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Texas high schoolers show gains across all subjects on STAAR tests
Pandemic disruptions put many children behind, but newly released end-of-course results show students making progress.
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5mTexas land commissioner orders feds to stop “illegally” clearing state border tract
Dawn Buckingham said a contractor hired by U.S. Customs and Border Protection trespassed and significantly altered land in Presidio County without permission.
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8mKen Paxton unveils economic plan centered on tax breaks in U.S. Senate race
The Republican attorney general is starting a tour next week to promote the plan, which would create new housing and healthcare tax write-offs.
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13mFor Texas DACA recipients, a fearful present and an uncertain future as protected status expires
Many of the roughly 80,000 Texas residents in the program are facing renewal delays that can leave them undocumented, unable to legally work and exposed to possible deportation.
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4mDACA mother of three suing the federal government over deportation to Mexico
Officials notified the Texas woman that they would terminate her legal status after they deported her to Mexico, calling it “unauthorized travel.”
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9mState finds some registered Texas voters were wrongly flagged as potential noncitizens
The secretary of state told counties to immediately reinstate any Texans who were removed from the voter roll despite showing DPS proof of citizenship.