Politics
Texas bars and distilleries rip Gov. Greg Abbott for leaving them out of “unacceptable” reopening plan
As Gov. Greg Abbott outlined his latest reopening plan this week, bar owner Greg Barrineau watched in disbelief. Abbott, who announced that Texas restaurants...
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Supreme Court: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KETK) – The Supreme Court has announced that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer,...
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Texas officials walk back $15 million proposed cuts to women’s and children’s health services
State health officials walked back a plan to cut $15 million in funding from health and safety net programs, including...
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller at marijuana facility: ‘I would certainly expand medical marijuana’
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The state’s top agriculture official wants to learn more about how marijuana is cultivated for medicinal purposes,...
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Here’s how states have changed rules around voting amid coronavirus pandemic
yorkfoto/iStockBy QUINN SCANLAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- Voting has always been cumbersome: Laws and deadlines vary state-by-state; key information can...
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White House directs federal agencies to halt some race-related trainings
TriggerPhoto/iStockBY: ALLISON PECORIN, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The White House is directing federal departments and agencies to “cease and desist”...
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