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President and CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Business Council Javier Palomarez speaks with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico during a virtual discussion at UTRGV in Edinburg on Sept. 30, 2026. Talarico subsequently skipped several campaign appearances after coming down with the flu.
While James Talarico was recovering from the flu, Ken Paxton supporters said the Democrat was being treated for mental illness in Ohio. The debunked story was shared by White House officials, Elon Musk and social media influencers.
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After an unmarked vehicle ran over a man in Houston this past weekend, Houston Matters asks a civil rights attorney about the rights of citizens and non-citizens alike in these situations.
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In a district Trump won by 17 points, Republican Leigh Wambsganss no longer describes herself as ultra-MAGA in her rematch with Democrat Taylor Rehmet.
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This week Texas students can submit applications to public colleges and universities statewide without paying application fees.
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Paxton answered questions under oath in 2014 when he was investigated for alleged securities fraud.
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Ken Paxton and James Talarico are in a close race for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat, with Ted Brown also on the ballot. See where they stand on THC, data centers and Flock cameras. Talarico and Brown answered our questions; Paxton did not, so we used his past public statements to describe his positions.
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The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are looking into the mailings, some of which included an unidentified powdery white substance.
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Congress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country's historic preservation law, fueling a backlash that critics say is as fiery as the one that led to the law's creation 60 years ago.
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The Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel says Musk and Bezos each want to colonize the moon, mine its resources and launch thousands more satellites. He says their only real competition is each other.
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Cornell University suspended all fraternity parties through the end of the school year in the aftermath of a sexual assault case that has sent shockwaves through campus.
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A U.S.-provided Starlink satellite has been a critical tool in Ukraine's war against Russia.