Texas Tribune Brief

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May 16, 2018 Texas sues the maker of OxyContin over the opioid epidemic
The Texas Attorney General's Office says Purdue Pharma fueled "the nation's opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing prescription painkillers," including OxyContin.
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May 15, 2018 The Supreme Court ruled states can legalize sports gambling. Still, Texas isn't likely to buy in.
Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders have shown resistance to expanding gambling in the state in recent years.
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May 14, 2018 In Texas' Republican runoffs, you're either with Trump or you're not
As early voting begins in Texas' Republican congressional runoffs, just about every race has devolved into a battle over which candidate supports President Donald Trump more.
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May 11, 2018 Lupe Valdez and Andrew White meet for first and only debate before runoff
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez and her runoff opponent, Andrew White, will meet on May 11 in Austin to debate.
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May 10, 2018 Will Hurd leads effort to force House vote on immigration bills
Fed up with a long stretch of inaction on immigration in the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, and some of his Republican colleagues declared Wednesday that they'll try to force the House to vote on a series of bills addressing the status of undocumented immigrants brought into the country while they were children, among other immigration measures.
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May 09, 2018 Texans in Congress react to U.S. withdrawal from Iran deal
U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, the highest-ranking House Republican – and Texan – on national defense issues, said President Donald Trump should have given "our European allies a few more months to strengthen the deal."
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May 08, 2018 Attorney General Sessions vows to prosecute all illegal border crossers and separate undocumented families
"If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you and that child will be separated from you as required by law," U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a speech to law enforcement officials Monday. "If you don’t like that, then don’t smuggle children over our border."
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May 07, 2018 In NRA speech, Trump promises to protect gun rights — and endorses Texas politicians
In a long speech, Trump declared his support for Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Attorney General Ken Paxton, and decried the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller.
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May 04, 2018 Charles Smith to retire as head of Texas health commission
Smith, executive commissioner for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, will step down at the end of May after weeks of intense scrutiny over how the commission handles contracts.
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May 03, 2018 Lupe Valdez agrees to debate Andrew White on May 11
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez has agreed to debate her runoff opponent, Andrew White, on May 11 in Austin.
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The podcast currently has 1,409 episodes available.