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Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, arrives in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Austin, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Photo by Jay Janner/Getty Images)

How one lawmaker is weaponizing social media to eradicate LGBTQ+ curriculum

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Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Dan Patrick rules in favor of suspended Texas AG Ken Paxton in first major move of impeachment trial

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool/Getty Images)

Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing GOP Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture

Kate McGee, James Barragán
Police lights (Douglas Sacha/Getty Images)

University of Houston asked students to wear neon vests after police drew weapon on a Black student

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott (Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

Greg Abbott accused of “patronage system” as mega-donors score access — and cushy appointments

Patrick Svitek, Carla Astudillo, Zach Despart, Kate McGee
Kyle Rittenhouse waits for the jury to enter the room to continue testifying during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 10, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Sean Krajacic-Pool/Getty Images)

Kyle Rittenhouse now says he’s going to Blinn College, after Texas A&M said he’s not a student

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott (Montinique Monroe/Getty Images)

“Recipe for an accident”: Alarm after Abbott orders “unannounced, random intruder audits” in schools

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Governor Greg Abbott (Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Despite Republican rhetoric, Texas already “hardened” schools. It didn’t save Uvalde

Jolie McCullough, Kate McGee
Texas governor Greg Abbott (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

“Astounding”: Texas GOP repeatedly responded to mass shootings by loosening gun laws

Kate McGee, Jolie McCullough
The bus of Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden exits a parking lot after a campaign event on November 30, 2019 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Texas cops refused to help Biden bus after “Trump Train” incident, 911 transcripts reveal

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Diverse teenage girl athletes cheering after their team huddle (Getty)

Texas Republicans want to keep transgender women out of women’s school sports teams

Kate McGee, Aliyya Swaby