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The governor prevailed after a tumultuous period that included the pandemic, a statewide blackout, restrictions on voting and abortion and the Uvalde school shooting.

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The two-term governor’s donors enjoy access, appointments to boards and commissions, and a chance to bend the ear of a politician who may harbor bigger ambitions.

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Democrats were in the minority the entire time O’Rourke was in Congress. He says that experience working across the aisle prepares him to be governor of a red state.

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Police accountability was at the forefront of two of the Current's most-read stories this week.

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The Republican governor's focus on fentanyl as he faces a tough reelection fight is understandable, but under his watch, the state has shown little appetite for fostering efforts to prevent overdose deaths.

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The high property and regressive sales taxes Texans fork over mean that all but the luckiest of us pay a higher effective tax rate than Californians do.

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