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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images)

Texas sues to stop Biden’s guidance on abortions in case of medical emergencies

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Director and Colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety Steven C. McCraw listens during a press conference outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 27, 2022. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

“Wrong decision”: Top cop stalled response as student begged 911 to “please send the police”

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State troopers stand outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

Lax laws allowed Uvalde gunman to legally buy AR rifles after his 18th birthday — days before attack

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Elena Kagan calls out “corruption” after SCOTUS backs Ted Cruz to strike down campaign finance law

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Police confront demonstrators as Black Lives Matter supporters demonstrate | Protesters hold their fists in the air during the protest against racism following the Black Lives Matter movement (John Rudoff/Anadolu Agency/Ying Tang/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

Grand jury indicts 9 Texas police officers on excessive force charges related to 2020 BLM protests

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images)

Texas AG Ken Paxton agrees to stop blocking people on Twitter

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

Surge in coronavirus cases linked to more Texans in their 20s getting sick, officials say

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