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Which are rarer: diamonds or emeralds?

The rarity of precious gemstones comes down to the geologic process of their formation.

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After being denied a medically necessary abortion, Amanda Zurawski will do whatever it takes to beat Donald Trump

Two years after a harrowing pregnancy where she was denied an abortion, the Texan has catapulted to being one of Democrats’ biggest messengers on reproductive rights.

The Texas Tribune

Squeezed by inflation and politics, a Texas food bank gets creative to keep people fed

To help raise money, the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef.

The Texas Tribune

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Judge in Texas pauses Biden program offering legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens

Biden announced the program in June and Republicans in 16 states filed suit. The federal judge issued an order that puts the program on hold for at least two weeks.

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UT-Dallas President Richard Benson to step down

The 73-year-old served as president for eight years. He told the UT-Dallas community on Monday that he would remain president until a successor could start.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Latino leaders label voter fraud investigation “nonsense,” call for federal, state reviews

At a news conference, Texas House candidate Cecilia Castellano did not address any of the allegations Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office laid out in search warrant affidavits.

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A Fox News host's debunked election conspiracy appears to have prompted a state investigation

The Fox News host who shared the allegation online has previously shared election misinformation.

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LULAC condemns Paxton’s election fraud raids as “intimidation”

The group said that searches the attorney general’s office carried out this week targeted at least six Latinos, including a Democrat running for the Texas House.

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Texas will send inspectors to monitor 2024 elections in Harris County

An audit by the Texas Secretary of State’s Office found improved elections procedures, but the office is sending monitors because of past problems.

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Judge rejects Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut down Houston immigrant rights group

Paxton’s office claimed the group broke rules prohibiting political activity by nonprofits, but the judge rejected the case outright.

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UT System prohibits its universities from making political or social statements

The new policy says universities should remain neutral on “issues of the day” while allowing students, faculty and staff to express their ideas.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ends campaign, endorses Trump, withdraws from Texas ballot

Two weeks after successfully getting on the Texas ballot, Kennedy dropped his bid for the White House.

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Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter files to finish out her mother’s term

Carter will run against two Republicans for her mother’s seat to hold for a few weeks before the winner of the general election takes over.

The Texas Tribune

Veronica Escobar’s role with the presidential campaign offers exciting and sometimes uneasy spotlight

The El Paso Democrat has defended the Biden and Harris campaign through its best — and worst — moments

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Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw retiring after 15 years as state’s top law enforcement officer

The longtime head of the Department of Public Safety will step down at the end of the year.

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Texas’ busing of migrants hits a speed bump as fewer enter country

The bus trips to Democrat-run cities stopped after June as the number of migrants apprehended across the southwest border plummeted.

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UT San Antonio and UT Health San Antonio will merge into one institution

The UT System hopes to combine the two institutions by 2025, making it the third largest public research university in the state.

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Court agrees to review Crystal Mason’s case after appeal from Tarrant County DA

A Texas appeals court overturned the illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason earlier this year.

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Colin Allred urges voters to back Kamala Harris at Democratic National Convention

Allred has largely run his Senate race keeping his distance from Harris. On Thursday, before a national audience, he said he is proud to support her.

Salon

Harris shrinks Trump's lead in Texas

The poll is among the first to measure where things stand in Texas since President Joe Biden dropped his bid

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Harris shrinks Trump’s lead in Texas, Allred within striking distance of Cruz, poll finds

The poll is among the first to measure where things stand in Texas since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid last month.

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Transgender Texans blocked from changing their sex on their driver’s license

The Texas Department of Public Safety rule change surfaced in an internal email that also asks driver license staff to compile the names of people seeking a gender marker change.

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Rep. Shawn Thierry joins anti-trans policy group after losing Democratic primary

The Houston Democrat lost her seat after backlash for voting with Republicans to ban transition-related care for minors.

The Texas Tribune

Texas women at DNC tell of necessary health care denied because of state abortion laws

The fight to push back abortion restrictions is central to Texas’ presence at the Democratic convention, and is a focus of the Kamala Harris campaign.

The Independent UK

Emergency at 3 miles high: Alaska Airlines pilots, passengers kept calm after fuselage blowout

Passengers remained surprisingly calm after an Alaska Airlines flight had part of its fuselage blow out three miles above Oregon

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