Eli Hartman
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The Texas Tribune
The Austin lawmaker, first elected in 2004, chaired the influential House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security committees. He is the second Texas Republican this week to bow out of Congress.
Renee Dominguez
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KUT News
Jon Shapley
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The Houston Chronicle
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Police say they're looking into why the alert was prematurely canceled Wednesday morning. -
Thomas Alter is the second professor in the state to be terminated this week for allegedly violating university policy after a video was posted on social media. -
State and federal officials say a suspect was taken into custody on Thursday night in connection with Wednesday's fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus. -
People came from the Appalachian region to Texas after the Civil War. They made their money cutting down cedar trees — Ashe junipers — and selling the wood. -
City officials said having more short-term rental properties following local rules will allow staff to focus on addressing nuisance concerns, including noise. -
Utah officials say the suspected shooter was dressed in "all dark clothing" and fired from a long distance, potentially on a roof. -
Texas’ governor issued an executive order Wednesday mandating age restrictions on consumable hemp products containing THC. This comes after Abbott’s veto earlier this year of legislation that would have banned the products outright. -
Police said the officer who was shot is in stable condition. A woman who was also shot is not expected to survive, Chief Lisa Davis said.
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