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East Texas county judge urges state lawmakers to help locals combat data center proliferation
A proposed data center in Angelina County will occupy more than 1,000 acres outside of Lufkin. The county judge says there's nothing he can do to stop it.
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8mAt midterm convention, Trump vows to campaign hard for Paxton after mocking his speech and looks
The president used his winding, nearly two-hour keynote address to try to boost Republicans around the country, telling his supporters to “pretend that I’m on the ballot” this fall.
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6mIn reversal, James Talarico says he opposes trans athletes in girls’ sports “if it risks safety or fairness”
Talarico’s comments on Fox News came in contrast to positions he took in the Texas House opposing GOP restrictions on trans student-athletes.
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5mAustin mayor releases plan to prevent Texas from taking over the school district
Kirk Watson, a former state legislator, says a parent petition could stop the Texas Education Agency from taking over Austin ISD.
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2mJohn Fetterman, Marjorie Taylor Greene to close and open TribFest
Two of American politics’ most unique and least predictable voices bookend our three days of live journalism.
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10mTexas prisons seek $298 million for air conditioning. That's a fraction of what's needed.
It would cost $1.5 billion to fully cool all prisons, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice estimates.