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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hilton Anatole on July 11, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images))

God, money and Dairy Queen: How Texas House investigators secured the impeachment of AG Ken Paxton

Erin Douglas, Robert Downen
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Getty Images)

Judge temporarily blocks Texas AG Ken Paxton’s plan to immediately enforce pre-Roe abortion ban

Eleanor Klibanoff, Erin Douglas, Ariana Perez-Castells
People wait in line to participate in early voting on October 31, 2020 in Greenville, South Carolina. Election Day is November 3. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Texas GOP’s voting meme shows how Trump-style messaging wins internet’s attention

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A view of high voltage transmission towers on February 21, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Millions of Texans lost their power when winter storm Uri hit the state and knocked out coal, natural gas and nuclear plants that were unprepared for the freezing temperatures brought on by the storm. Wind turbines that provide an estimated 24 percent of energy to the state became inoperable when they froze. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Severe weather this summer could cause another Texas power crisis

Erin Douglas, Mitchell Ferman
Icicles hang off the State Highway 195 sign on February 18, 2021 in Killeen, Texas. Winter storm Uri has brought historic cold weather and power outages to Texas as storms have swept across 26 states with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Texas plants released nearly as much pollution during winter storm as during Hurricane Laura

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Lawmakers to weigh whether wastewater from oil fields could replenish the state’s aquifers

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Texas’ move to control coal ash pollution could shield industry from tougher rules under Biden’s EPA

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People gather at the Michigan State Capitol for a "Stop the Steal" rally in support of US President Donald Trump on November 14, 2020, in Lansing, Michigan. - Supporters are backing Trump's claim that the November 3 election was fraudulent. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Ex-Texas cop arrested for violent attempt to prove election conspiracy was hired by GOP activists

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As Texas grows, communities face an unwelcome neighbor: concrete companies

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