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CALCULATING THE TAXPAYERS’ TAB FOR KEN PAXTON’S EXTENSIVE TRAVELS ↗

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CAN LABOR CANDIDATES HELP TEXAS DEMS WIN BACK POWER? ↗

A slate of union-affiliated candidates are taking the labor movement on the campaign trail up and down the ballot.
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THE ‘ANTIFA SCARE’ GOES ON TRIAL IN NORTH TEXAS ↗

As nine of the "Prairieland 19" face their days in court, the broader constitutional rights of left-wing activists may hang in the balance.
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The case of one Houston man, nearly deported to India after a quarter-century here, shows what happens when prosecutorial discretion is abandoned.

HOW TRUMP’S ICE IS LOCKING UP LONGTIME TEXANS WITH PATHS TO LEGAL STATUS ↗

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As the dust settles, Texas Dems and Republicans weigh the lessons from the shock upset in Senate District 9.
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DOES TAYLOR REHMET’S VICTORY FORESHADOW AN ANTI-MAGA WAVE? ↗

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The special election in Senate District 9 pits “people power” against mountains of conservative cash and the rising influence of Christian nationalism.
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COULD THIS STATE SENATE RUNOFF BE A TIPPING POINT FOR TARRANT COUNTY? ↗

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A converted digital camera can use infrared light to reveal Texas border militarization—in the same way the armed forces once scanned for enemies from the sky.
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THE RIVER AND THE FEVER DREAM ↗

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IN TEXAS STATE JAILS, A RISING DEATH TOLL AND A BROKEN PROMISE ↗

Once billed as rehabilitative alternatives to prisons, these facilities are the sites of fatal overdoses—like that which ended the life of a Texan named Jackie Wiley.
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