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James Talarico: Republicans are breaking 'covenant' with redistricting map

Abbott and other Republicans in response threatened Democrats who left with arrests, fines and even removal from office.

As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

These reductions are real. In 2023, Arizona, California and Nevada used only 5.8 million acre-feet of Colorado River water – their lowest combined annual consumption since 1983. The Lower Basin’s ...

Texas Democrats fleeing state to block redistricting vote follows strategy that's had mixed results

Texas Democrats have fled the state in an effort to keep Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost ...

Limited options for Democrats to retaliate if Texas Republicans redraw congressional map

Some Republican-controlled states are moving to redraw legislative maps to pad their party's narrow House majority in ...

Hill Country Community Foundation’s 4 employees now manage $60M in flood donations — and a somber duty

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has raised far more money than it has ever handled at one time. Usually, a ...
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Tejano singer Bobby Pulido forms exploratory committee for South Texas congressional bid

The music star is considering challenging Rep. Monica De La Cruz in a district emblematic of the GOP’s gains with Latino ...

More H-E-B stores in North Texas: Here’s where supermarket plans to open next

Since 2022, H-E-B has opened eight stores in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex. And the Star-Telegram just broke the news that another Fort Worth location will start construction in West Fort Worth at ...