Martinez backs Rubio, will campaign with him in Kansas, Florida
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N.M. Gov. Susana Martinez has endorsed Marco Rubio in the GOP presidential primary, saying there’s too much at stake to stay on the sidelines. Continue Reading
The most important abortion case you never heard about
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How we got to this week’s abortion showdown — and how Justice Scalia’s views could help shape the outcome. Continue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court deals a blow to health care transparency
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states cannot require many large employers to submit health care claims to a massive database. Here’s why that matters. Continue Reading
Border communities have lower crime rates
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Crime has dropped, and the Texas side of the border apparently is now safer than the state’s larger cities. Continue Reading
Texas case could define extent of abortion limits
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to revisit the standards it set in 1992 — and potentially redefine the next era of abortion restrictions in the United States — when it takes up a legal challenge to Texas’ 2013 abortion restrictions. Continue Reading
Meet the nation’s new election integrity watchman
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Better poll access and technology improvements top Thomas Hicks’ agenda. Continue Reading
NM gets REAL ID extension after driver’s license compromise
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New Mexico driver’s licenses will once again get people onto military bases and into other federal facilities. Continue Reading
Small businesses for Trump: ‘Just get somebody different in there’
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Many of Donald Trump’s donors are owners and operators of mostly small to mid-sized businesses. And they’re fed up with politicians. Continue Reading
Less than 5 percent of Texas prison inmates are undocumented
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About 4.6 percent of Texas prison inmates are undocumented immigrants with standing requests that they be turned over to federal authorities when their sentences are served. Undocumented immigrants make up an estimated 6.3 percent of the state’s total population. Continue Reading
Got a quarter of a trillion dollars? Or a half?
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Modernizing U.S. nuclear warheads and cleaning up the wastes will cost more than $520 billion, audit agency says. Continue Reading
Criticism of Martinez’s 2013 Medicaid freeze ramps up
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The question remains: Why did the Martinez Administration freeze funding to 15 organizations and throw the state’s behavioral health system into chaos when it didn’t have to? Continue Reading
After deportation, killer returned easily to United States
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Deported to his native Mexico for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, Juan Leonardo Quintero returned to Houston and easily resumed his life. When he killed a police officer in 2006, Quintero became a poster child for loose border enforcement. Continue Reading
In uncertain Nevada contest, Cruz tests message for West
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Ted Cruz’s campaign is turning west, providing an opportunity to test out a libertarian-tinged message for a new part of the country. Continue Reading
Numbers to know about the 2016 presidential race
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New financial filings are filled with curiosities and surprises. Continue Reading
Arrest of undocumented college student is a cautionary tale
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Almost seven years ago, former University of Texas student Raul Zamora’s broken taillight landed him in a South Texas detention facility on the brink of deportation. Continue Reading