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Panic buttons, locked doors could be required in Texas schools

DALLAS — Texas schools would need silent panic buttons in classrooms and two-way emergency radios on campus under a new proposed state rule.

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The push to decriminalize marijuana possession continues, town by town

KILLEEN, Texas — As he plied the streets of Killeen in his silver Volvo SUV on a recent Sunday, Louie Minor recalled his time as a deputy constable whose duties included arresting marijuana users.

Tribune News Service

The gubernatorial races to watch in the US midterm elections

Amid unfounded election claims and repeal of Roe v Wade, US governors take centre stage on key issues in US midterms.

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LGBTQ Texans voting with marriage, worker protections and trans rights in mind

The Texas Tribune spoke with LGBTQ voters, the parents of queer youth and advocates from across the state about what’s at stake for them this November.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde’s state senator proposes lawmakers create a $300 million fund for victims’ families

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez is urging the Legislature to create a $300 million victims compensation fund for families of Robb Elementary School students and teachers killed and wounded in the May 24 massacre.

Tribune News Service

Texas could get $276 million from opioid settlement with CVS Pharmacy

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office announced that the state is signing on to the $5 billion proposed settlement but hasn’t yet disclosed how its share of the money would be spent if the deal is finalized.

The Texas Tribune

Once Donald Trump's closest ally, now his biggest threat, Florida governor Ron DeSantis has his eyes on 2024

Four years ago, Florida's Ron DeSantis was a little-known US congressman. Now, he's being floated as Trump 2.0 — and his former mentor is reportedly furious.

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“I’m in no rush”: Voter apathy takes hold of early voting ahead of Texas midterm election

Republicans may be waiting to vote on Election Day after former President Donald Trump pushed voting in person on Nov. 8 at a rally in South Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde families gather at Texas Capitol for Day of the Dead

Families of some of the 19 children killed in the Uvalde school massacre commemorated the Day of Dead with a rally, procession and decorated altar outside the Texas Capitol on Tuesday night

The Independent UK

O’Rourke outraises Abbott in final month of Texas governor’s race

In the homestretch of the state’s governor race, Beto O’Rourke outraises incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott though he still trails in the polls.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Secretary of State John Scott says our elections are secure, but he sometimes muddles that message

Heading into the midterm elections, Scott has repeatedly insisted that Joe Biden is the rightful president and that Texas’ elections are free, fair and secure. But his delivery has been at times ambiguous and given oxygen to election misinformation.

The Texas Tribune

Paxton, Cornyn and Cruz prod U.S. Supreme Court to end affirmative action in college admissions

The high court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases brought by a group led by the same man who previously lost an affirmative action case against the University of Texas at Austin.

The Texas Tribune

The cease-and-desist election: False or misleading TV ads prompt wave of legal threats

"We've gone from stretching the truth to just constructing an entirely new reality."

Axios

Progressive Prosecutor on Trial in Dallas Election

Incumbent John Creuzot's policies could reduce incarceration rates in his county, but a GOP challenger seeks to dismantle his efforts.

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Joe Biden makes midterm elections difficult for Texas Democrats

DALLAS — Texas Democrats have two opponents in the Nov. 8 midterm elections — their Republican rivals and President Joe Biden.

Tribune News Service

Governors split on Biden’s call to pardon low-level pot offenders

When President Joe Biden in October granted blanket pardons to more than 6,500 Americans convicted of marijuana possession under federal law, he urged governors to pardon the much greater number of low-level marijuana offenders in their states.

Tribune News Service

‘I shouldn’t have to live like that’: Collin County Democrats hope Beto O’Rourke breaks through

PLANO, Texas — Every morning when Michael Patrick drops his kids off at school, he wonders if it’s the last time he’s going to see them.

The Independent UK

Self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to ‘red pill’ anti-lockdown crusader: What are Elon Musk’s politics?

The Tesla and SpaceX tycoon has donated to both parties and attacked everyone from Joe Biden through Donald Trump to trade unions and ‘pronouns’, but underneath it all there is a consistent ideology, writes Io Dodds

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‘A change of heart’: sympathies shift over migrants in Texas border town

Eagle Pass has been a way station for undocumented immigrants for years, but recently their numbers have grown – and residents are divided

The Texas Tribune

See the daily trends in turnout for mail-in and in-person early voting

Turnout for midterms is usually much lower than in presidential elections, but a competitive governor’s race this year could change that.

Texas Observer

Disaster Dollars: Abbott’s Big New Donor Got Half-Billion in COVID, Border Contracts

One of the biggest beneficiaries of the governor's pandemic and Operation Lone Star disaster declarations has now kicked Abbott a cool $150,000.

The Independent UK

Uvalde families make last push for shakeup on Election Day

The Uvalde school massacre has cast a long shadow in the midterm elections in Texas, intensifying Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign against Democrat Beto O’Rourke and driving a blitz of television ads

The Texas Tribune

Can Democrats in Tarrant County replicate the success they had in 2018 and 2020?

Democrats hope population growth and Republican infighting will help them win in the state’s third-most-populous county — and finally break through in statewide races.

Tribune News Service

Greg Abbott, Texas Republicans shift millions to fund border security, school safety

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP legislative leaders on Thursday shifted nearly $775 million into border security and school safety, plus $100 million to cover bills from Texas’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Texas Tribune

Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbott’s border mission operating

The latest infusion was among $874.6 million in “emergency” budget transfers requested by the Texas Legislative Budget Board, which is composed of GOP state leaders and budget writers.

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