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Texas' drag show restrictions take effect after years of court challenges
The law prohibits sexually explicit drag performances on public property or in front of children.
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6mTransgender Texans feel “unbridled joy,” renewed hope after Democratic midterm wins
LGBTQ+ advocates want newly empowered Democrats to focus on lifting all communities without forgetting their prior support for trans Texans.
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16mParents of students with disabilities fear losing Texas’ “life-changing” school vouchers
Democrats vowed to end the state’s education savings accounts, which give more than 18,800 students with disabilities public funds for private school and homeschooling.
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9mStarbase says Boca Chica beach not part of potential state park land deal between Texas and SpaceX
Elon Musk’s aerospace conglomerate and the state parks department have been tight-lipped about a possible plan to cede control of Boca Chica State Park to the rocket company.
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4mKen Paxton finalizes divorce from state Sen. Angela Paxton days after his U.S. Senate loss, per report
The outgoing attorney general is officially divorced from his wife of nearly four decades, 16 months after she filed to end the marriage “on biblical grounds.”
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11mEast Texas Republicans ran their campaigns differently than the rest of the state by bucking culture war rhetoric
East Texas Republicans fought for their positions the old fashioned way — by focusing on local issues and needs.