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Austin man shot by ICE agent charged with assault, resisting arrest
In a federal criminal complaint, DHS says Wilber Rafael Garces Perez knew he was fleeing federal agents and his car’s sideview mirror struck an officer. A judge ordered him to remain in detention.
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4mGOP candidate seeks to block Dem’s win amid eligibility question
Lawyers representing Republican Alan Blaylock asked the Secretary of State to declare his Democratic opponent Ericka Lomick ineligible because of a previous North Carolina felony.
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7mTexas maternal death rate drops to pre-pandemic levels as mental health becomes the leading cause
The highly anticipated maternal mortality report published Friday after the state delayed its release until after the midterm elections.
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5mScalding state review blasts Texas funeral agency’s lax oversight of body donation program
The identified shortcomings raised “serious concerns” about the stability and operation of the agency, the review found.
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3mKen Paxton’s office drops lawsuit accusing NCAA of deceptive marketing of women’s sports
The Texas attorney general had accused the college sports organization of allowing transgender athletes to participate in women’s sports.
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4mJon Rosenthal names Railroad Commission transition team, priorities in first address
The Cypress Democrat said in Midland that he’d push to raise salaries, boost production and turbocharge orphan well plugging.