Texas
Labor leader Liz Shuler in Houston: Talarico ‘is one of us’
October 26, 2026“Working people want someone who will fight for them, and that’s exactly what James Talarico will do,” the AFL-CIO president says.
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In leaked audio Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce national deficit
October 8, 2026In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
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Fort Worth residents tell city council: No data centers
August 18, 2026The mayor’s husband may be a data center lobbyist, but lawmakers still couldn’t ignore the concerns of locals.
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Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender
August 6, 2026Professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge to block the Texas A&M University System’s restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality and to reinstate courses canceled under the policy.
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No Love for ICE Air: Texas activists protest deportation flight operators
August 5, 2026A network of private corporations contracted by ICE is flying detainees between camps and removing them from the U.S.
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