Texas
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US
Bus by Bus, Texas’ Governor Changed Migration Across the U.S.
The autumn of 2021 delivered a shock to the state of Texas. More than 9,000 migrants crossed the border on a September day into the town of Del Rio and huddled in a tent camp under a bridge. Thousands more came later that week from countries all over ...
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US
Texas Braces for Beryl, With Over a Million Under a Hurricane Warning
Beryl, which weakened to a tropical storm, is expected to intensify again and could make landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Monday morning, forecasters say.
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Newyork
Kinky Friedman, Musician and Humorist Who Slew Sacred Cows, Dies at 79
He and his band, the Texas Jewboys, won acclaim for their satirical takes on American culture. He later wrote detective novels and ran for Texas governor.
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Books
A Proud Texan Reckons With Her State’s Complicated Past
In her new book, Jessica Goudeau confronts a history of racism and violence in Texas through an investigation of her ancestors’ stories.
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US
G.O.P.-Led States, Claiming ‘Invasion,’ Push to Expand Power to Curb Immigration
Republicans’ latest efforts capitalize on the issue’s prominence in the 2024 election. But the fate of their proposals is still being litigated.
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News
What My Father Taught Me About Texas Barbecue, and Being a Dad
Gabriel H. Sanchez My mother often jokes that her children’s first taste of barbecue was in the womb. It’s the food my father would bring home every night to their tiny apartment in Lockhart, Texas, after working shifts in a nearby barbecue pit. A ...
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News
New Stock Exchange in Texas Takes Aim at N.Y.S.E. and Nasdaq
The Texas Stock Exchange, based in Dallas, has the backing of BlackRock and Citadel Securities. But challengers to the dominant New York markets have gained little traction.
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US
In a Texas G.O.P. at War With Itself, the Hard Right Is Gaining
The speaker of the State House, Dade Phelan, survived a primary challenge from a Trump-backed activist, but many other Republican incumbents were ousted in bitter primary races.
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US
A Battle Over Beer Split a Texas Town’s Biggest Party
ACROSS THE COUNTRY A Battle Over Beer Split a Texas Town’s Biggest Party Muenster, Texas, has hosted a German-heritage festival for nearly 50 years. But then some locals rebelled. Dancers from Whitney High School perform at the annual Germanfest ...
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Newyork
Why Does Every Southern Accent in a Movie Sound So Bad?
Even good actors, from Margaret Qualley to Daniel Craig, are always talking in put-upon drawls.