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U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway Announces Retirement At The End of His Term In 2020

By Mitch BordenIn a Midland office building, surrounded by greenery and statues of a giraffe and an elephant, U.S. Rep. Conaway, R-Midland, told a crowd…

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To Relief Of Texas Business Leaders, Congress Reaches Deal On New North American Trade Agreement

By J. Edward Moreno, Texas TribuneWASHINGTON — Congress reached an agreement with the Trump administration Tuesday on a new North American free trade…

Audit: Ag agency hikes on fees to Texas farmers and ranchers raised millions more than needed

In 2016, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller irked farmers, ranchers and lawmakers by dramatically raising fees for a wide range of services his…

El Paso’s Reputation Pays A Price, As Violence Keeps Rising In Juárez

By Natalie Krebs, Texas StandardMany of President Donald Trump’s comments about the U.S.-Mexico border have been disputed. But not this statement, from…

Catherine Clinch plays Caít in <em>The Quiet Girl. </em>

This tender Irish drama proves the quietest films can have the most to say

A withdrawn 9-year-old spends the summer with two distant relatives in this Oscar-nominated film. The Quiet Girl's main character may be unassuming, but there's nothing insignificant about this film.

Patients across the country could see expanded access to medication abortions — but not in Texas

The state's near-total ban on abortion means mifepristone and misoprostol — two drugs that can induce abortion within 10 weeks of gestation — are still illegal.

Supreme Court justices have spent longer this term on arguments than in past terms.

The case of the Supreme Court that just can't seem to stop talking

For decades, advocates knew that when their allotted time had expired, they were done. Not so anymore.

A man drives a car in a damaged street of La Marsa, outside Tunis, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. To outsiders, Tunisia's legislative elections Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 look questionable: Many opposition parties are boycotting. A new electoral law makes it harder for women to compete. Foreign media aren't allowed to talk to candidates.

There is pressure on the Tunisian president after election turnout was less than 9%

Tunisians on Saturday voted to elect a new parliament, to the backdrop of a soaring cost-of-living crisis and concerns of democracy backsliding in the North African country.

A Chase Bank branch is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 2022.<em> The Wall Street Journal</em> is asking for answers from the Phoenix Police Department after a Black <em>Journal</em> reporter was handcuffed and detained outside a Chase Bank in November.

A Black 'Wall Street Journal' reporter was detained while working outside a bank

The Phoenix Police Department says that it has launched an internal investigation following the arrest of Journal finance reporter Dion Rabouin, who was conducting interviews outside a Chase Bank.

Russell Banks' 1985 breakout novel, <em>Continental Drift, </em>was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He's pictured above in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in December 2007.

Novelist Russell Banks, dead at age 82, found the mythical in marginal lives

The novelist, activist and short story writer explored the lives of the marginalized and the powerless in American life. He was known for his books, Cloudsplitter, Affliction and Continental Drift.

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