After campaigning to improve public education and make life more affordable, will Texas Democrats actually be able to do it?
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, bottom center, talks to supporters as he departs an election night event in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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Beyond Hinojosa and Talarico, Democrats are sending a host of elected public school advocates and educators to the state capitol next year.
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Texans took to the polls this year to elect Democrats in every statewide race on the ballot this year. The voters turned out in numbers similar to the 2018 midterms.
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Republican state senators will still hold a majority in the Capitol’s upper chamber. They have the ability to significantly weaken the role of the lieutenant governor.
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Current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued multiple out-of-state doctors for illegally mailing abortion pills, which abortion advocates say has chilled access.
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A majority of justices on the Texas Supreme Court will be women for the first time ever, including the chief justice.
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Officials across Europe reported a fresh slew of bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week. Two broadcasters also received security threats.
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Cult leader Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus.
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Au's arrest last year was the first publicly known prosecution under Macao's national security law since it was enacted in 2009.
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The U.S. job market improved last month, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Employers added more jobs than forecasters had expected and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%.
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A judge has blocked construction of Trump's arch moments after it won federal approval to proceed. And, the Labor Department is set to release the latest jobs report today, a day after stocks plunged.