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Texas Railroad Commission primary: Who is running and what to know
The Railroad Commission regulates energy infrastructure across Texas. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries and where they stand.
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4mJudge blocks Biden-era immigration rule hours after Texas AG and Stephen Miller’s group sued DOJ
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3mSCOTUS orders Texas court to reconsider man’s 1997 murder conviction
The ruling came after Cooke County District Attorney John Warren told the U.S. Supreme Court that “the State no longer had confidence in the verdict.”
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9mFrom an indictment to an alleged affair, Ken Paxton’s controversies hang over his Senate bid
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6mMore Bible stories in public schools, changes to history lessons before Texas education board
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14mWhich Bible passages are in Texas’ proposed student reading list? Here’s what the selections reveal.
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