Texas
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US
In Texas, Local Laws to Prevent Travel for Abortions Gain Momentum
Lubbock County, home to more than 300,000 near the New Mexico border, has become the fourth and largest Texas county to bar travel assistance for abortions.
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US
Texas Has Bused 50,000 Migrants. Now It Wants to Arrest Them Instead.
The migrant busing program altered the debate over immigration. Gov. Greg Abbott wants to give Texas police expanded powers over border enforcement.
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US
After Biden’s Border Wall Pivot, a Texas County Asks: Why Build It Here?
On the outskirts of Rio Grande City, Texas, Eva Alvarez stepped past the graves of her parents and grandparents before stopping at the edge of the small cemetery to marvel at the rust-red steel bollards stacked in piles, row after row, not far from ...
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Sports
Finally on Top, the Rangers Hope to Stay There
Texas’ big spending was finally paying off, but a July swoon had the Houston Astros closing in. Will the Rangers’ trade for Max Scherzer be enough to win the A.L. West?
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US
Texas’ Harsh New Border Tactics Are Injuring Migrants
A “hold-the-line” operation has created tensions with federal agents who warn it could lead to more drownings. Officers ordered to carry out the measures are raising alarms.
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Newyork
Even in Texas, You Can’t Stop the Green Revolution
Over the past few weeks, a once unthinkable parable about the green transition has played out in Texas, the very picture of a recalcitrant red state soaked with fossil fuel. Legislators friendly to the oil and gas business staged a desperate fight ...
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Newyork
How the Wind Became Woke
The world is experiencing an energy revolution. Over the past 15 years or so, huge technological progress has, in many cases, made it cheaper to generate electricity from solar and wind power than by burning fossil fuels. The Inflation Reduction Act ...
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US
Abortion Pill Fight to Be Heard by One of Nation’s Most Conservative Courts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has long been at the center of high-profile challenges, and a wave of Trump appointees has pushed it to the leading edge of potent policy decisions.
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Newyork
Will Texas Blow Up Its Energy Miracle to Bolster Fossil Fuels?
Because the Texas energy system is so large and central to the American economy, we all have a shared stake in its energy success. When the Texas grid goes down, Atlanta might not get jet fuel. When Texas gas production freezes up in winter storms, a ...
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US
Schumer Urges End to Single-Judge Divisions in Texas
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, called on the chief judge of the Northern District of Texas to end a system that allows for judge-shopping.