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Governor Defiance Tries to Usurp Washington’s Role

In mid-December, just one day after Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law a radical new immigration bill, immigrant…

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The Best Teams That Money Could Buy

The four teams in the College Football Playoff used cash payments from fan “collectives” in unique ways to build their…

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Justice Dept. Threatens to Sue Texas Over Migrant Arrest Law

In a letter addressed to Texas’ governor and attorney general, a D.O.J. official wrote that the federal government had sole…

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Laura Lynch, a Founder of the Dixie Chicks, Dies at 65

Lynch, who was dismissed from the band in 1995, died in a car crash in Texas on Friday, the authorities…

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Appellate Court Says U.S. Can’t Cut Through Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a temporary order, limited the federal government while a challenge…

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El Paso County Sues Texas in a Bid to Block New Migrant Arrest Law

The county said the sweeping new law, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, violated the Constitution and would result in thousands…

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On the Texas Border, Folk Healers Bring Modern Touches to Their Ancient Practice

ACROSS THE COUNTRY On the Texas Border, Folk Healers Bring Modern Touches to Their Ancient Practice Known as curanderas, they…

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Abortion Ruling Keeps Texas Doctors Afraid of Prosecution

In ruling that a pregnant woman did not qualify for a medical exception to abortion bans, the Texas Supreme Court…

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A Texas Case Shows That Abortion Ban Exemptions Are a Sham

This essay has been updated to reflect news developments. Soon after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year,…

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On the Luby’s Cafeteria Line, Every Day Is Thanksgiving

In a spacious Houston cafeteria awash in primary colors, diners crowded around big tables and dug into mashed potatoes splashed…

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