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Oil Prices Drop Below $80 Per Barrel, Following the Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

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Oil Prices Drop Below $80 Per Barrel, Following the Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — President Trump signed an Iran peace memorandum Thursday...

Ken Paxton Joins Lawsuit Against WPATH Over Pediatric Gender Transition Treatments — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has joined the Federal Trade Commission and...

Protect College Sports Act Heads to the Senate Floor — By Texas Politics' Ashley Paredes — The bipartisan Protect College Sports Act now heads to the Senate Floor after...

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