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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blasted a “frivolous” lawsuit attempting to block the dementia research fund approved by nearly 70% of Texas voters. Plaintiffs claim voting machines were faulty.

Texas officials preparing for elections under new congressional maps must quickly reverse course because of a federal court order blocking the use of the maps.

Residents in the southernmost part of Texas want to remind themselves — and the nation — that the region is more than a political battleground. It’s their home.

Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors at a San Antonio area hospital that there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.