Texas
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Appellate Court Says U.S. Can’t Cut Through Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a temporary order, limited the federal government while a challenge…
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US
El Paso County Sues Texas in a Bid to Block New Migrant Arrest Law
The county said the sweeping new law, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, violated the Constitution and would result in thousands…
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US
On the Texas Border, Folk Healers Bring Modern Touches to Their Ancient Practice
ACROSS THE COUNTRY On the Texas Border, Folk Healers Bring Modern Touches to Their Ancient Practice Known as curanderas, they…
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US
Abortion Ruling Keeps Texas Doctors Afraid of Prosecution
In ruling that a pregnant woman did not qualify for a medical exception to abortion bans, the Texas Supreme Court…
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Politics
A Texas Case Shows That Abortion Ban Exemptions Are a Sham
This essay has been updated to reflect news developments. Soon after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year,…
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Food
On the Luby’s Cafeteria Line, Every Day Is Thanksgiving
In a spacious Houston cafeteria awash in primary colors, diners crowded around big tables and dug into mashed potatoes splashed…
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US
In Texas, Local Laws to Prevent Travel for Abortions Gain Momentum
Lubbock County, home to more than 300,000 near the New Mexico border, has become the fourth and largest Texas county…
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US
Texas Has Bused 50,000 Migrants. Now It Wants to Arrest Them Instead.
The migrant busing program altered the debate over immigration. Gov. Greg Abbott wants to give Texas police expanded powers over…
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US
After Biden’s Border Wall Pivot, a Texas County Asks: Why Build It Here?
On the outskirts of Rio Grande City, Texas, Eva Alvarez stepped past the graves of her parents and grandparents before…
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Sports
Finally on Top, the Rangers Hope to Stay There
Texas’ big spending was finally paying off, but a July swoon had the Houston Astros closing in. Will the Rangers’…