I moved from Texas to Italy because I was concerned about US politics and the economy. Venice is so much more reasonable in every single way.

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Alan Bruton moved to Venice, Italy, in his late 50s and opened an architecture and exhibition design studio.

Alan Bruton

I left California for Texas to begin my new life as a divorcée. It's more affordable as a single woman, and I feel free to express my political and religious beliefs.

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Jackie Burse grabbing a drink.
Jackie Burse grabbing a drink.

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Renewable energy sources kept the Texas power grid mostly stable this summer even as the state broke record after record for power usage

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By early August, Texas had already broken 10 energy use records this summer.

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Texas Gov. Abbott doesn't want to remove his 1,000-foot Rio Grande barrier full of metal blades unless the Supreme Court tells him to

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The 1,000-foot barrier has a variety of features intended to deter migrants, including serrated blades similar to saws.

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I moved my family from California to Austin, Texas, and regretted it. Here are 10 things to consider before making an expensive mistake.

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Brett Alder
Brett Alder.

Brett Alder

Sen. Ted Cruz is worth at least $2.6 million, according to financial disclosures

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Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican

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An American Airlines passenger says she never wants to fly again after her suitcase was seemingly 'run over,' destroying $1,000 worth of her stuff

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How the inside of Tiffany's luggage looked after her checked baggage was returned to her following an American Airlines flight.
How the inside of Tiffany's luggage looked after her checked baggage was returned to her following an American Airlines flight.

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Dried-up Texan river bed reveals perfectly-preserved tracks of 111-foot-long dinosaur

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A three-toed track in the dried-up Paluxy riverbed, with some remaining water in the background, in Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, Texas, in August 2023.
A three-toed track in Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, Texas.

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Forget snowbirds: 'Sweat birds' flee the heat of Texas and Arizona to spend summer in cooler northern climates

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Cindy Woudenberg lives most of her year in Arizona and spends the hotter months in Michigan.

Cindy Woudenberg

Texas is about to shut down an election office in a heavily Democratic county that includes Houston less than two months before the city's mayoral election

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Election administration offices in Texas' Harris County, home to Houston, will soon close after a challenge from state Republicans.

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