'Shame On Ted': Health Care Protests Greet Ted Cruz In Texas
At an event Wednesday night, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was met by about 150 protesters who oppose the Senate's efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. On a hot evening, they stood outside a...
View ArticleFederal Gerrymandering Case Could Give Dems Congressional Seats — In Texas
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: A federal gerrymandering case could give Democrats a chance to pick up a couple of seats in Congress in an unlikely place - Texas. Over five...
View ArticleTexas Measure Would Restrict Insurance Coverage For Abortions
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to move to Texas now, where the state Legislature is pushing new restrictions on insurance that covers abortions. The new...
View ArticleTexas' Special Session Ended, But State Lawkmakers Still Want To Discuss...
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Texas' state legislature has failed to pass a so-called bathroom bill for the second time. The proposal resembled a law North Carolina passed...
View ArticleSheriff Arpaio: Trump Has 'Guts And Courage'
Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, was an early supporter of President Trump and often praises him. But he says he has not heard directly from Trump since the president said he...
View ArticleRescue Operations Continue In Houston As Harvey Makes Landfall In Louisiana
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: In the city of Houston, the rain has stopped for now, and the sun has come out as the worst of Tropical Storm Harvey headed east through Port...
View ArticleRemnants Of Harvey Continue To Wreak Havoc In Texas
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Harvey has gone from a hurricane to a tropical depression. But on day seven, it is still spreading its misery in southeast Texas. The city of...
View ArticleHouston Mayor Says Parts Of The City Will Have High Water For Weeks
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says reservoir releases will keep water flooding into some homes for up to two more weeks. He's urging people in...
View ArticleKansas' 2012 Tax Cut Experiment Could Serve As A Cautionary Tale
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Republican tax overhaul is based on the idea that corporate and income tax cuts will spur economic activity and pay for themselves. This...
View ArticleIs The Partial Government Shutdown Painful? It Depends Who You Ask
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: And let's talk more about the impact of this shutdown. It could affect millions of Americans. That includes hundreds of thousands of U.S....
View ArticleTexas Democrat's Underdog Bid To Unseat Ted Cruz Picks Up Momentum
The rain's coming in sheets as folks file into the Douglas Community Center in Pittsburg, Texas, population 4,707. The organizers of an event for Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke have set out...
View ArticleWill A Lot Of Democrats In Texas Turn Out For The Red State's Primary?
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: And I'm Rachel Martin at our member station KERA in Dallas, Texas. The first primary election of the political season is underway here today....
View ArticleIn 'Bomb City,' First-Time Filmmakers Tell True Crime Story From Texas
Two filmmakers from Amarillo, Texas, released their debut film about the death of a young man in the late '90s after a jocks-versus-punks brawl that got widespread national attention and exposed deep...
View Article20 Years Later, Jonesboro Shooting Survivors Conflicted Over Parkland
Twenty years ago Saturday, two middle school students outside Jonesboro, Ark., lured their 11- and 12-year-old classmates out of school and opened fire from across the playground. They killed four...
View ArticleLocal Dallas Sportscaster Goes Viral For His 'Unplugged' Commentary
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Next we're going to learn about a local TV guy in Dallas who has repeatedly been an Internet sensation. He gets that attention for his on-air...
View ArticleNRA's Annual Convention Kicks Off In Dallas, As Gun-Control Advocates Plan...
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: About 80,000 gun owners are expected at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting, which begins this evening in Dallas and goes until...
View ArticleTrump Addresses The National Rifle Association, Discusses Preventing School...
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: After the mass shooting at a Florida high school earlier this year, President Trump indicated he would support stricter gun control measures....
View ArticleTexas Roundtable Will Discuss Ways To Address Gun Violence
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The governor of Texas is convening discussions, asking what the state can do about school shootings. Greg Abbott is taking that step after...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood, State AGs Blast 'Barbarous' Effort To Mute Abortion Info
Planned Parenthood Federation of America told NPR on Thursday it will be joining officials in a growing number of states to oppose a Trump administration proposal to withhold federal funds from family...
View ArticleTexas Democrats Fired Up Over Rep. Beto O'Rourke's Progressive Platform
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Now let's take a look at a U.S. Senate race, this one in Texas. El Paso Congressman Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat, is running against the...
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