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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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A U.S.-provided Starlink satellite has been a critical tool in Ukraine's war against Russia.
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Ukraine says it's able to access SpaceX’s Starshield on Thursday, after restrictions on Wednesday.
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The Trump administration provided few details about its process for canceling hundreds of thousands of Affordable Care Act enrollments — even as the next stage of the anti-fraud effort is underway.
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Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region early Thursday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a brief truce spurned by Moscow was over.