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Traffic passes a Planned Parenthood sign in Dallas, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Texas wanted to protect living fetuses from being dismembered — of course, an abortion provider sued

Margot Cleveland · November 2, 2017 8:00 pm

President Trump recently said that churches should receive funding from FEMA similar to other nonprofits. (Rachel Denny Clow/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Via AP)

Gov. Greg Abbott writes Trump a letter requesting FEMA funding for Texas churches

Kara Zupkus · September 20, 2017 10:07 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan and a bipartisan group of House lawmakers will go to Florida and Texas this week to see the damage caused by two hurricanes and to help determine the additional federal money that will be needed for the recovery. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Paul Ryan to visit Florida and Texas to survey hurricane damage

Susan Ferrechio · September 20, 2017 12:13 am

Some contend Trump has shed so many political conventions, it invites Obama to do the same. (Illustration by Bill Lesniewsky)

Barack Obama: The former president who won’t go away

W. James Antle III · September 11, 2017 4:01 am

"As it relates to the economic impact, I am less concerned about the economic impact. We'll make sure that we have plenty of workers in this economy." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, Pool)

Steven Mnuchin not worried about economic impact of ending DACA

Naomi Lim · September 3, 2017 4:29 pm

"When you look at the number of homes mowed down and destroyed, damaged, this is a huge catastrophe. This will take years to overcome in challenge." (Ricardo B. Brazziell /Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: Clean up from Hurricane Harvey will cost more than Katrina recovery

Kyle Feldscher · September 3, 2017 1:55 pm

Property taxes in the Lone Star State are the third-highest in the nation, and may eclipse those of Blue states like New Jersey and Illinois if nothing is done. (iStock by Getty Images)

State interference isn’t the answer to Texans’ property tax woes

Ross Marchand · September 1, 2017 3:28 am

Abbott said his state has been "getting absolutely everything we need" from the Trump administration in the immediate aftermath of Harvey. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump faces big challenge in Hurricane Harvey response

Sarah Bedford · August 30, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump, flanked by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and first lady Melania Trump speaks during a briefing on Harvey relief efforts in Corpus Christi, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump wants Texas to set the standard for disaster relief: ‘This is the way to do it’

Melissa Quinn · August 29, 2017 5:28 pm

Gov. Greg Abbott will deploy 12,000 total guardsmen to assist in rescue efforts. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

Gov. Greg Abbott activates entire Texas National Guard in response to Hurricane Harvey

Melissa Quinn · August 28, 2017 4:43 pm

President Trump will not visit Houston during his trip to Texas on Tuesday, but will instead remain closer to the area where Hurricane Harvey hit land, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Trump won’t visit Houston during Texas visit, Gov. Greg Abbott says

Melissa Quinn · August 28, 2017 1:17 pm

A boat sits on a dock after Hurricane Harvey passed through Port Aransas, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Harvey made landfall in Texas on Friday night as the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. By Saturday afternoon it had been downgraded into a tropical storm, but it had dumped over a dozen inches of rain on some areas and forecasters were warning that it could cause catastrophic flooding in the coming days. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Weekend wrap: Hurricane Harvey batters Texas coast, floods Houston

Kyle Feldscher · August 28, 2017 1:07 am