Elon Musk hints Starship rocket may explode on first orbital launch, predicting 50% chance of success and 'guaranteeing excitement'

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (left) said Starship may not reach orbit on its first attempt. That could mean it explodes, like previous Starship prototypes (right).

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Ted Cruz said school shootings can be prevented if they have armed guards, like in banks. That aged poorly after the deadly Louisville bank shooting.

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Ted Cruz.
Ted Cruz.

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A Texas judge tried to school the FDA on the abortion pill. Only problem? He used debunked research and a study based on an anonymous blog to do it.

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Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023.

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Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales dodges questions on mifepristone ruling: 'Women have a whole lot of other issues than just abortion'

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Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX).
Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will pardon an Army sergeant who was convicted for shooting a Black Lives Matter protester ‘as soon as it hits my desk’

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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas

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Who is Matthew Kacsmaryk, the Trump-appointed Texas judge who could ban abortion pills?

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Matthew Kacsmaryk at the Senate Judiciary Committee's nomination hearing on December 13, 2017.

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Texas judge's ruling suspends FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone, jeopardizing availability nationwide

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Boxes of the drug mifepristone line a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mifepristone is frequently used in combination with misoprostol to end pregnancies.

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Properties in Austin have skyrocketed in value over the last 25 years. Here are the top 10 US areas where house prices have grown.

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Texas dominated the list, with five of the top spots taken by metro areas in the state.

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Texas will play an outsized role in selecting the next GOP presidential nominee. So Trump isn't leaving anything to chance.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at his rally in Waco, Texas, on March 25, 2023.

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A Texas House committee hearing was derailed after prank names like 'Connie Lingus' and 'Anita Dickenmee' were called for public comment

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The Texas Committee meeting on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence on March 29.
The Texas Committee meeting on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence on March 29.

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