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Henry Cuellar faces scant opposition in South Texas Democratic primary
Days out from the filing deadline, Cuellar has yet to draw a serious primary challenger — a sign that many in his party view the anti-abortion congressman as their best bet to stave off the GOP in…
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8mTexas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can't afford it.
More than 130 cities, most with fewer than 10,000 residents, were blocked from increasing their property tax revenue because they had broken the law.
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7mTexas Dream Act goes to court over fight to restore in-state tuition for undocumented students
Advocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The law giving eligible undocumented students in-state tuition at colleges was blocked last year.
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7mFirst U.S. screwworm case confirmed in South Texas
Officials tested a sample from La Pryor in Zavala County at a lab in lowa, confirming the infestation, Secretary Brooke Rollins said.
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5mDemocrat Gina Hinojosa launches first ad of Texas governor's race, to be streamed during NBA Finals
The spot will stream throughout the Spurs-Knicks series on ESPN+, depicting Gov. Greg Abbott as a basketball-playing string puppet committing “turnover after turnover of our money to his donors.”
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11mNational Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list
Republicans would have just a 76-74 majority in the Texas House if the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee succeeds in flipping its targeted GOP districts.