The Texas Tribune
Eight Senate Republicans broke ranks this week. John Cornyn, spurned by Trump in his primary, didn't.
The Texas senator’s defeat to Ken Paxton sparked talk he’d join the “YOLO Caucus” of Republicans defecting from Donald Trump. This week, he sided with Senate GOP leadership on every key vote.
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5mAfter rescoring STAAR exams, 11 Texas districts seeing A-F grades improve
The score changes are part of an annual process to review the accuracy of STAAR results, state officials said.
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9mAG Ken Paxton hasn't challenged the Trump administration over Texas’ $10-billion Medicaid cut even though he sued Biden
The attorney general won a lawsuit against the feds for withholding a Medicaid funding stream three years ago. Texas faces the same cut, but Paxton has stayed quiet.
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4mElon Musk’s super PAC starts spending to boost Ken Paxton in Texas
Musk’s super PAC recently dropped almost a quarter-million dollars boosting the Republican Senate nominee, who has seen a recent surge in outside support yet continues to lag in fundraising.
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15mKen Paxton omits rental income and mortgages from financial disclosures, obscuring his wealth
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13mSchool librarians hesitant to discuss books, order more amid Texas battles to restrict titles, they say
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