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Problems at Polling Locations Put Harris County at Center of Elections Controversy
A Democrat who is the top official in Texas’ largest county on Thursday acknowledged problems around Houston on Election Day that included paper ballot shortages and delayed openings of polling locations, but waved off an unfolding investigation by state police as political.
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Greg Abbott Defeats Beto O'Rourke to Win 3rd Term as Governor of Texas
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won a third term Tuesday, defeating Democrat Beto O’Rourke.
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Texas DPS Fires First Officer Over Uvalde School Shooting Response
The Texas Department of Public Safety has fired an officer who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre and becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May attack.
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Greg Abbott, Beto O'Rourke Hold First and Likely the Only Debate in Race for Texas Governor
Polls show a single-digit race, but the stakes in the debate were especially high for O’Rourke in what remains an uphill climb to become the first Democrat to win statewide office in Texas in nearly 30 years.
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Uvalde Families Make Presence Felt at Texas Governor Debate
Parents of some of the 19 children killed in the Uvalde school massacre in Texas lashed out at Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over his opposition to tougher gun control on Friday before the issue took center stage in his only debate with Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.
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Texas Sheriff Launches Investigation Into Migrant Flights to Martha's Vineyard
A Texas sheriff on Monday opened an investigation into two flights of migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but did not say what laws may have been broken in putting 48 Venezuelans on private planes last week from San Antonio.
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77-Minute Uvalde School Hallway Video Shows Police Waiting as Massacre Unfolded
Surveillance video from the Robb Elementary School hallway where police waited as a gunman opened fire in a fourth-grade classroom will be shown this weekend to residents of Uvalde, a Texas lawmaker leading an investigation into the massacre of 21 people said Tuesday.
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Uvalde Mayor Disputes Report That Said Police Had Early Chance to End Massacre
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin on Friday disputed allegations in a new report that say local police missed early chances to end the Robb Elementary massacre.
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Abbott Authorizes State Forces to Apprehend, Transport Migrants to Border
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Thursday authorizing the National Guard and DPS to return immigrants to the Texas-Mexico border.
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New Report Condemns Police Response to Uvalde Massacre; Victims ‘Could Have Been Saved'
Among the damning findings, the report concludes that some of the 21 victims at Robb Elementary School likely “could have been saved” had they received medical attention sooner.
