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What It Was Like To Be At The Fight On The Texas House Floor

On Monday, at the end of the Texas legislative session, things took a very nasty turn. Protesters unhappy with a bill passed through the legislature that would ban so-called "sanctuary cities" stormed the chamber, forcing a tense standoff that led to an altercation -- the details of which are unclear -- between Republican and Democratic legislators. Texas Tribune editor Emily Ramshaw witnessed all of it. Our conversation about the fight -- as well as what else went on and whether there's going to be a special session -- conducted via email and lightly edited for flow is below.

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Five Things To Watch At The Sally Yates Hearing

Sally Yates will testify before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee at 2:30 p.m. ET

The former acting attorney general expected to contradict the White House

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Why Wealthy Chinese Are Lining Up To Pay $500k For U.S. Visas

Over the weekend, the Kushners' business was trying to drum up millions of dollars in Chinese investment for a New Jersey skyscraper project. To do so, they're promoting a program that allows people to pay big money to emigrate to the U.S.

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Facebook's Global Fight Against Fake News

Within minutes of Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French election, a top European official singled out the key loser: fake news.

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Clapper: US Institutions 'Under Assault' From Trump

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Sunday that he thinks US institutions are under assault from President Donald Trump.

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The Baker Hotel: Will The Heart Of Mineral Wells Beat Again?

The Baker Hotel sits in the heart of Mineral Wells. But by many's estimation it “is” the heart of Mineral Wells. Investors are committed to bringing the landmark vacation destination back to life and are impatiently waiting for a governmental green light critical to that heart beating again.

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Cops use murdered woman's Fitbit to charge her husband

A masked intruder barged into his Connecticut home, he said, tied up and tortured him and -- when his wife came home -- shot and killed her.

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Officer in Tamir Rice Shooting: 'We were basically sitting ducks'

Two previously unseen video interviews with the police officers involved in 12-year-old Tamir Rice's death, recorded days after the shooting, provide new insight into their mindsets at the time. They also appear to be inconsistent with aspects of the officers' written testimony, an attorney for the Rice family said.

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5 Things for Thursday, January 12, 2017: Donald Trump, Dylann Roof, Obamacare

Good Thursday morning. The words of the day: Repeal and rebuke. Replace? Not so much. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Iranian Baby Barred By Travel Ban Arrives at Hospital

Baby Fatemeh Reshad could soon on the mend -- and just in time. The 4-month old Iranian infant who has a life-threatening heart defect arrived Tuesday at a Portland, Oregon, hospital, officials there said. Fatemeh and her family had been ensnared in President Donald Trump's immigration ban that barred travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran.

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CBC, State AGs and Consumer Advocates Stand Up to CFPB Foes

As a new Congress and White House begin their respective governmental roles, a still-growing cadre of supporters and opponents are focusing on the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

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Latino Leaders Ask: When Will Trump Reach Out to Hispanics?

Latino leaders around the country say they want to keep an open mind about Donald Trump's presidency, but less than one month before Inauguration Day, many are disappointed he has not done more to reach out to them.

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Police Chief: Fresno Killings a Hate Crime

A man fatally shot three people in less than two minutes in what police in Fresno, California, are calling a hate crime.

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United in grief, Facebook killer's ex-girlfriend meets victim's family

Nearly 48 hours after the shooting death of Robert Godwin Sr., 74, on Easter Sunday, two of his daughters and the killer's ex-girlfriend met for the first time.

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Mila’s Journey: One Woman’s Fight Against Colon Cancer

“This has got to be a joke,” thought Jamila Barefield. Yes, a very crude and ill joke that someone was playing on her. But there were no lights, no cameras, or studio audience. It was just her lying in a bed surrounded by four blank walls with tubes everywhere staring blankly in the face of a doctor. And in a very cold, disconnected matter, the doctor parted his lips and utter three horrific words, “You have cancer.”

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Families to Pay Price If Maternity Coverage Gets Cut in GOP's Health Care Plan

Christie Popp, who is pregnant with her third child, is hoping hard that the maternity coverage she has through the Affordable Care Act doesn't go away.

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This is Who We Are

As journalists, we tend to want to remain neutral when reporting about politics and policy. Our job is to report the facts to you. But at times, injustice occurs and our concerns, fears, and anger cannot be contained. Our will and our want to help our community compels us to speak up on a personal level.

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5 Things for Tuesday, March 21: FBI Chief, Brexit, Electronics Ban

Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Maverick Viñales dodges disaster after jumping off bike at 228 kph in Styrian MotoGP

A week after miraculously avoiding a flying motorcycle that almost hit him at high speed, Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales was counting his lucky stars for a second time after a terrifying incident during Sunday's Styrian MotoGP in Austria.

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How to make money in the pandemic: Invest in KitKats and Big Macs

Americans are stressed like never before. They're juggling work-from-home while taking care of children. They're worried about the pandemic. And they fear for their jobs.