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Former Congressman Colin Allred had dropped out of the U.S. Senate race hours before Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett entered, becoming state Rep. James Talarico's opponent. The Texas Democratic Party leader said he wants candidates to get along.

The Republican governor accused Democratic leaders in Minnesota of inciting violence. Democrats in Texas have condemned the shooting of demonstrator Alex Pretti.

A photo appearing to depict the Republican Senator on a plane went viral on social media, after Cruz famously left Texas for Cancún during 2021's deadly winter storm. A spokesperson for Cruz said Wednesday he "will be back in Texas before the storm is projected to hit."

A group of Democrats sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, arguing Grok, the AI chatbot on social media platform X, has been able to create sexualized images of children. Lawmakers last year criminalized the creation of child pornography with artificial intelligence.

Singer and actor Donald Glover made headlines when he announced that, at age 42, he had a stroke in 2024. A CDC study found the number of younger adults having strokes in rising.

Jewish groups and law enforcement agencies across the state continue to be on alert in the wake of the shooting, in which at least 15 people were killed and dozens more were injured.