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How Businesses in Texas and Florida Wrestle With States’ Vaccine Backlash

The Biden administration’s attempt to impose a sweeping vaccine rule for private employers last year was met with a wave of state laws limiting...

Matthew McConaughey Says He Won’t Run for Texas Governor ‘at This Moment’

The actor and author Matthew McConaughey announced on Sunday that he would not run for governor of Texas for now, after months of weighing...

That ‘Team Beto’ Fund-Raising Email? It Might Not Be From Beto.

In one solicitation, the link to the Blue South PAC donation page on ActBlue, the Democratic digital donation-processing site, was highlighted in bright yellow...

Beto O’Rourke Announces Run for Texas Governor, Testing Democrats’ Strength

HOUSTON — Beto O’Rourke entered the race for Texas governor on Monday, challenging an ultraconservative and well-financed two-term Republican incumbent in a long-shot bid...

Justice Dept. Sues Texas Over Voting Restrictions

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday sued Texas over the state’s new voting law, arguing that the Republican-led measure would disenfranchise Texans who...

Are Tesla and Texas a Perfect Match? It’s Questionable.

Tesla’s move from Silicon Valley to Texas makes sense in many ways: The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, and the conservative lawmakers who run...

Texas, Spurred By Trump, Announces Election Audit in 4 Counties

Eight and a half hours after former President Donald J. Trump made a public demand for Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas to back legislation...

The Conservative Lawyer Behind the Texas Abortion Law

Jonathan F. Mitchell grew increasingly dismayed as he read the Supreme Court’s decision in June 2016 striking down major portions of a Texas anti-abortion...

Texas Adopts ‘Censorship’ Bill Aimed at Social Media Sites

The governor of Texas signed a bill on Thursday banning social media platforms from removing posts because of the political views expressed in them,...

Texas G.O.P. Passes Election Bill, Raising Voting Barriers Even Higher

HOUSTON — The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature on Tuesday passed a major bill overhauling the state’s elections, overcoming a six-week walkout by Democrats to cement...

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