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Sharp objections by Donald Trump and grass roots Republicans have prompted talk of primary challenges and given Democrats hope of picking up seats. → Read More
Averie Bishop, the first Asian Miss Texas, has campaigned across the state defending much of what Texas's GOP leaders have been outlawing. → Read More
State senators also voted not to allow Attorney General Ken Paxton's wife Angela, a senator, to vote in the trial. → Read More
Former secretary of state John Scott will serve until suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton goes on trial in the state Senate for alleged criminal misconduct. → Read More
The attorney general has been a fierce critic of President Biden, particularly on cultural issues, and a loyal ally to former president Donald Trump. → Read More
Paxton (R) is a fierce opponent of the Biden administration and an architect of conservative Texas policies on cultural issues adopted by other GOP states. → Read More
The bans, merged into one bill, prompted protests at the capitol and outcries from opponents, but narrowly passed in the Republican-dominated legislature → Read More
The measure, passed by the legislature and expected to be signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R), is the latest effort by Texas officials to target transgender people. → Read More
A less restrictive version of an abortion bill defeated by one vote last month was attached to a ban on transgender care for minors before being approved. → Read More
Las Vegas has dramatically cut water use by targeting grass. Its water czars are pushing for bigger changes to fix the Colorado River’s water deficit. → Read More
Opponents of abortion are promoting expanded Medicaid coverage, which many conservative states have opposed because it was tied to Obamacare. → Read More
The effort to obtain data came as Attorney General Ken Paxton, Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican leaders have marshaled resources against transgender Texans. → Read More
Many survivors of last week's devastating hurricane said they were unsure how to get help with basic needs, and that the FEMA process was fraught with delays. → Read More
Sanibel, off the southwestern Florida mainland, has welcomed the rich and poor, famous and unknown. After a massive hit from Hurricane Ian, its recovery is uncertain. → Read More
Scotty Lumley of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., was disabled and in need, but he had friends who tried mightily to shelter him from the storm. → Read More
The hurricane ravaged Florida from west to east, then gained strength over the Atlantic as it prepared to hit South Carolina on Friday. → Read More
The Mississippi capital entered a spiral of decline when two different out-migrations caused its tax base to plummet; water systems began to founder unrepaired. → Read More
Federal prosecutors charge two more men in the migrant-smuggling tragedy that killed 53 people → Read More
Federal agents have arrested three people in connection with the deaths of 51 migrants in a tractor-trailer in Texas. → Read More
An abortion clinic is San Antonio is forced to turn away patients in the waiting room as the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade. → Read More