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The typically low-key process has come under scrutiny since Jan. 6 rioters sought to halt certification of the 2020 presidential election.
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From left: Republican and Democratic nominees for U.S. Senate Ken Paxton and James Talarico.
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The Learjet 60, bound for the Bahamas, crashed in a residential area Sunday afternoon.
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Austin's Ismail Elfath retires from a long referee career that took him to more than 30 countries, the top leagues in the US, Japan and Saudi Arabia, and top international competitions like the World Cup.
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The flesh-eating parasite has now been detected in three states, with 79 confirmed animal cases since June, including 25 still active. Recent infestations have involved cattle, horses and pets, while officials have also recorded five detections of wild screwworm flies.
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Texas' high court judges make rulings that change state law, shape crucial daily legal processes like child custody and, in the case of the Court of Criminal Appeals, decide matters of life and death.
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Lifting wallets was part of Turturro's training for the film The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. In it, he plays a small-time thief who's also the primary caretaker for his ailing wife.
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On the eve of the Nov. 3 election, the Trump administration is hoping the Supreme Court will reverse lower courts that rejected its request to order California to set aside the ballots of thousands of people it says are "likely" noncitizens.
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What happens in California could shape how America taxes the superrich. But will its billionaire tax fill state coffers — or drain them?
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The districts that will decide control of the House and Senate next year are spread across the country. Voting officials in those places may face scrutiny and pressure they've never experienced.
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Colleges are trying to transform an admissions process that has often been daunting, secretive and stressful into an experience that's open, easier — and downright friendly.