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Trump Hints At Endorsement In Heated Texas Primary
President Trump has previously avoided weighing in on the ongoing primary between Representative ​Wesley Hunt, Senator ​John Cornyn, and Attorney General ​Ken Paxton, who are in a heated battle for the GOP...
Ethan Buchanan
02/05/2026 Online
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Marfa Public Radio
Texas Democrats were united after upset victory in Tarrant County. Then Allred lambasted Talarico
...Michael Adkison Published February 5, 2026 at 9:17 AM CST Justin Doud / Houston Public Media ​Colin Allred speaking at a Democratic Organizing rally in Houston's Fifth Ward, July 10, 2025. When Democratic...
02/05/2026 Online
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Comanche Chief
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock: More than 20,000 Students Applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts During First Hours of Enrollment Period
(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller ​Kelly Hancock announced today the successful launch of the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program. Shortly after noon, more than 20,000 students had applied for the...
Kevin Lyons, Karen Hudgins, Caity Jackson
02/05/2026 Online
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Dickinson-wright
Texas Hold'em: Governor's H-1B Pause Reveals Several "Hole Cards"
...https://www.justice.gov/crt/best-practices-recruiting-and-hiring-workers [11] See https://capitol.​texas.gov/BillLookup/Acti​ons.aspx?LegSess=89R​&Bill=SB324 [12] See Kriel, Lomi, "​Texas won't force private...
Kathleen Campbell
02/05/2026 Online
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University of Houston
University of Houston Report Finds Houston-area Residents Overestimate Impact of Texas’ New ESA Program
...believe funds will disproportionately benefit higher-income families, despite guardrails in the ​legislation, according to a new report from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs. Part...
Kelly Schafler
02/05/2026 Online
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KWBU Public Radio
Construction site ICE raids hurting economy and building industry
Sign up for TPR Today, ​Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Immigration raids at construction sites across the state are hurting the economy, driving...
David Martin Davies
02/05/2026 Online
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KSST Radio (Sulphur Springs)
Texas Lawmakers Lead Growing House Caucus Targeting Sharia Law
February 5, 2026 - Two ​Texas Republicans are spearheading a growing congressional effort aimed at opposing the influence of Sharia law in the United States, arguing that it conflicts with the nation’s constitutional...
02/05/2026 Online
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KWKT Channel 44 - Waco
Texas builders ask ICE to stop immigration crackdown at construction sites
(NEXSTAR) - A group of South ​Texas Builders visited Capitol Hill and the White House on Wednesday, warning immigration raids of construction sites affect the workforce, and end up raising the price of construction....
Vinay Simlot
02/05/2026 Online
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Texas Tribune
On the issues: a Q&A with the Texas Republicans running for U.S. Senate
GOP candidates ​John Cornyn, ​Wesley Hunt and ​Ken Paxton refused to participate in a candidate Q&A on major issues, ranging from foreign policy to artificial intelligence. We used their past statements and...
Kayla Guo, Gabby Birenbaum
02/05/2026 Online
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KFDX (NBC) 3 (Wichita Falls)
Texas A&M professor files lawsuit after firing over …
HOUSTON (AP) — A ​Texas A&M University professor who was fired last year after a controversy over a classroom video that showed a student objecting to a children's literature lesson about gender identity...
Juan A. Lozano
02/05/2026 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio
On Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary Bessent's testimony descends into insults and shouting matches
...into insults several times Wednesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed with Democratic ​lawmakers over fiscal policy, the business dealings of the Trump family and other issues. Appearances by...
Fatima Hussein
02/05/2026 Online
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Austin Chronicle
Under Texas’ New AI Law, Cities Bear the Cost Without the Authority
...the industry on a local level On Jan. 16, a political attack ad paid for by Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton’s campaign aired, featuring Sen. ​John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rep. ​Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) dancing...
Miranda Williamson
02/05/2026 Online
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Austin Chronicle
Redrawn TX-35 Sets Stage for High-Stakes Democratic Primary
...open-seat race reshaped by redistricting and newly tilted toward Republicans For more than a decade, ​Texas’ 35th Congressional District was easy to describe. It ran like a political spine between Austin and...
Lucciana Choueiry
02/05/2026 Online
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Liberty Hill News
Voter swings raise midterm alarm bells for Trump's Republicans
..."Today is the day!" US President Donald Trump wrote Saturday on Truth Social, urging followers in ​Texas to "GET OUT AND VOTE" for the "phenomenal" Republican candidate in a state senate race. A day later,...
Saul Loeb
02/05/2026 Online
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KFOX FOX 14 El Paso
Congresswoman questions guard training at Camp East Montana
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — U.S. Rep. ​Veronica Escobar is raising new questions about training and oversight at the Camp East Montana immigration detention facility following the death of a man that...
Jordan Salas
02/05/2026 Online
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Collin Times
Keith Self warns against Sharia law influence and advocates for women’s sports protections
Keith Self, U.S. Representative for ​Texas from District 3 - Official U.S. House Headshot Rep. ​Keith Self, a U.S. Congressman and former Army officer, published a series of posts on February 4, 2026, expressing...
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