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Politics Dec 14
Beto O’Rourke still undecided as 2020 White House buzz growsA onetime punk rocker, Beto' O'Rourke became a political star in national liberal circles, raised $80-plus million and came within three percentage points of upsetting Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018.
Economy Dec 13
Apple to build $1 billion campus in Austin, expand elsewhereApple's investment, which will create at least 5,000 jobs ranging from engineers to call-center agents, adds to a city that has already become a bustling tech hub.
Politics Oct 26
Some Texans say voting machines are flipping selections to the other partyThe secretary of state's office said Friday that there have been reported issues with Hart eSlate voting machines, which are used in around 30 percent of counties statewide.
Politics Oct 17
Trailing in polls, Beto O’Rourke lays into Ted Cruz in Texas debateDemocrat Beto O'Rourke abandoned his usual message of unity and optimism and laid into Ted Cruz, hoping to reverse polls that show him fading against the Republican incumbent during the second debate of a Texas Senate race that's become one…
Nation Jun 27
White House faces hard deadline on reunited migrant familiesMCALLEN, Texas — The clock is ticking for the Trump administration after a federal judge ordered the thousands of migrant children and parents who were forcibly separated at the Mexican border reunited within 30 days, sooner for youngsters under 5.
Politics Jun 26
17 states sue Trump administration over family separationsStates, including New York and California, sued the Trump administration Tuesday to force it to reunite the thousands of immigrant children and parents it separated at the border, as pressure mounted to reconnect families more quickly.
Nation Jun 24
At hub for border crossings, families spread throughout U.S.It is not clear how many asylum-seekers are still entering the country, how many are being detained as families, and how many are being released.
Nation Jun 22
Immigrant families separated at the border still unsure when they’ll be reunitedSome parents separated from their children struggled to get in touch with youngsters being held in many cases hundreds of miles away, in places like New York and the Chicago area. Some said they didn't even know where their children…
Politics May 22
Texas liberal candidate bashed by national Democrats losesA liberal outsider who founded an activist group against President Donald Trump lost her insurgent bid for a U.S. House seat in Houston on Tuesday night while a Hispanic former sheriff became the first openly gay and Latina nominee for…
Nation Mar 20
Investigators suspect FedEx explosion is tied to Austin bombingsA package bomb that authorities believe is linked to the recent string of Austin bombings exploded early Tuesday inside of a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio, leaving one worker with minor injuries.
