Texas Tribune Brief

Texas police can seize money and property with little oversight or transparency. So we got the data ourselves.

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Some gun rights groups want Gov. Greg Abbott to veto a line item in the Texas budget that puts $1 million toward a public safety campaign on gun storage. But one powerful bloc isn't actively opposing the measure: the National Rifle Association.

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The bills aim to create a "hostile environment" for human trafficking in Texas and address sexual assault, said Gov. Greg Abbott at a bill signing ceremony Tuesday in Dallas.

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Our Heat Index shows how competitive your district was — and is. To explore the question of whether Texas really is a swing state, we looked at nearly 20 years of election data to assess the competitiveness of every congressional and legislative district in the state. Take a tour of some of the state's hot spots and then type in your address to find out the lay of the land in your districts.

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Congressman Chip Roy, an Austin Republican, was the first to block the routine vote from happening earlier, when much of the House had already left town.

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The conservative Texan and liberal New Yorker agreed over Twitter to partner up on a bill banning members of Congress from becoming corporate lobbyists after they leave office.

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All but one of Texas' six U.S. House contests that national Democrats are targeting will feature candidates who ran last time.

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The former vice president was making a two-day swing through Texas, with stops planned in Houston and Dallas.

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The 86th legislative session is in the history books.

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Completing negotiations that have taken place over the last few months, Texas House and Senate lawmakers approved a compromise on a state spending plan for 2020-21.

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