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Texas’ new secretary of state doesn’t deny Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, but he’s still prioritizing an election audit
BY PATRICK SVITEK at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 28, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas’ new secretary of state says he wants to “restore confidence” in the state’s elections, despite a background that includes helping former President Donald Trump challenge the
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz delays dozens of President Joe Biden’s ambassador nominations, stoking feud over national security
BY ABBY LIVINGSTON AND BETHANY IRVINE at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 27, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — By this point in the Trump administration, Kay Bailey Hutchison, a former U.S. senator from Texas, had been settled into her new Brussels-based post
Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott promised
BY URIEL J. GARCÍA at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 26, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State officials have shortlisted five firms to design and build barriers on the Texas-Mexico border — including some companies that had the quality of their work
Texas House committee to investigate school districts’ books on race and sexuality
BY BRIAN LOPEZ at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 26, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A Republican state lawmaker has launched an investigation into Texas school districts over the type of books they have, particularly if they pertain to race or sexuality
Enrollment at Texas’ public universities inches ahead of community colleges for the first time since 1990s
BY KATE MCGEE at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 22, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The number of students attending Texas’ community colleges dropped below enrollment in the state’s four-year universities for the first time since the 1990s as many two-year schools
