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Analysis: The extraordinary adventures of H. Ross Perot
Wed Jul 10 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
Lots of Texans have great stories and interesting experiences. But some — like Ross Perot — pack more tales into a lifetime than most of us....
Obstacles prevent access to mental health care, even among insured
Wed Jul 10 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
Obstacles prevent access to mental health care, even among insured...
"Kids in cages": House hearing examines immigration detention as Democrats push for more information
Wed Jul 10 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, told a migrant whose daughter died shortly after being in federal custody that "there are no words" for what happened to her child. But he also said D...
7 tips for covering the 2020 US census
Tue Jul 09 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
7 tips for covering the 2020 US census...
UT-Austin will provide free tuition to undergrad students with family incomes below $65,000 starting in 2020
Tue Jul 09 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
The UT System allocated $160 million of its oil money for the project....
As Texas seeks to overturn Obamacare, attention focuses on a potential swing judge
Tue Jul 09 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
Jennifer Walker Elrod, a federal appeals court judge appointed by George W. Bush, asked the majority of the questions in a two-hour session Tuesday on Texas' lawsuit....
British Government Stands By Ambassador After Leaked Criticism Of Trump
Tue Jul 09 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
British ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch had lambasted the Trump administration as “inept” and “incompetent” in leaked diplomatic messages....
Nancy Pelosi Doesn't Know Who The Democratic Party Is Anymore
Tue Jul 09 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
She's undermining her own caucus....
Texas is going to court to end Obamacare. It hasn't produced a plan to replace it.
Mon Jul 08 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
During a legislative session focused on schools and taxes, Texas lawmakers did little to prepare for the possibility that Obamacare will be struck down in its entirety — even as th...
Analysis: Why would politicians fix our immigration problems when they can campaign off the mess?
Mon Jul 08 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
Look at the immigration problem, at the issues on the border, at what lawmakers are doing in response and at the polling of what voters think. It looks like the fight might be more...
Behind The Lens episode 39: ‘That’s where the district wants to go’
Sat Jul 06 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
This week on Behind The Lens:...
Joe Biden Would Consider Nominating Merrick Garland To The Supreme Court. Again.
Sat Jul 06 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
The judge whose nomination was blocked by Mitch McConnell in 2016 is more than a decade older than Trump's two Supreme Court justices....
Government lawyers affirm fight over 2020 census isn't over, according to statement to judge
Fri Jul 05 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
The government has begun printing the census forms without the question, and that process will continue, administration officials said....
At Houston forum, 10 presidential candidates make their pitches to thousands of educators
Fri Jul 05 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
Weeks after state lawmakers wrapped up an education-focused legislative session, Texas teachers heard Democratic presidential hopefuls share their plans to reshape public education...
Scorching Temperatures Smash Records In U.S., Europe
Thu Jul 04 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
Scientists warn that heat waves are becoming increasingly common due to human-caused climate change....
In our opinion: Thank you to Jed Horne
Thu Jul 04 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
Editor’s note: Longtime Lens Opinion Editor Jed Horne is retiring this month and handing off his duties to Jessica Rosgaard, host and producer of Behind The Lens. Before he leaves,...
Expansion of "remain in Mexico" policy brings tension, fear to border cities
Wed Jul 03 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
In less than two months, the number of migrants sent to Cuidad Juárez under the program has swelled from 2,800 to 7,600. Human rights groups and a former Mexican government officia...
San Antonio and other Texas cities confront the spillover from the border migration crisis
Wed Jul 03 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
With Border Patrol facilities overwhelmed, San Antonio's hastily opened migrant center, housed in an old Quiznos, is seeing hundreds of migrants arriving daily, many without money ...
To add hundreds of faculty, Epic Charter Schools obtained personal information of thousands of Oklahoma public school teachers
Tue Jul 02 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
In late April, Norman High School teacher Jeremy Davis received a recruitment email from Epic Charter Schools, an online Oklahoma charter school that has earned praise, criticism a...
2020 census: How undercounts and overcounts can hurt US communities
Tue Jul 02 2019 | By Cobrapost Desk
2020 census: How undercounts and overcounts can hurt US communities...