School Vouchers Won in Texas. Next Up, the Nation.

Choice laws have now passed in every major Republican state. Congress and President Trump are now aiming at blue states that have resisted vouchers for decades.

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As the Border Wars Recede, a Park on the Rio Grande Reopens to the Public

Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, was a backdrop for immigration fights during the Biden administration, but as the battle has moved inland some of the state’s troops have decamped.

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Texas Muslims Want to Build Homes and a Mosque. Gov. Greg Abbott Says No.

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas is trying to stop a planned community near Dallas that has fueled anti-Muslim hostility and divided locals.

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Texas Governor Sets November Election to Fill Heavily Democratic House Seat

Democrats have argued that Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, did not act faster to fill the vacant seat because he didn’t want the narrow Republicans majority in Congress to shrink.

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Abbott Delays Calling a Special House Election. Democrats Cry Foul.

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, accused Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas of slow-walking a special election to hold the Republicans’ slim majority steady.

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2 Texas Lottery Wins Prompt Investigations and Stir Public Outrage

One jackpot winner spent $25 million on nearly every possible number combination, while another bought tickets through a third-party app.

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Race for Texas House Speaker Is a Test of Hard Right’s Power

The leadership fight in Austin follows months of all-out political warfare between Republican factions and could further empower the state’s most strident conservatives.

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U.S. Considered Border Buoys Months Before Texas Put Them In

Border officials explored using floating barriers from Texas to California in 2022. The effort could help pave the way for their deployment under President-elect Donald J. Trump.

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On the Border, Texas Shows Trump the Way

The incoming Trump administration’s new border czar said that Texas provided a “model” for border enforcement. State officials have offered to be a staging ground for mass deportations.

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Appeals Court Again Blocks U.S. From Cutting Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande

The injunction is the second time that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Texas in a yearlong dispute over barbed wire around the city of Eagle Pass.

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