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Billionaire Reid Hoffman gives $10 million to super PAC backing Talarico’s Senate bid in Texas
The LinkedIn co-founder’s donation was nearly 80% of the pro-Talarico super PAC’s second-quarter haul. It comes as the Austin Democrat wages a campaign focused on keeping big money out of politics.
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10mPaxton and Talarico open battle for South Texas with dueling rallies, diverging pitches
Paxton rallied in McAllen while Talarico toured the border this week, offering an early look at how each will vie in the coming months for the Latino voters who swung to Trump in 2024.
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6mTrump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits
The rule allows federal officials to deny green cards to immigrants who use a public program, such as Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers.
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10mWhere to find flooding resources and how to help impacted Texans
From addressing storm damage to mental health needs, here’s how to help or find resources.
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5mFBI suggests migrants’ van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare, whose office is running an investigation into the shooting, also expressed doubt that there were drugs in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van.
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12mBrownsville lands $3.2B AI drone tech company. Community members question the impact it could bring.
Saronic Technologies accepted a tax incentive deal on the promise of bringing 10,000 jobs in 10 years. Critics say this deal comes with a caveat.