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To Defeat Democrats, Texas Governor Embraces the Hard Right

After years of keeping his distance, Gov. Greg Abbott is set to address Texas Republicans’ activist-led convention as hard-line conservatives gain influence within the party.

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Governor Greg Abbott addressed the Republican Party of Texas convention in Houston on Friday.
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Suspect in Fatal Shooting Is Dead After a Standoff in Midland, Texas, Officials Say

The man was confirmed to be dead after he had barricaded himself in a building in Midland, following an earlier shooting on Friday that killed one person and injured at least 11 others.

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In an image provided by local news, law enforcement officers responded to reports of an active shooter in Midland, Texas.
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Frisco Mayor’s Race Tests Anti-Muslim Politics in Texas

A runoff in the Dallas suburb of Frisco is testing whether anti-Muslim rhetoric, prominent in G.O.P. primaries this year, can win over a broader set of voters.

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Campaign signs in support of candidate Rod Vilhauer in Frisco, Texas.
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