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Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says he won’t sue out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills to Texas

Current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued multiple out-of-state doctors for illegally mailing abortion pills, which abortion advocates say has chilled access.

Texas Tribune · By Terri Langford and Eleanor Klibanoff · 2026-11-05 · feed
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Democrats inheriting Texas colleges the GOP overhauled in conservative push

Texas Tribune · Jessica Priest · 2026-11-05 · feed
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Democrats poised to narrowly flip Texas State Board of Education

Houston Public Media · Bianca Seward · 2026-11-05 · feed

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Election results and education (Nov. 5, 2026)

On Thursday's show: We consider the implications the election results could have for the future of education in Greater Houston, from the HISD takeover, to vouchers, and beyond. And local foodies discuss their favorite pizza places.

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GOP state senators could emerge as last protectors of party power in Texas

Republican state senators will still hold a majority in the Capitol’s upper chamber. They have the ability to significantly weaken the role of the lieutenant governor.

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GOP state senators could emerge as last protectors of party power in Texas

Republican state senators will still hold a majority in the Capitol’s upper chamber. They have the ability to significantly weaken the role of the lieutenant governor.

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Houston’s best pizza: The Full Menu

Local foodies discuss their favorite places to get pizza around Houston.

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In the wake of vouchers, Democrats with public education backgrounds won up and down the ballot in Texas

Beyond Hinojosa and Talarico, Democrats are sending a host of elected public school advocates and educators to the state capitol next year.

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Latino voters reflect on historic Democratic wins as Texas shifts left

Two years after Donald Trump flipped longtime Democratic strongholds in the Rio Grande Valley, the region swung back toward Democrats in an election that will bring Texas its first Latina governor.

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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2647: The Give and Take of Internet Shopping

Episode: 2647 The Give and Take of Internet Shopping. Today, getting to know you.

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Republicans lost ground in rural Texas, adding to historic wipeout

James Talarico ran up the score in the Panhandle, while rural Texans living along the Louisiana border stayed home.

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Rio Grande Valley celebrates daughter Gina Hinojosa’s historic gubernatorial win

Hinojosa’s victory has injected a surge of pride in the South Texas region where the Austin lawmaker was born and raised.

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Texas Dems vowed seismic education change. Here’s how schools could change for millions of students

The end to GOP dominance in Texas will likely have major implications for K-12 education policies, including the future of school vouchers and state takeovers.

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With Democrats unexpectedly in control, Gina Hinojosa will have more power than she ever imagined

Hinojosa was careful while campaigning not to overpromise what she could deliver, assuming she’d be fighting against GOP majorities. Now she and her Democratic allies will control the government.