Bret Jaspers
Bret Jaspers is a reporter for KERA. His stories have aired nationally on the BBC, NPR’s newsmagazines, and APM’s Marketplace. He collaborated on the series Cash Flows, which won a 2020 Sigma Delta Chi award for Radio Investigative Reporting. He's a member of Actors' Equity, the professional stage actors union.
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A federal watchdog for pandemic relief funding is asking for information about Texas Sen Ted Cruz’s efforts to change a loan program. Requirements for the program were altered soon after Cruz wrote to officials in charge — the changes benefitted major Cruz donors.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed lawsuit seeking to throw out election results in other states came originally from lawyers close to the campaign of former President Donald Trump, according to a report in the New York Times.
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Short answer: Doesn't seem like it.
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The party’s victory included a strong showing among North Texas state House candidates.
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Throughout the race, Cornyn maintained single-digit polling leads against Democratic opponent MJ Hegar — some smaller than others — though she benefited in recent weeks from fundraising momentum and a late outside spending surge, making for a less certain homestretch.
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But like Joe Biden, the president has overwhelming support among members of his own party.
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The legislation would remove sexual assault and harassment prosecutions from the military chain of command.
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Four positions on the state's highest civil court are on the ballot this fall.
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Fewer than 10 states, including Texas, do not have online voter registration. The Democrats' push comes a bit more than a month before the registration deadline.
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The president of the Texas Medical Association, Dr. Diana Fite, is urging the Republican Party of Texas to reconsider its in-person event in Houston....