The University of Texas System is suing Attorney General Ken Paxton over his office’s ruling that the system must release certain records related to an admissions investigation of the University of Texas at Austin.
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UT Panel: Relocate Confederate Statues or Add Plaques
A task force on Monday recommended the University of Texas at Austin either relocate statues of Confederate leaders or add explanatory plaques.
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Clinton Campaign Headed for Rio Grande Valley
In her first swing through the Rio Grande Valley of this campaign, Hillary Clinton plans no public appearances, instead meeting with local donors and officials and attending a fundraiser at the home of a longtime supporter.
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Texplainer: If Convicted, Will Paxton Have to Leave Office?
Paxton has indicated he won’t resign after being indicted Monday on three felony securities fraud charges. But, hypothetically, what would happen if the case makes its way through the legal maze and Paxton is found guilty?
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Criminal Justice
Texas State Digs Up Forensic Advances From the Grave
Texas State University’s Forensic Anthropology Center is home to about 50 donated human corpses, which are used in research that can help doctors identify bodies, rescuers find missing persons and law enforcement solve crimes.
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Sandra Bland Mourned From Illinois to Texas
On both ends of the path that marked Sandra Bland’s 28-year life — the western suburbs of Chicago where she grew up, and the Texas town where she died — family, friends and supporters Sunday took time to remember, honor and demand answers.
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Demographics
Rick Perry: Let’s Pull Federal Funds From “Sanctuary Cities”
Days after an undocumented laborer was charged with the murder of a San Francisco woman, former Gov. Rick Perry called for federal funding to be pulled from so-called sanctuary cities.
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Texplainer: What’s the “Texas Two-Step” and Why is it Gone?
The Democratic National Committee nixed the Texas Two-Step, ending a nearly 40-year-old tradition that allowed state Democrats to vote for a president in both a primary and caucus election. What does this mean for 2016?
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Politics
Cecil Bell Urges Resistance to Gay Marriage Ruling
State Rep. Cecil Bell Jr. didn’t announce a speaker bid on Monday, instead focusing his much-hyped “major announcement” on a call for citizens and states to resist the U.S. Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling.
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Cecil Bell Could Announce Speaker Bid on Monday
State Rep. Cecil Bell Jr., R-Magnolia, has a “major announcement” to make on Monday — and while he’s mum on the details, the Southeast Texas lawmaker didn’t deny that it would include a bid for speaker of the Texas House.