program is out now! This year’s TribFest offers a range of perspectives as diverse as Texas. Join us virtually from wherever you are Sept. 20-25. Get tickets:

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  2. 59 seconds ago

    Breaking: Texas' ban on mask mandates in schools is now facing an investigation from the federal government for possibly violating the rights of students with disabilities.

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    BREAKING: is investigating the TEA after deeming that its guidance prohibiting mask mandates in schools last week may be “preventing school districts in the state from considering or meeting the needs of students with disabilities.”

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  4. 34 minutes ago

    .: Officials at the El Paso area's only food bank said they will consider cutting more programs and continue current closures if they don’t receive additional funds and more volunteers.

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  5. 1 hour ago

    Many Haitians arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are coming after having lived in South America, especially Chile. reports .

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  6. 2 hours ago

    . says he will run for the Senate’s GOP leadership role if chooses to step down. While McConnell has faced questions about stepping down, he shut down speculation about his retirement earlier this year.

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  7. 2 hours ago

    Gov. Greg Abbott and local officials are fighting several legal battles over mask mandates. Here’s what you need to know.

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    2 hours ago

    This month Texas enacted one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. It's just the latest effort. For decades lawmakers have chipped away at abortion access, making it difficult to get the procedure even before the new law. reports

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  9. 3 hours ago

    Proponents of Texas’ new near-total ban on abortions call it the “heartbeat bill.” But medical and reproductive health experts say the reference to a heartbeat at that stage of a pregnancy is medically inaccurate.

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  10. 3 hours ago

    Could Sen. succeed ? Cornyn says yes — if McConnell decides to step down. “I’ve made it no secret that I would like to succeed him.”

    Sen. John Cornyn on Senate leadership
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  11. 3 hours ago

    If there was a Supreme Court vacancy, what kind of nominee would President Biden have to put forward to have 's support? Cornyn: “To me the litmus test is: Will people follow the law as written and not make it up as they go along?”

    Sen. John Cornyn on Supreme Court nominees
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  12. 3 hours ago

    What did Republicans do right in the 2020 elections? : "I think we heeded the warning of the 2018 election that was very close between Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz."

    Sen. John Cornyn on 2020
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  13. 3 hours ago

    Sen. John Cornyn joins us at for a conversation about long-running battles between state officials and federal leaders, whether bipartisanship in Congress is possible and his party’s chances in the 2022 elections.

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  14. 4 hours ago

    In a Saturday Washington Post column, a Texas doctor admitted he performed an abortion illegally under Texas’ new law that nearly bans the procedure. At least two lawsuits have since been filed against him.

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    4 hours ago

    A GOP Texas state senator lost his seat in 2020 to a Democrat. The new redistricted maps of the Texas Senate propose a new open Republican district that now includes his hometown. He’s running. Via Before and after:

    A current map of senate district 24
    An updated map of the proposal of senate district 24 which now stretches to include Pleasanton where former state senator Pete Flores lives.
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  16. 4 hours ago

    Former state Sen. Pete Flores is mounting a comeback bid for the Texas Senate in one of the first major examples of this year’s redistricting process creating new opportunities for Republican candidates.

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  17. 4 hours ago

    Texas lawmakers want to require transgender public school students to play on school sports teams aligned with the gender assigned at or near birth rather than their gender identity. Here's why one transgender athlete is advocating against the legislation.

    Transgender wrestler fights efforts to restrict sports participation
    If passed, Texas' anti-transgender legislation will require student athletes to play on school sports teams that don't align with their gender identity.
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    4 hours ago

    . is protesting outside the the Texas Senate chambers today as the Health and Human Services committee holds a hearing on , which would limit transgender youth participation in sports. This is the fourth time this chamber has taken up this measure this year.

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  19. 4 hours ago

    The Supreme Court has a conservative majority that anti-abortion advocates hope will eventually overturn Roe v. Wade. If it happens, a Texas “trigger law” criminalizing all abortion procedures would fall into place 30 days after the court’s decision.

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    This Thursday: Don't miss Amicus host and the hosts of , & as they talk SCOTUS at the Festival. More details below, and there's still time to register for :

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  21. 5 hours ago

    Support nonprofit journalism today, and you could be eligible to win your own vacation (or staycation) at Hotel Magdalena in Austin. Full details here:

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