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Here's what to know about transition-related health care, which Texas has banned for children

Senate Bill 14 prohibits trans kids from receiving puberty blockers and hormone treatments. Here’s what medical experts and trans Texans say about such care.

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2 Army veterans posthumously awarded the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor

Two Army veterans were posthumously awarded the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor on Monday.

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'History all around us': Austin's 3D augmented reality Black History Month experience

In honor of Black History Month, Austinites are bringing history to life through a free augmented reality event. "History All Around Us" is available to see at the Texas Capitol's South Steps and Wooldridge Square throughout February.

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'Bias-Motivated' Stabbing of Palestinian-American Was a Hate Crime, Police Say

Suzanne Cordeiro/Getty ImagesThe stabbing of a Palestinian-American man in Austin, Texas after a pro-Palestinian protest last weekend was a hate crime, according to local police. Zacharia Doar, 23, was sitting in his car while waiting to leave a statewide protest on Feb. 4 at the Texas Capitol with three other young Muslims when a white man on a bicycle, identified as Bert James Baker, rode up to them, attempted to tear a Palestinian keffiyeh off their car, and screamed racial slurs at the passe

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Advocates, family members denounce jail deaths at Texas Capitol hearing

Advocates and family members of people who have experienced mental illness met Thursday at a Texas Commission on Jail Standards hearing to speak publicly and raise awareness of jail deaths and a backlog in the state hospital system that has left thousands of mentally ill people waiting for treatment for months, or years, in jail.

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Texas Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban on care for transgender kids

The Texas Supreme Court will hear a legal challenge Tuesday to a new state law banning doctors from prescribing gender-affirming care for transgender youth, a prohibition that a district court judge said was unconstituti

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Appeals court rules lawsuit seeking Jan. 6 emails from Texas governor, attorney general can move forward

On Jan. 6, 2021, Ken Paxton spoke at a rally that preceded a mob of Donald Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol.

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Texas Rangers to be honored at Texas Capitol for World Series win

Following their 2023 World Series win, Gov. Greg Abbott said he would honor the Texas Rangers on Thursday at the Governor's Office in the Texas Capitol.

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From the winter storm to robot shoes: KXAN's most-viewed YouTube videos of 2023

One way KXAN shares news updates is through YouTube videos. We've compiled a list of the 15 highest-viewed videos of the year, detailed in this story.

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Letters to the Editor: 'Pro-life'? Texas shows abortion foes are really forced-birth advocates

If ever anyone needed an abortion out of pure medical necessity, it was Kate Cox. Yet Texas Republicans showed themselves to be more pro-forced birth than 'pro-life.'

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