The latest politics news from The Texas Tribune.
A woman who was subjected to unwarranted body cavity searches after crossing a Texas-Mexico border in 2012 has been awarded nearly a half million dollars by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, her lawyers said. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz faced a livid — and yet admiring — Texas delegation on the final day of the Republican National Convention, hours after Donald Trump loyalists booed the senator off the stage. Full Story
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Our Texplainer runs down Julián Castro’s Hatch Act violation, and why the White House got to decide whether to punish a member of its own Cabinet. Full Story
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With his convention speech Wednesday, Ted Cruz has once again declined to follow the crowd. If he runs for president again in 2020, voters will look back at this week as the start of the campaign. His moves represent a big gamble. Full Story
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As it became apparent Ted Cruz would not endorse Donald Trump, the crowd inside the Quicken Loans Arena reacted with increasing anger, and Cruz left the stage to thundering boos. Full Story
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This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott talks with a couple of people on the ground in Cleveland at the GOP national convention including a Data Editor at Google who is tracking real-time reaction to the speeches. Full Story
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Donald Trump Jr., the son of the Republican presidential nominee, is coming to Texas to raise money for his dad following the GOP national convention. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, said Wednesday that he played a key role in arranging a meeting earlier this month with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Republican nominee Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. Full Story
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday he supports Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and that is is "not a close call" between the billionaire and his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. Full Story
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Republicans who want to stay out of the national conversation about the presidential race — the speaker of the Texas House, to name one — there are a handful of races at home that offer plausible excuses. Full Story
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Top Texas Republicans have spent the past two days preaching unity at every turn, urging their ranks to unify behind Donald Trump. On Wednesday, their most elusive recruit will take center stage: Ted Cruz. Full Story
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While the political world waits to see if Hillary Clinton selects U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro as her running mate, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro could remain a force in Congress regardless of the outcome. Full Story
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U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro looks to be off the hook with the White House after the U.S. Office of Special Counsel found that Castro violated federal law. Full Story
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Other parts of Texas will continue to feel a public-safety void while the Texas Department of Public Safety diverts resources to the border, the agency's director said on Tuesday. Full Story
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Tuesday he supports having the U.S. attorney general investigate the Black Lives Matter movement, which seeks to bring attention to police shootings of African Americans. Full Story
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Faced Tuesday morning with questions about Donald Trump, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus declined to offer any support for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Full Story
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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan surprisingly drew some boos Tuesday morning during remarks to Texas Republicans — but it was all in good fun. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Tuesday morning that the plagiarism charges against Melania Trump are a "trivial matter" and predicted they would not harm her husband's standing with voters. Full Story
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Criticized anew after the shooting of police officers in Dallas, the Austin chapter of Black Lives Matter is determined to continue its push to become a legitimate political influence in the Capitol. Full Story
Former Gov. Rick Perry and retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell joined forces Monday night to pitch presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to veterans. Full Story
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