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Thousands gather for the Fight The Trump Takeover Rally, protesting President Trump and Gov. Abbott's proposed redistricting at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.

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Thousands rally at Texas Capitol against Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan

Blaise Gainey

On Saturday, about 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol in Austin to protest President Donald Trump and the Texas Legislature's plan to redraw the state's congressional districts to give Republicans more seats in the U.S. House.

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Federal court in San Antonio hears legal challenge to Texas' Ten Commandments school display law

David Martin Davies, Texas Public Radio

Saile Aranda

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Texas Democrats and survivors of the Kerr County flood call on lawmakers to take action

Gabriella Alcorta, Texas Health Community News

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference on Jan. 8, 2025.

Michael Minasi

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Gov. Abbott instructs Texas Legislature to begin second special session at noon on Friday

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Researchers discover a secret weapon that saves babies' lives. And it's not medical

Jonathan Lambert

To save the lives of infants and small kids in lower resource countries, there are a handful of tools: anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. A massive experiment in rural Kenya suggests another.
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Trump and Zelenskyy to discuss end of war. And, more troops head to D.C.

Brittney Melton

President Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today at the White House. And, more National Guard troops head to Washington, D.C. for the president's crime crackdown.
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What's behind the Trump administration's immigration memes?

Jude Joffe-Block

White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes illustrate the administration's project of redefining who belongs in the United States.
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Trump prompted a battle over voting maps. Here's how redistricting affects voters

Larry Kaplow

In a battle prompted by President Trump, Texas and California could redraw lines that change whose votes really matter in the 2026 congressional elections.

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Big Tech's big thirst — AI's demand for Texas water

David Martin Davies

As more and more AI mega data centers are being built in Texas, there's a growing awareness of the water demand of Big Tech. If not addressed, AI data centers could consume a serious portion of the state's water supply.
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Texas House Democrats say they'll end quorum break once California begins redistricting

Blaise Gainey

More than 50 Democratic Texas House members have been out of state for nearly two weeks in an effort to block a Republican-led legislation that would redraw the state's congressional maps. On Thursday, they announced their conditions for returning to the Capitol in Austin.
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Texas school districts to face new restrictions on DEI policies, library materials

Natalie Weber, Fort Bend County Bureau

Under state legislation passed this year and set to take effect Sept. 1, schools will face new policies surrounding library materials, LGBTQ+ clubs and other initiatives.
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Without explanation, Texas funeral regulator drops suit against ex-staffers after less than a week

Toluwani Osibamowo

The Texas Funeral Service Commission on Wednesday nonsuited its lawsuit accusing two ex-staff attorneys of violating attorney-client privilege in the midst of an ongoing feud between fired staff and commission heads.
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Wrap up summer at the 2025 North Texas Fair & Rodeo

Therese Powell

In addition to rides, food, livestock shows, and of course, rodeo, there are also lots of activities for your little buckaroos.
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Texas Tech researcher develops first-of-its-kind medicated wildlife feed, boosting quail populations

Olivia O'Rand

Quail populations across Texas have been plummeting for decades. But now, a Texas Tech researcher and his team may have turned that trend around with the invention of a medicated wildlife feed that's been approved by the FDA and is now commercially available.

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Students are greeted by Waco High staff and community members as they arrive for the first day of class in the new Waco High School campus on August 13, 2025.

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