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Laredo · PoliticsLaredo Mayoral Hopefuls Lay Out First-100-Day Priorities as Early Voting ContinuesChinedu Okafor · Oct 23, 2026Houston · PoliticsNew Texas Group Proposes $2 Billion Border Security Trust for Big Bend Instead of WallKendra Konchanuk · Oct 22, 2026Houston · PoliticsJustice Department Starts Telling Counties Where It Plans to Send Election MonitorsKendra Konchanuk · Oct 22, 2026Houston · PoliticsTalarico Casts Senate Race as Anticorruption Fight, Aiming at Paxton and Elon MuskKendra Konchanuk · Oct 21, 2026Houston · PoliticsTexas Property Tax Cuts Leave Most Older Homeowners Paying No School Taxes, Raising Questions of FairnessKendra Konchanuk · Sep 30, 2026Houston · PoliticsTalarico Pitches Populist 'New American Dream' in Pasadena, Targeting Paxton and Billionaire DonorsKendra Konchanuk · Aug 10, 2026Austin · PoliticsAustin Council Member Vela Says He Won't Back More City Money for I-35 Park CapsValentina Cruz · May 5, 2026Houston · PoliticsCrockett and Talarico Spar Over ICE, Billionaires and Trump in First Texas Senate Primary DebateKendra Konchanuk · Jan 24, 2026San Antonio · PoliticsMexico Treads a Narrow Path as Trump's Talk of Striking Cartels IntensifiesChinedu Okafor · Jan 14, 2026Houston · PoliticsTexas Comptroller Outlines Plans for Online Marketplace to Run School Voucher ProgramKendra Konchanuk · Oct 1, 2025Houston · Politics835 New Texas Laws Take Effect Sept. 1, From Vape Bans to Film IncentivesKendra Konchanuk · Aug 31, 2025Houston · PoliticsWhite House Drafts Plan to Ask Congress to Claw Back Public Media FundingKendra Konchanuk · Apr 16, 2025Houston · PoliticsNew Texas Democratic Party Chair Says Economic and Labor Issues Must Take Center StageKendra Konchanuk · Apr 11, 2025San Antonio · PoliticsCastillo Unveils Two Housing Proposals Aimed at Expanding Deeply Affordable Units in San AntonioChinedu Okafor · Jul 18, 2024Houston · PoliticsHouston and Firefighters' Union Strike Tentative Contract Deal After Years Without OneKendra Konchanuk · Mar 1, 2024San Antonio · PoliticsSan Antonio Voters Face Crowded March 5 Primary With Senate, Congressional and Statehouse ContestsValentina Cruz · Feb 19, 2024Austin · PoliticsJustice Department Sues Texas Over New State Immigration Enforcement LawChinedu Okafor · Jan 4, 2024Houston · PoliticsTurner Adviser Says Next Houston Mayor Will Have About 18 Months to Tackle Budget ShortfallKendra Konchanuk · Aug 21, 2023Austin · PoliticsTexas Lawmaker Slaton Hires Defense Attorney Amid Reports of Possible Ethics ComplaintValentina Cruz · Apr 10, 2023Austin · PoliticsAustin's District 9 Runoff Pits Two Candidates With Different Views on Fixing Housing CostsValentina Cruz · Dec 2, 2022Austin · PoliticsTravis County Primary Guide: Early Voting Opens Monday With Crowded Fields for Congress and Statewide OfficeChinedu Okafor · Feb 13, 2022El Paso · PoliticsVice President Harris to Lead U.S. Delegation to Honduras for Xiomara Castro's InaugurationValentina Cruz · Jan 19, 2022San Bernardino · PoliticsLos Angeles County Voters Will Help Decide 32 State Legislative Races on Nov. 3Xiaoyu Wang · Oct 24, 2026Georgetown · PoliticsReparations Advocates Press On as Trump Administration Moves to Block Local ProgramsChinedu Okafor · Oct 24, 2026

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