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Is this Texas election about potholes or Commies? Congress election blurs campaigns

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Is this Texas election about potholes or Commies? Congress election blurs campaigns

Here’s why Republicans might have an advantage in the May 1 congressional and local elections.

Remember the Alamo — but forget secession. Texas can’t leave the U.S., and won’t

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Remember the Alamo — but forget secession. Texas can’t leave the U.S., and won’t

Want to wait longer than ever in voting lines? Then you’ll love Texas’ Senate Bill 7

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Want to wait longer than ever in voting lines? Then you’ll love Texas’ Senate Bill 7

‘Roar like a lion!’: Pastor’s fervor is waking everybody up in Fort Worth mayor’s race

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‘Roar like a lion!’: Pastor’s fervor is waking everybody up in Fort Worth mayor’s race

How an obscure paperwork foulup left much of Texas in the cold during blackouts

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How an obscure paperwork foulup left much of Texas in the cold during blackouts

Greg Abbott is right in Republicans’ squabble over hate-spewing Gab social network

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Greg Abbott is right in Republicans’ squabble over hate-spewing Gab social network

Trusting QAnon, Dallas actor wanted D.C. riot to bring End Times. Now he faces charges

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Trusting QAnon, Dallas actor wanted D.C. riot to bring End Times. Now he faces charges

Yes, it can happen again. Texas leaders must prevent another $300 billion winter storm

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Yes, it can happen again. Texas leaders must prevent another $300 billion winter storm

In a state that once sang ‘Freeze a Yankee,’ the myth of an invincible Texas crumbles

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In a state that once sang ‘Freeze a Yankee,’ the myth of an invincible Texas crumbles

Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, 94: ‘If we’ve been taught to hate, we can be taught to love’

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Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, 94: ‘If we’ve been taught to hate, we can be taught to love’

How Fort Worth dodged a COVID-19 nightmare: With no Stock Show, cases declined

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How Fort Worth dodged a COVID-19 nightmare: With no Stock Show, cases declined

How a little Dallas girl helped name the Super Bowl

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How a little Dallas girl helped name the Super Bowl

February 5, 2021, 10:01 AM

How a Parker County school trustee helped spread ‘Stop the Steal’ nonsense

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How a Parker County school trustee helped spread ‘Stop the Steal’ nonsense

Fort Worth-area law officers’ emails show past ties to paranoid Oath Keepers militia

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Fort Worth-area law officers’ emails show past ties to paranoid Oath Keepers militia

No, MyPillow guy, the military can’t save Trump. That’s ‘flat out mentally ill.’

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No, MyPillow guy, the military can’t save Trump. That’s ‘flat out mentally ill.’

January 16, 2021, 12:56 PM

Fort Worth professor links the Capitol attack to 2020 stress, COVID-19 isolation

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Fort Worth professor links the Capitol attack to 2020 stress, COVID-19 isolation

In Texas, some tea party Republicans celebrate the riot: It’s ‘taking back OUR HOUSE!’

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In Texas, some tea party Republicans celebrate the riot: It’s ‘taking back OUR HOUSE!’

Will Betsy Price run again? New year brings new drama in Texas, Fort Worth elections

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Will Betsy Price run again? New year brings new drama in Texas, Fort Worth elections

He claimed election fraud. He wouldn’t leave office. It was 147 years ago — in Texas

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He claimed election fraud. He wouldn’t leave office. It was 147 years ago — in Texas

No fun, just gifts: Fort Worth civic club’s $270,000 Goodfellows donation feeds 10,000

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No fun, just gifts: Fort Worth civic club’s $270,000 Goodfellows donation feeds 10,000

In Texas, evangelical Republicans rally to keep Trump: He’s part of ‘the Divine Plan’

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In Texas, evangelical Republicans rally to keep Trump: He’s part of ‘the Divine Plan’

In rural Texas, ‘they’re angry at COVID.’ A small-town counselor treats the grieving

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In rural Texas, ‘they’re angry at COVID.’ A small-town counselor treats the grieving

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