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Setbacks For Voter ID Laws in Pa., Other States Could Be Short-Lived
October 2, 2012 Judges in these cases have declined to rule on the constitutionality of the laws. Instead, they have signaled the laws would withstand scrutiny if states can ensure that the vast majority of voters have easier access to free IDs. Legal scholars agree that many of these measures could be enacted after Election Day.
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With West Nile On The Rise, We Answer Your Questions
August 29, 2012 Every state except Alaska and Hawaii has reported West Nile virus in people, birds or mosquitoes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects human cases will rise through October. In Texas, the worst-hit state, deaths reached 31.
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Texas' Biggest Loser In GOP Senate Race? For Rick Perry, The (Tea) Party's Over
August 1, 2012 The governor's choice for U.S. Senate, David Dewhurst, was bulldozed by Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz. The reversal in Perry's fortunes should chasten all who try to predict political outcomes.
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Texas GOP Senate Runoff Gives Tea Party An Opportunity To Flex Its Muscles
July 30, 2012 KUTThe Republican race to succeed retiring GOP Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison wasn't supposed to be a heated primary battle, but it's become one of the hardest fought and most expensive intraparty races of the year. The runoff should be decided Tuesday.
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Texas Slow To Review Health Insurance Rate Hikes
July 20, 2012 To make insurance more affordable, the federal health law requires every state to conduct a special review whenever a health insurer wants to raise premiums more than 10 percent. The Texas insurance department hasn't completed a reviews of any of the nine qualifying rate increases. So the companies' rate increases have taken effect.
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Will Medicaid Bring The Uninsured Out Of The Woodwork?
July 11, 2012 As governors weigh whether to participate in an expansion of Medicaid under the federal health law, some worry the change could attract people who don't qualify for a special subsidy. Adding them to Medicaid rolls could strain states' budgets.
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Texas Gov. Perry Says No To Medicaid Expansion
July 9, 2012 Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry called the federal health overhaul law a "power grab" and rejected an expansion of Medicaid in the state to cover more people with low incomes. The recent Supreme Court ruling on the administration's health law makes participation in the expansion optional.
The Picture Show
Seeing More Than A Fence: Road Trip Along The Southern Border
June 20, 2012 These may look like simple landscape photos — but they are actually a study of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Buoyant Santorum Takes Campaign To Texas — And Corrals Some Perry People
February 8, 2012 Fresh off victories in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum campaigned in Texas on Wednesday. He told a small group of pastors, some of them former supporters of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, that he is the true conservative left to challenge Mitt Romney.
The Two-Way
Texas Redistricting Plan Tossed Out By Supreme Court
January 20, 2012 The battle over district lines is important because the state is getting four new House seats. The Supreme Court says justices in Texas should not have ignored the state legislature's wishes.
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Texas Asks Feds To Delay Health Insurance Rebate Plan
January 10, 2012 KHNUnder the Affordable Care Act, health plans that spend too much on administrative costs instead of medical care are required to offer rebates to customers. Some states, such as Texas, aren't ready for this change just yet.
The Two-Way
Texas Turns Down Cook's Offer Of Free 'Last Meals'
September 27, 2011 The state isn't ending the practice of granting a condemned prisoner basically anything he wants because of the cost. It's being done because it's no longer thought to be appropriate.
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Texas Execution Put On Hold By Supreme Court
September 16, 2011 By the time the Supreme Court order came down on Thursday, Duane Buck could have already been put to death. But Texas authorities had paused to wait for the court's decision. The issue is whether his race is the reason he's on death row.
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Rick Perry's Absence At DeMint Forum Sign Of Strength In Key Primary State
September 6, 2011 If Sen. Jim DeMint's Labor Day Republican presidential forum demonstrated anything, it was that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is so confident about winning over South Carolina Tea Party devotees, including the senator, that he could beg off attending the event without any political risk.
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The Uneasy Trust Between Exonerated Inmates And Their Attorneys
August 15, 2011 In Texas, former prisoners who have been exonerated are in line for a big financial payout. And often, that leads to a clash with the attorneys who helped to exonerate them.
