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Without more federal money, what will regional theaters do?

Subscriptions and ticket sales are down, but theater is needed more than ever. What theaters are doing to survive.

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Beto O’Rourke championed bipartisanship in Congress. It wouldn’t be that easy as governor.

Democrats were in the minority the entire time O’Rourke was in Congress. He says that experience working across the aisle prepares him to be governor of a red state.

The Texas Tribune

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Possible challenge to Cornyn, from the right

Some people outside Texas may have been less surprised by the recent report that the state’s respected senior senator, John Cornyn, may be facing a 2026 Republican primary challenge than by the fact that the threat is coming from Rep. Ronny Jackson.

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Vice President Kamala Harris calls on Texans to protect reproductive and voting rights during Austin visit

In a visit to Texas’ capital, Harris rallied the state’s voters around protecting reproductive and voting rights at the ballot box next month by keeping Democrats in power in Congress. The topic of immigration was absent from Harris’ speeches Saturday.

The Texas Tribune

VP Kamala Harris in Austin hits Texas abortion ban as ‘immoral,’ pleads for votes

WASHINGTON – One month before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Austin, Texas, on Saturday and, calling Texas’ abortion ban “immoral,” urged voters to install prosecutors and state officials who will not try to imprison abortion providers.

Tribune News Service

Brittney Griner’s wife says WNBA star is at “weakest moment” before final hearing could send her to a Russian labor camp

The two-time Olympic champion’s wife spoke out for the first time since Griner’s sentencing two months ago in an interview with CBS’ Gayle King.

The Texas Tribune

Gun reformers feel history is on their side despite bleak outlook in Congress

The few Republican supporters of gun restrictions have faced backlash from the party faithful

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Marijuana Reform Bill Needs Approval From This GOP Senator To Reach Biden's Desk, Why Does He Oppose It?

Following a push from researchers associated with the

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With Manchin’s bill aside, other permitting proposals await

WASHINGTON — Despite the apparent death of Sen. Joe Manchin III’s permit overhaul legislation before it even got a vote, there are bipartisan ingredients that could be blended into a bill to change how large construction projects such as power lines and highways are greenlighted in America.

Tribune News Service

With Manchin's bill aside, other permitting proposals await - Roll Call

Sen. Joe Manchin's energy permitting bill has some bipartisan elements that could be used to change how infrastructure projects are greenlit.

Roll Call

Border politics threaten push to boost spending on migrant aid

Partisan division over U.S.-Mexico border security threatens to tank a Democratic effort this month to ramp up federal grant funds to help migrants who recently crossed the border, including those whom Republican-led states have bused and flown across the country.

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Border politics threaten push to boost spending on migrant aid - Roll Call

Division over U.S.-Mexico border security threatens to tank a Democratic effort this month to ramp up federal grant funds to help migrants.

Roll Call

White House twitter account trolls Ted Cruz for boasting about new highway: ‘Senator Cruz voted against this’

Mr Cruz’s fellow US Senator from Texas, John Cornyn, did vote for the “Ports to Plains” project

The Independent UK

Cornyn leads Senate GOP push for special counsel in Hunter Biden probe

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and 32 other Senate Republicans are demanding special counsel powers for the prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden, warning Attorney General Merrick Garland to take steps needed to avert political meddling on behalf of the president’s son.

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U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, prominent Trump ally, weighing U.S. Senate run in 2026

Jackson recently launched Spanish-language TV ads in his reelection campaign, which is not competitive, in an effort to raise his profile with Latino voters.

Salon

Ted Cruz unfazed by Uvalde parents' plea

The senator declined and instead said “he supports increasing law enforcement presence on school campuses"

The Texas Tribune

Parents of Uvalde shooting victim urge Ted Cruz to support gun control, to no avail

The senator declined and instead said “he supports increasing law enforcement presence on school campuses.”

The Independent UK

Not Mar-a-Lago: Congress' secrets in sealed rooms, lock bags

Security-sealed rooms and lock bags are some of the ways Capitol Hill keeps classified documents secured

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Dems blast GOP for Trump defenses

String of GOP lawmakers accused of double standard after defending Trump’s at-home storage of classified docs

The Independent UK

GOP gives thumbs down to Biden's $47B emergency request

President Joe Biden’s request for $47 billion in emergency funding is getting a thumbs down from Republicans in Congress

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Gov. Abbott should be honest with Texans about age limits to buy rifles

Days after his 18th birthday in May, a high school dropout bought and then used an AR-15-style rifle to slaughter 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde. The massacre reinforced a desire by a majority of Texans to raise the age for purchasing rifles, a sensible gun safety measure that…

Tribune News Service

Texas Sen. John Cornyn raises privacy concerns over drunk driving prevention tech in cars

WASHINGTON — After privacy concerns arose, three Republican senators, including Texan John Cornyn, introduced legislation to repeal a provision that would mandate the development of advanced drunken driving prevention technology and require their use in all new passenger cars.

The Texas Tribune

Families of the Uvalde shooting victims denounce Gov. Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform

The governor has made a vocal enemy in the families of Robb Elementary shooting victims. They are demanding a special legislative session to reach a compromise on the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic rifles.

Tribune News Service

Abortion foes push federal action as Texas Republicans say issue best left to the states

WASHINGTON — Republicans are widely expected to take their first House majority in a post-Roe world next year, encountering a legal landscape conducive to tighter federal restrictions on abortion.

The Texas Tribune

FBI search of Trump home was likely vetted carefully, despite Texas Republicans’ claims of a witch hunt

Federal authorities would have needed to meet an extraordinarily high threshold for probable cause to sign off on such a high-profile, politically explosive operation, legal experts say.

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