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US Supreme Court issues ruling on birthright citizenship
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Texas approves adding Bible passages to public school curriculum
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Texas Extra: Introducing After the Flood
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What to make of new Supreme Court decisions on immigration and status
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Nearly a year since July 4 floods, Camp Mystic declares bankruptcy
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New podcast revisits the July 4 Hill Country flood aftermath
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Can desalination solve Texas’ water future?
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Court ruling leaves Boca Chica beach fight unresolved
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Exploring Juneteenth and the history and culture of Black Texans
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What the World Cup has revealed so far
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Rural Texas pushes back on data centers
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Texas Extra: When the World Comes to Texas Episode 5
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Corpus Christi’s water fight meets cryptomining
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State regulators weigh new uses for fracking wastewater
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A Texas Tech gambling case could test NCAA rules
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Gov. Abbott calls for new oversight on Texas data centers
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Another small peach crop frustrates Hill Country growers
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Texas Extra: When the World Comes to Texas Episode 4
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Texas officials race to contain screwworm outbreak
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Big Bend border wall plans upend vital park changes
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A Texas adventurer aims for all 50 state high points
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First case of New World screwworm found in Texas since 1960s
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Rural Texas counties say data centers are arriving faster than regulations
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Texas Extra: When the World Comes to Texas Episode 3
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Despite state funding boost, school districts still struggle
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Probe says officers are tackling, pepper-spraying and tasering students in Texas...
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Where things stand with Big Bend border wall plans
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Ken Paxton’s Senate runoff win reshapes Texas GOP landscape
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Texas Extra: When the World Comes to Texas Episode 2
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Researchers find cities can change the way storms behave
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A preview of key races for primary runoff Election Day
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Dallas hip-hop group Cure for Paranoia talks breakout Tiny Desk win
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Texas data centers collide with water shortages
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What now after Trump backs Paxton in Senate race?
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Texas Extra: When the World Comes to Texas Episode 1
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Cycling the whooping crane migration route
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Texas Children’s settles gender care fight with unprecedented clinic deal
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Texas Extra: More from Texas Monthly’s Aaron Parsley on writing about Hill Count...
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Lou Diamond Phillips talks Texas roots, ‘La Bamba’ and legacy
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Who will replace Paxton as Texas attorney general?
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Pulitzer-winning writer reflects on loss and survival in the Central Texas flood...
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How ‘churgers’ are providing relief to college students in Austin
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South Texas LNG boom promises jobs — but at what cost?
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What to know about hantavirus
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Valley Fever cases are rising in West Texas
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Paxton faces fundraising squeeze in tight Senate race
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Supreme Court order keeps abortion pill access in flux
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Hemp rulings reshape what’s legal in Texas
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Texas camps race to meet new safety rules
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How the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling could impact Texas
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