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Texas governor 2026: Who is running and what to know
The governor is Texas’ chief executive, with a hand in everything from enforcing laws to setting budget priorities and responding to crises. Here’s a look at where GOP candidate Gov. Greg Abbott and…
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1mWatch: Maggie Haberman speaks at the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival
The New York Times' Maggie Haberman sits down with Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith to discuss the reporting from her book "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” at 9 a.m. Friday.
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5mUT-Austin didn’t violate student’s rights in handling of pro-Palestinian protest, judge rules
A student sued the University of Texas at Austin alleging administrators violated his First Amendment rights for disciplinary action following the protest.
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7mKey GOP lawmaker says state should have caught error that delayed at least 178,000 Texas voter registrations
Meanwhile, Gov. Greg Abbott, who appoints the state’s top election official and is locked in a tight race in November, hasn’t commented on the error.
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6m“MAGA is dead”: Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Trump supporters liars and hypocrites
The former U.S. representative from Georgia sits down with New York Times domestic correspondent Robert Draper at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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6mAustin parents should have say in future of failing schools, state takeover, superintendent says
Austin ISD Superintendent Matias Segura shared his support of a parent petition to close schools allowed in the state’s intervention policy.