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A bill in the Texas Legislature would protect the last 21 pristine watersheds. But for years, previous attempts have been ...

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DEI campus crackdown, Republicans are now going after gender and ethnic studies programs and faculty independence.

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We oppose this execution as we do every execution. Capital punishment is an act of state sanctioned violence that violates ...

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Three months into his second presidential term, Donald Trump appears well off pace to hit his promised record numbers of deportations. As much of the country focuses on Trump’s international ...

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