Thursday's vote in the House provides funding for DHS after a more than two-month shutdown, but does not include dollars for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
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Former Attorneys General have used the role of AG to launch their national political careers. And Texas AG Ken Paxton hopes he's next.
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The therapy dogs work a lot in courtrooms to help soothe and calm witnesses, juries, and judges.
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With two elections coming up in May, advocates say gaps in support services can make voting a time-consuming challenge for many people with disabilities, despite legal protections guaranteeing access.
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Bexar County Manager David Smith blamed a number of factors for the projected loss of property tax revenue during a long-range financial forecast presentation on Tuesday for county commissioners.
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Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have started meeting with Big Bend area landowners about the prospect of border walls on their land. Landowners say they're concerned about flood risks and the destruction of archeological sites.
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Business owners say DSHS overstepped its authority when it changed the regulations around consumable hemp products. The head of the Texas Hemp Business Council agrees.
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The Austin Democrat, who won his party’s nomination in March, led Cornyn and Paxton by margins of 3 and 5 percentage points, respectively. Both results were within the survey’s margin of error.
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After two North Side homes in the Preston Hollow subdivision exploded and injured five people, three City Council members are calling for a review of how agencies coordinate during emergencies.
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The court issued a decision Monday morning allowing Texas to use the controversial congressional maps that were drawn last summer. The order reverses a lower court ruling that could have led to the maps being thrown out.
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Overtime and outside housing costs for inmates has been running in the tens-of-millions of dollars in recent years.