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Roque Planas
Austin-based national reporter covering immigration and voting rights issues.
HuffPostTexas Breeder Deer May Have Spread Brain Disease Into The Wild
Officials are struggling to locate deer sold from facilities infected with chronic wasting disease.
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A Texas Rancher Cloned Deer For Years. Some Lawmakers Want To Legalize It.
The Lone Star State has long muddled the line between hunting and farming. Now cloning may help game ranches breed big bucks.
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Texas Republicans Prioritized Nonsense Over Winterizing The Energy Grid
Mundane goals like securing power and water took a backseat to ideological battles against imaginary enemies.
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The Capitol Police Are Not Subject To Freedom Of Information Laws. Jan. 6 Could Change That.
Unique among major law enforcement agencies, the department in charge of protecting Congress can ignore public records requests.
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USPS Finally Releases Louis DeJoy’s Calendar — And Everything’s Redacted
The agency pretended to release the postmaster general's calendar in a lawsuit looking to get to the bottom of mail slowdowns ahead of the election.
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Joe Biden’s Slip Among South Texas Hispanics Baffles Democrats
The pandemic, lackluster liberal outreach, and the end of straight-ticket voting likely deflated the former vice president's support.
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Police Visited Wolverine Watchmen Training Site Over Domestic Disturbances, Stolen Chicken Coop
“Make sure your officers know they do have weapons," one 911 caller said.
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911 Call From Intoxicated Jerry Falwell Jr.’s House Last Month Describes ‘A Lot Of Blood’
Becki Falwell told the operator that her husband had cuts on his face from falling after he’d been drinking.