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San Angelo Standard Times
Gov. Greg Abbott touts record job creation in Texas
Jan. 28, 2026, 1:14 p.m. CT Gov. ​Greg Abbott touted Texas as a bastion for job creation, outpacing the national average, making his case as the economic leader voters need. "Texas is America’s jobs leader...
Kristian Jaime
01/29/2026 Online
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KTEN (NBC) 10 (Denison)
Detained 5-year-old immigrant is depressed and lethargic, Texas congressman says in demanding boy’s release
...Conejo Ramos’ mental state. "Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center," Rep. ​Joaquin Castro, a Democrat, said in an X post Wednesday. "I demanded his release and told him how much his...
01/29/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Proposed reading list for Texas students draws concern over religious themes, lack of diversity
...She described the biblical components of the list as "informational text." Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton — whose office is fighting in court to require that schools post the Ten Commandments in classrooms...
Jaden Edison
01/29/2026 Online
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Texas Standard Statewide
Reps. Castro and Crockett describe conditions at ICE Dilley detention center
U.S. Reps. ​Joaquin Castro of San Antonio and ​Jasmine Crockett of Dallas said conditions they observed Wednesday inside the South ​Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley amount to "inhumanity." The two...
01/29/2026 Online
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Miller: Texans don't want meat grown in a petri dish
...recently denied the State of Texas's motion to dismiss a lawsuit over its cultivated meat ban. The ​Texas Department of Agriculture declared it will not back down following a recent ruling allowing a lawsuit...
01/29/2026 Online
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Texas Border Business
Cornyn Pushes Water Treaty Dispute With Mexico Into USMCA Review
U.S. Senator ​John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer urging him to bring up the ongoing 1944 Water Treaty issue during the United States-Mexico-Canada...
01/29/2026 Online
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Abilene Reporter-News
Texas Senate race: Who is running for Senate in Texas 2026? See list
...federal departments and federal judges. This is a six-year term. Texas GOP primary: US Senate US Sen. ​John Cornyn Incumbent ​John Cornyn is seeking a fifth term as U.S. senator for Texas and faces seven candidates...
01/29/2026 Online
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Comanche Chief
Secretary of State Nelson Reminds Texans Feb. 2 is the Last Day to Register for the March 3 Primary Election
...to register in time for the primary election is quickly approaching," said Texas Secretary of State ​Jane Nelson. "If you have not already registered, or you are unsure of your registration status, now is...
Alicia Pierce
01/29/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Houston-area man convicted of 2 fatal shootings becomes 1st person executed in U.S. this year
...office prosecuted the case, said after watching Thompson die. "It was justice a long time coming." ​Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP This photo provided by ​Texas Department of Criminal Justice....
Juan Lozano, Michael Graczyk
01/29/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
DPS troopers clash with protesters outside South Texas ICE detention facility
Protesters clash with ​Texas DPS outside the Dilley immigration detention center, Jan. 28, 2026. (Joey Palacios | ​Texas Public Radio) ​Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrived in riot gear in Dilley...
Dan Katz, Joey Palacios
01/29/2026 Online
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My Paris Texas
Governor Abbott, HHSC announce $44 Million in grant funding for rural hospitals
Governor ​Greg Abbott announced yesterday that the ​Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is making $44 million in grant funding available to eligible hospitals that serve rural communities. ...
Trey Wright
01/29/2026 Online
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Dallas Observer
Crockett Outraged After Visiting 5-Year-Old Minneapolis Boy Held in Texas ICE Facility
...blue hat and a Spider-Man backpack went viral last week after the boy was detained by ICE. Rep. ​Jasmine Crockett speaks during her swearing in ceremony in Dallas. Nathan Hunsinger Congresswoman ​Jasmine...
Emma Ruby
01/29/2026 Online
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Panola Watchman
Evangelist, honey producer Nate Sheets vows to make food cleaner, safer for Texans as agriculture commissioner
...he'll make food safer and cleaner. Sheets, who is challenging incumbent Texas Agriculture Commissioner ​Sid Miller in the March GOP primary, told a group of East Texas Republicans recently that his priorities...
Amber Lollar
01/29/2026 Online
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Texas Metro News
Organized labor eyes comeback in Texas Senate, other state races
Unions hope Democratic candidate ​Jasmine Crockett and ​James Talarico of Austin can break a decades-long political drought and restore clout. By Gromer Jeffers Jr. Dallas Morning News https://www.dallasnews.com/...
Texas Metro News
01/29/2026 Online
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Cross Timbers Gazette
Paxton announces investigation into alleged H-1B visa abuse by North Texas businesses
Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that his office has launched what he described as a sweeping investigation into alleged abuse of the federal H-1B visa program, beginning with three...
Ctg Staff
01/29/2026 Online
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