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Texas Political Pulse for September 10, 2024. You received 17 news.
 
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KWTX (CBS) 10 (Waco)
Congress honors 13 troops killed during Kabul withdrawal as politics swirl around who is to blame
...of a presidential election swirl around the event. Both Democrats and Republicans supported the legislation to honor the 13 U.S. troops, who were killed along with more than 170 Afghans in a suicide bombing...
09/10/2024 Online
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San Antonio Report
Texas House District 121 and 118 candidates take the stage in back-to-back debates
...District 121 candidates Laurel Jordan Swift and Marc LaHood, and House District 118 candidates Rep. John Lujan and Kristian Carranza will debate Oct. 8. Credit: Composite / San Antonio Report File Photos...
09/10/2024 Online
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WOAI NBC 4 San Antonio
An anonymous tip line prevented Westlake violence. More than 90% of schools have one
...evolved from a policy known as David's Law, an anti-bullying provision that was passed by the Texas legislature in 2017. As part of that policy, school districts were required to maintain anonymous tip lines...
Michael Adkison
09/10/2024 Online
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Austin Culturemap
Here's how Texas'new car inspection law affects end-of-year stickers
...obtain a safety inspection prior to vehicle registration. House Bill 3297, passed during the 88th Legislature in 2023, abolishes the vehicle safety inspection program for regular cars and trucks. (The Department...
09/10/2024 Online
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Spectrum News Austin
Data indicates voting by noncitizens is rare. Republicans are pressing measures to make sure of it
...Republicans pushed earlier this year known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. That legislation passed the Republican-led House in July largely along partisan lines but has not come to a vote...
09/10/2024 Online
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Comanche Chief
State Capital Highlights
...Texas laws now in effect It took some time, but a set of new laws and rules passed by the Texas Legislature in 2023 went into effect on Sept. 1, the Houston Chronicle reported. Prominent among these are...
09/10/2024 Online
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KSST Radio (Sulphur Springs)
Governor Abbott Sends Letter To President Biden, Vice President Harris On Fight To Secure Fronton Island
September 10, 2024 - Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris condemning their continued attempts to undercut Texas’ efforts to secure the border to keep...
09/10/2024 Online
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Houston Public Media
Tropical Storm Francine’s impact on Houston, Texas Gulf Coast likely minimal as system moves toward Louisiana
...through Houston in July, power outages lingered for weeks. The utility company was directed by Gov. Greg Abbott to formulate an action plan to prevent lingering outages amid hurricane season. CenterPoint...
Sarah Grunau
09/10/2024 Online
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NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
Texas Democrat candidate smokes joint, bong in pro-weed campaign ad
...Sally Duval for TX House Dist 73 (@SallyForTexas) September 9, 2024 She is challenging incumbent Carrie Isaac in the heavily Republican 73rd district. Duval criticizes law enforcement's inability to test...
Joe Kelley
09/10/2024 Online
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12newsnow​.com
Governor Abbot to hold press conference in Beaumont Tuesday ahead of Tropical Strom Francine
...4:58 PM CDT September 9, 2024 Updated: 4:58 PM CDT September 9, 2024 BEAUMONT, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott will be making his way to Beaumont Tuesday, after receiving briefings, to hold a press conference...
Brett Strahan
09/10/2024 Online
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City of Houston eGovernment Center
Mayor Whitmire Announces Raise and Incentives for Houston Police Cadets, Strategy Will Increase Recruiting for New Officers
September 9, 2024 -- Today, Mayor John Whitmire reaffirmed his commitment to public safety and the Houston Police Department by announcing a $10,000 raise for police cadets and additional incentives to...
09/10/2024 Online
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San Antonio Current
Bad Takes: Price controls aren’t communism, no matter how much the GOP insists otherwise
...store without even noticing how much they are paying." Similarly, hearing rich a-holes like Gov. Greg Abbott and washed-up talking head Bill O'Reilly complain about rising prices on behalf of us poors...
Kevin Sanchez
09/10/2024 Online
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Austin American-Statesman
Is Texas is running out of water? Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller shares warning
Texas has a water problem. Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told WFAA on "Inside Texas Politics" that the state is running out of water and lawmakers need to react soon. "We lose...
09/10/2024 Online
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WOAI
Texas Congressman Leads GOP Criticism Of Biden's Afghanistan Abandonment
...leading the GOP's rebuke of President Joe Biden's disastrous 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rep. Michael McCaul of Austin is the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which will release its report...
09/10/2024 Online
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Austin Monitor
Why doesn’t the Austin Police Department publish yearly reports on the crimes it solves?
...APD is doing, KUT News conducted an analysis of the data submitted by the police department to the Texas Department of Public Safety and found those numbers have been steadily improving since a spike in...
09/10/2024 Online
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Axios Austin
As Harris invigorates Dems, Texas appears out of play
...enthusiastic about Biden's candidacy. Zoom in: The same UT poll has U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz besting U.S. Rep. Colin Allred 44% to 36% in the other high-profile statewide race. The big picture: Even as Democrats like...
09/10/2024 Online
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East Texas Radio
Violent Venezuelan Gang Growing In North Texas
TSN A North Texas Congresswoman says an ultra-violent Venezuelan gang is making in-roads in Texas. Beth Van Duyne says this is the same group that reportedly took over an apartment complex in Colorado; A...
Dave Kirkpatrick
09/10/2024 Online
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