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  The Satanic Temple Says Texas Abortion Laws Violate Religious Liberty. So, They're Filing Suit.

  February 23 at 4 a.m.

  An abortion is a ritualistic process for the The Satanic Temple's members, its spokesperson says.

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  Lights Out: Texans Scramble to Stay Warm Amid Widespread Power Outages

  February 17 at 4 a.m.

  ERCOT initially said that people should expect rolling power outages through Monday and possibly Tuesday, but many Texans are still without electricity.

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  GOP State Lawmakers Push to Prevent Big Tech from 'Discriminating' Against Conservatives

  February 11 at 4 a.m.

  Texas Republicans are pushing legislation they say will prevent the state's conservatives from being banned on social media.

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  New Dallas Police Chief Considers Changing How Officers Enforce Weed Laws

  February 9 at 4 a.m.

  The new Dallas Police Chief, Edgardo “Eddie” Garcia said the city needs its officers to get violent crime under control and that’s what they’d rather be doing anyway.

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  State Lawmakers Face Redistricting Challenge Following 2020 Census

  February 5 at 4 a.m.

  The 2020 census has thrown a wrench in the state's redistricting process.

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  State Works To Approve More Vaccine Providers

  January 29 at 4 a.m.

  Each location of a chain pharmacy, like Walgreens, has to apply to be a vaccine provider. This is to make sure they can handle the storage and administration of the vaccine. Texas Department of State Health Services began its enrollment process for these providers in October. However, Lara M. Anton, a press officer with DSHS, said that many of them didn’t start the enrollment process until the last month.