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Texas Governor Greg Abbott (Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool/Getty Images)

New trucker blockade shuts down shipments — to protest Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott’s border policies

Mitchell Ferman, James Barragán, Uriel J. García
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)

Texas corporations rally to defeat Greg Abbott’s attempt to ban vaccine mandates

Mitchell Ferman, James Barragán
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
US President Joe Biden signs three documents including an Inauguration declaration, cabinet nominations and sub-cabinet noinations in the Presidents Room at the US Capitol after the inauguration ceremony to making Biden the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images)

Texas lawmakers have denounced Biden’s energy moves, but experts say they could benefit the state

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden | Texas (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump made inroads in South Texas this year. These voters explain why

Mitchell Ferman