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In the leadup to Election Day, public radio stations across the state are exploring how Texans’ religious beliefs affect the way they’re thinking about voting in November – and the greater role of government in general.

Black and Asian American voters collectively made up just 15% of the turnout in Texas’ 2020 and 2022 elections, according to exit polls.

Ethics complaints are being filed against Texas Senator Ted Cruz for his podcasting arraignment with IheartMedia.

World-renowned crop artist Stan Herd is almost finished with the portrait of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee outside Lawrence, Kansas, near the Kansas River.

The longtime Austin representative pointed to Biden's debate performance last week, along with the incumbent's showing in the polls.

A Republican-backed effort to change tax laws could benefit hundreds of thousands of Texans who depend on tip revenue as their main source of income. But budget analysts warn the move could bloat the country’s already soaring federal deficit.

The censured members said they had been punished for campaigning against “liberal incumbents” alongside statewide elected officials like Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

StateImpact education reporter Beth Wallis and health reporter Jillian Taylor talk with managing editor Logan Layden about some of this year's legislative highlights.

Support for abortion rights and public schools will be major themes of the three-day gathering that kicks of Thursday. But the gathering comes on the heels of a controversial executive order on immigration many Democrats oppose.

The measure proposes changing the phrase “all citizens of the United States” to “only citizens of the United States.”