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Colin Allred responds to comparisons with Beto O’Rourke’s campaign, defends his strategy
Read full article: Colin Allred responds to comparisons with Beto O’Rourke’s campaign, defends his strategyAllred has run a more traditional campaign in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, focusing on targeted ads and moderate policy.
Watch a discussion with the staff of The Bulwark at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Read full article: Watch a discussion with the staff of The Bulwark at the 2024 Texas Tribune FestivalIn a conversation starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, four of the digital news organization’s sharpest minds will discuss the politics of 2024 and beyond.
Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation receives $10 million donation for new elementary school
Read full article: Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation receives $10 million donation for new elementary schoolThe Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation is expected to receive a $10 million donation Tuesday for a new elementary school.
Construction continues on a new Uvalde elementary school as 2-year Robb Elementary mark arrives
Read full article: Construction continues on a new Uvalde elementary school as 2-year Robb Elementary mark arrivesAs Uvalde continues to move forward, the 19 students and two teachers who died on May 24, 2022, are far from forgotten. Their school, Robb Elementary, sits empty as a new elementary school is being built about two miles away.
$20 million still needed to build new Uvalde elementary school after Robb tragedy
Read full article: $20 million still needed to build new Uvalde elementary school after Robb tragedyAlthough ground was broken in October, just a few months later in December, it was announced there was a delay in the construction. There’s still $20 million that needs to be raised for the project.
Construction for new Uvalde school on hold due to project cost
Read full article: Construction for new Uvalde school on hold due to project costConstruction for a new school in Uvalde to replace Robb Elementary after a mass shooting in May 2022 claimed the lives 19 students and two teachers is on hold, according to the Uvalde Moving Forward Foundation.
Uvalde CISD board approves schematic renderings of new elementary school
Read full article: Uvalde CISD board approves schematic renderings of new elementary schoolThe Uvalde CISD board has approved the schematic renderings for the new elementary school as recommended by the Uvalde CISD Community Advisory Committee.
Uvalde CISD shares fly through of new elementary school, including memorial for Robb Elementary victims
Read full article: Uvalde CISD shares fly through of new elementary school, including memorial for Robb Elementary victimsThe Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation shared its first virtual fly-through of its new elementary school that is set to break ground this summer.
Minnesota town drops Texas-style anti-abortion lawsuit plan
Read full article: Minnesota town drops Texas-style anti-abortion lawsuit planA Minnesota town has backed away from a proposal to let people sue abortion providers, including organizations that provide abortion drugs by mail, after the state attorney general warned that the plan was unconstitutional.
Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former president
Read full article: Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former presidentParty leaders at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting this past week left no doubt that the GOP is choosing to serve Donald Trump and his political interests before the next presidential election.
Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both
Read full article: Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as bothPresident Donald Trump's campaign is struggling to define California Sen. Kamala Harris, the newly announced running mate for Democratic rival Joe Biden. Like Biden, Harris has staked out relatively moderate stances over the course of her career on issues such as health care and law enforcement. That's complicating the Trump campaign's crude efforts to depict the Democratic ticket as out of step with the country. A radical leftist who is causing a revolt among Bernie voters. Harris ran her own campaign for the Democratic nomination as a relative moderate in the field.
Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both
Read full article: Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as bothThe most radical pick for vice president ever but too moderate to energize the Democratic base. President Donald Trump's campaign is struggling to define Sen. Kamala Harris, Democrat Joe Biden's newly announced running mate. Do they attempt to fire up their own base and scare off moderates by painting Biden and Harris as radical socialists? Or do they aim to depress enthusiasm among the Democratic base by arguing Biden and Harris are opportunistic and insufficiently liberal? Harris, who dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary in December, ran her own race as a relative moderate in the field.
Attorney: Missing Texas solider was killed at Fort Hood
Read full article: Attorney: Missing Texas solider was killed at Fort HoodAUSTIN, Texas Army investigators believe a Texas soldier missing since April was killed by another soldier on the Texas base where they served, the attorney for the missing soldier's family said Thursday. The Army said Wednesday that a soldier who was suspected in Guillens disappearance had died by suicide. Later that afternoon, Khawam said, the soldier drove to pick up a woman and took the body to a nearby river. Investigators were called back to the scene this week when a man working in the area reported a foul odor. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
Complaint: Missing Texas solider was killed at Fort Hood
Read full article: Complaint: Missing Texas solider was killed at Fort HoodArmy investigators believe Guillen, a Texas soldier missing since April, was killed by another soldier on the Texas base where they served, the attorney for the missing soldier's family said Thursday. Human remains were found Tuesday near the Leon River in Bell County, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Fort Hood, in the search for Guillen. The criminal complaint released later Thursday said the civilian arrested in connection to the Guillen case is Cecily Aguilar, 22, of Killeen, Texas, near Fort Hood. From their text conversations, Mayra Guillen said she believed her sister was afraid during her time at Fort Hood. Guillen was last seen April 22 in a parking lot at Fort Hood.
Trump embraces immigration court fight as election boost
Read full article: Trump embraces immigration court fight as election boostIn this June 11, 2020 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion about "Transition to Greatness: Restoring, Rebuilding, and Renewing," at Gateway Church Dallas in Dallas. Trump has asserted without evidence that expanded mail-in voting will lead to the greatest Rigged Election in history. Trump, who often attempts to shift the nation's focus to immigration when forced to defend himself on other fronts, said Friday he would renew his legal effort. His immigration push is risky, even for someone who has built his political career on defying conventional wisdom. Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh says, Conservative judges were a huge issue in 2016 and will be again this November."
GOP candidates balance pros, cons of running with Trump
Read full article: GOP candidates balance pros, cons of running with TrumpRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis, facing a competitive North Carolina reelection contest, is looking forward to campaigning" with Trump, Tillis' spokesperson said. GOP Sen. Steve Daines tweeted, Montana cant wait to have you back, Mr. President! after Trump promised to help him battle a strong Democratic challenger. Republican candidates are hostages, said Trump critic Tim Miller, an aide to past GOP presidential contenders including Jeb Bush. Anyone who wants to win in November should be running with the president, said Trump campaign spokesperson Erin Perrine. In the House, Democrats hope to use allegiance to Trump that GOP candidates touted in primaries against them in general elections.