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"High Water" sign in front of water coming over a road in Kemah during Hurricane Harvey

Is FEMA Hiring 'Field Inspectors' and Paying Them Thousands Per Week?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug. 30, 2017 The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed that a flyer advertising high-paid jobs availa ...
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Car halfway submerged in floodwaters

Imminent Changes Introduced to Texas Insurance Law in the Midst of Harvey?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 28, 2017 Viral posts on social media largely accurately describe a change to Texas state law about hurric ...
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Is It Legal in Texas to Use Deadly Force to Protect a Statue from Vandalism?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug. 23, 2017 A viral Facebook post suggested it is legal in Texas to use deadly force to stop Confederate sta ...
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Did the Texas House of Representatives Pass a Law Requiring Women to Buy 'Rape Insurance'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 11, 2017 An article regurgitated a slightly misleading characterization of a Texas bill to reduce health ...
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Texas House Could Consider No-Permit Gun Carry Bill

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
May 12, 2017 House Bill 1911 is one of several state proposals easing requirements for gun ownership.
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A section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Donna, Texas

Did the ACLU Issue a Warning for People Traveling to Texas?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 10, 2017 The American Civil Liberties Union did issue a warning about travel to Texas, but it is not the ...
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Gavel with marijuana leaf

Marijuana Legalized in Texas?

Written by:
Dan Evon
April 14, 2017 A claim that the Lone Star State has legalized recreational pot use came from a web site that al ...
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Was a Texas County Deputy Killed by Muslim Refugees?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
April 13, 2017 A 'Southern'-oriented news site seized on the fatal shooting of an officer, adding in some irrel ...
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Texas Woman Admits to Fabricating Abduction, Racial Hoax

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
March 24, 2017 Breana Harmon Talbott now faces a misdemeanor charge of filing a false report.
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Texas Bill Would Make Abortions Felony-Level Crimes

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Jan. 18, 2017 House Bill 948 would call on officials to ignore "conflicting" federal laws regarding the issue.
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Price Gouging on Water at Stripes?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Dec. 16, 2016 A receipt from a Stripes store in Texas led to accusations of price gouging, but representatives ...
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Emboldened by Election, Texas Republicans Kill Medicaid Funding for Children with Disabilities?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 5, 2016 A viral article inaccurately reported that Medicaid spending cuts in Texas affecting disabled ch ...
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The Satanic Temple Claims Immunity From Rule Requiring Fetal Burials

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Dec. 2, 2016 If Texas tries to impose the rule on a member of the activist organization, they say they plan t ...
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Texas No Longer Issuing Birth Certificates to Babies Born to Undocumented Immigrants?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Nov. 16, 2016 A since-settled controversy over undocumented immigrants and birth certificates in Texas was sha ...
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Texas Glitch Temporarily Switches Voters to Paper Ballots

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 26, 2016 Amid rumors of vote swapping in Texas, officials in Chambers County temporarily gave out paper b ...
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Texas Vote Switching

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 25, 2016 Although rumors of "vote switching" in Texas are rampant, we found only one case in which a repo ...
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Texas Investigates Allegations of Voter 'Harvesting'

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Oct. 19, 2016 A Republican consultant says he found "thousands" of suspicious mail-in ballots.
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Former Texas Governor Rick Perry Appears on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 13, 2016 Perry was partnered with Emma Slater for his September 2016 debut on the hit television show.
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Driver Escapes After Car Crashes, Dangles Over Side of Parking Garage

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sept. 9, 2016 The 24-year-old driver climbed to safety after his car went over the side of the structure.
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Texas Maternal Mortality Rate Doubles After Reproductive Health Restrictions?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Aug. 26, 2016 A September 2016 study demonstrated a higher than expected maternal mortality rate in Texas, but ...
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