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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Rural and Hispanic voters are split on the direction of the state and country, according to a new poll conducted by the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law to expand wireless emergency alerts and enhance emergency preparedness for disasters.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Three seats are on the ballot for Texas’ highest criminal court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA).
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - With slightly more than a week until the 2026 midterm elections, political analysts are projecting Democrats will flip as many as 22 seats to gain control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Reporting from Just the News
The Trump administration attempted to end the program last year after the alleged perpetrator behind shootings at Brown University and MIT used it to enter the country. The alleged shooter was a Portuguese national.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a case to determine Congress’ tax authority inside a home, with a particular focus on home distilling.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Another ISIS-inspired attack has been thwarted in Texas, this time an alleged attempted assassination of a U.S. congressman in north Texas: U.S. Rep. Keith Self.
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Reporting from Just the News
Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, has been behind legislation aimed at Islamic extremism, including a non-binding resolution that denounces Sharia law and opposes its implementation within the United States.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday after a federal judge again blocked it from constructing a border wall system in the Big Bend region of Texas.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Coast Guard crew are monitoring Chinese-flagged vessels in the Arctic as border security efforts remain a Trump administration priority.
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