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Mexico Says Treaty, Not Texas, Decides Status of Nine Rio Grande Islands
Mexico says the 1970 treaty and a two-government commission, not Texas, decide which side of the boundary nine Rio Grande islands fall on.
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Texans Cast More Than 7.4 Million Early Ballots as Turnout Reaches 39 Percent
More than 7.4 million Texans voted early, about 39 percent of registered voters, a midterm record. The count is preliminary and mail ballots are still coming in.
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Rick Perry Loses Board Seat at Fermi, Amarillo Data Center Company He Co-Founded
The former governor lost reelection at Fermi's annual meeting, according to a transcript obtained by The Texas Tribune. The vote totals have not been filed.
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Texas Rural Health Grant Plans Reach $224.6 Million as State Adds $87 Million
A new $87.2 million round brings the state's first-year grant plans to $224.6 million, all of it federal money, with most of the five-year total still an estimate.
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Potter County Republicans Sue to Hand Count Every Texas Ballot Before Certification
The county party asks a federal court in Amarillo to bar certification of Texas federal races until every paper ballot in every precinct is counted by hand.
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Federal Prosecutors Charge Five Noncitizens in Texas Illegal Voting Cases
The US Attorney's Office in Houston says five noncitizens from three countries face charges in cases tied to voting in federal elections.
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Comptroller’s Auditors Finish First School District Visit in Prosper
Comptroller Don Huffines's team finished its on-site review of Prosper ISD, the first of four districts Gov. Greg Abbott asked him to examine.
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Attorney General’s Office Sues Harris County Clerk Over Voting Ads Targeted by Ethnicity
The state asks a Harris County court to stop the clerk's "Plan. Check. Vote!" ads, which it says were aimed at African-American, Asian and Latino audiences and no others.
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Brown County Judge Resigns, Barred for Life From Texas Judicial Office
Brown County Judge Alan Shane Britton resigned in an agreement with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct that bars him from judicial service in Texas for life.
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Texas Sheriffs Face December 1 Deadline to Sign Federal Immigration Agreements
Under Senate Bill 8, every Texas sheriff whose county runs a jail must request and enter into a 287(g) agreement with ICE by December 1.
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Comptroller Opens Education Freedom Accounts Spending to Public View, Plans Outside Audit
Comptroller Don Huffines will post Education Freedom Accounts data on a public dashboard and is hiring an independent auditor, adding a third layer of review to the program.
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Texas Claims Nine Rio Grande Islands, Opens Them to State Patrols
The Land Office found that nine of 28 Rio Grande islands federal border officials asked about are state property, and cleared state police and the Military Department to patrol them.
