Texas Tribune Brief

By The Texas Tribune

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November 04, 2019 Beto O’Rourke drops out of the presidential race
The former congressman from El Paso also says he will not run for the U.S. Senate next year. Meanwhile, Trump leads all Democratic presidential candidates in Texas.
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November 01, 2019 As Texas gets ready to clear some Austin highway encampments, Gov. Abbott and Mayor Adler at odds over homeless residents
The governor’s decision to force homeless people from under state overpasses drew the ire of city leaders and homelessness experts, who criticized Abbott’s “fear-based approach.”
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October 31, 2019 Texas coal companies are leaving behind contaminated land. The state is letting them.
An investigation by The Texas Tribune and Grist shows that regulators in the Lone Star State have given a hand up to struggling coal companies as they face millions of dollars in mandated land restoration costs.
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October 30, 2019 Capitol insiders: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is letting the state's budget agency fall apart
The Texas Legislative Budget Board is hemorrhaging staff and has been without an executive director for a year.
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3min
October 29, 2019 2 dead, at least 14 wounded after shooting at party in Greenville, Texas
A suspect has been arrested.
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October 28, 2019 Top Texas Republicans order investigation into mother who supports child’s gender transition
A bitter child custody dispute became a flashpoint in the state’s culture wars this week as Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged state involvement.
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October 25, 2019 Texans were in the middle of the commotion in the U.S. House over the Trump impeachment inquiry
"That was crazy. That was absolutely crazy," said one Texas Democrat after a day of partisan unrest in the U.S. Capitol.
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October 24, 2019 Student debt isn’t just a millennial problem.
About 222,140 Texans ages 60 and older had student loan debt in 2017, carrying a median load of $15,754, according to government data.
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October 23, 2019 Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen won't seek reelection after recording scandal
By Tuesday morning, more than 30 House Republicans had either called for the speaker's resignation or had stated they no longer supported him.
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October 22, 2019 Early voting in Texas’ constitutional amendment election starts Monday. Here’s what voters will decide
Voters have 10 proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots. And in three special elections, some Texans will elect new state lawmakers.
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