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    New speakers added to the TribFest lineup: @mtgreenee, Gina Ortiz Jones, @PeteSessions, @Carlos_E_Espina, Annette Gordon-Reed, @amywebb, @Deggans, Jennifer Cowley and more are joining us Sept. 24–26 in downtown Austin for three days of bold conversations about the issues shaping
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    Sep 27, 2022
    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home Monday in a truck driven by his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, to avoid being served a subpoena, according to an affidavit filed in federal court. bit.ly/3BQ5G7C
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    Oct 3, 2024
    In a significant political shift, former Congressman Adam Kinzinger is leading a group of Republicans backing Dallas Democrat Colin Allred, a direct rebuke of GOP colleague U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. bit.ly/4ePXVQW
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    Mar 13, 2020
    Stop buying all the toilet paper. Stop stockpiling groceries and household supplies. There's no shortage if everyone only takes what they need. #coronavirus #COVID_19 #COVID19
    Coronavirus and toilet paper: Texas residents rushing grocery stores
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    Oct 27, 2020
    Breaking: Texas social workers will no longer be allowed to discriminate against LGBTQ Texans and people with disabilities. A state board voted Tuesday to undo a rule change that had drawn backlash from lawmakers and advocates.
    Texas agency reverses rule allowing discrimination by social workers
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    Nov 1, 2020
    The FBI is looking into a Friday incident in which a group of Trump supporters surrounded and followed a Biden campaign bus as it drove up I-35 in Hays County. Wendy Davis was on the Biden bus at the time, according to multiple sources.
    Biden camp cancels multiple Texas events after a "Trump Train" surrounded a campaign bus - The...
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    Jun 9, 2023
    A state appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke, ruling Friday that O’Rourke’s criticism of the power-grid failure in 2021 is protected by the First Amendment.
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    Appeals court dismisses Kelcy Warren’s lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke
    Billionaire Kelcy Warren claimed that he was defamed by the Democratic candidate’s criticism of the power-grid failure in 2021.
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    Feb 17, 2021
    No, frozen wind turbines are not the main culprit for Texas' power outages.
    No, frozen wind turbines aren’t the main culprit for Texas’ power outages - The Texas Tribune
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    Sep 15, 2020
    NEW: ICE deported a crucial witness in an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual assault and harassment at an El Paso immigrant detention center, according to the witness' lawyers. With @propublica:
    ICE deports a key witness of allegations of sexual assault and harassment
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    Sep 25, 2022
    .@Liz_Cheney: “I’m going to do everything I can to make sure Kari Lake is not elected.” Does that include campaigning for Democrats? “Yes.” #TribFest22
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    Jan 26, 2019
    1/ You might be seeing headlines or tweets tonight that claim Texas says 58,000 non-citizens have voted in Texas. That is not true. That is not what the state has said. Here is what we know. #txlege bit.ly/2FYc5lQ
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    Sep 6, 2024
    New: @Liz_Cheney has endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred for Senate. #TribFest24
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    Jan 7, 2021
    Julián and Joaquin Castro are calling on Ted Cruz to resign after he objected to Joe Biden's victory just before pro-Trump rioters breached Congress this afternoon.
    Julián and Joaquin Castro call on Ted Cruz to resign
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    Jun 24, 2019
    1/ People are buying diapers, wipes, soaps and toys to donate to children in overcrowded migrant detention centers. But they're being turned away. bit.ly/2X29n8J