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The judge in the case insisted on a 60-day jail sentence. The controversy has roiled Texas politics and led critics to question the attorney general's ability to adequately prosecute crime.
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Brynn Anderson/APGeorgia is a swing state where both Democrats and Republicans are deciding the direction their parties will take in the fall in races for the senate and the governor's mansion. -
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APAs part of the settlement agreement, the U.S. is "forever barred and precluded" from examining or prosecuting President Trump, his sons and the Trump organization's current tax issues, according to a document posted to the DOJ website. -
Jon Cherry/Getty Images North AmericaIn a major victory for President Trump, his hand-picked challenger, Ed Gallrein, beat out U.S. House Rep. Thomas Massie in a Kentucky House GOP primary, ending Massie's reelection bid. -
Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty ImagesThe novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
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The state added 1,800 oil and gas drilling jobs in March, according to an analysis by the Texas Oil and Gas Association. -
New census data sheds light on where Texas is growing and where it is not. -
A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against sections of Senate Bill 4, which would have allowed local police to arrest suspected illegal border crossers. -
Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas' position as the nation's leader in capital punishment. -
The lawsuit argues that 14 acres on Mount Cristo Rey, which features a 29-foot-tall statue of Jesus, are needed for barriers and other technology to secure the border. -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's latest border projects map shows vehicle barriers and "patrol roads" planned east of Big Bend National Park. The Department of Homeland Security is now waiving a wide range of federal environmental laws for part of that project.
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