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Another batch of Epstein files and the continuing controversies involving the Department of Homeland Security are dominating the political conversation this weekend.

The governor appears to be using vetoed bills as leverage to pass his priorities.

The No Child Left Behind Act requires low-income schools that haven't met performance targets for three years in a row to provide tutoring services to their students. The tutoring industry is benefiting from the influx of federal money, but critics worry about the quality of the services. In our second and final story on the rise of tutoring, Elaine Korry reports.

In the wake of a thwarted attack at an FBI field office, NPR's Michel Martin discusses extremist violence with Brian Murphy, a former top official from the Department of Homeland Security.

Texas Monthly editor Daniel Vaughn dives into barbecue’s role in the state for the magazine’s 50th anniversary issue.

Three months after being suspended from his duties as the state’s top prosecutor, the Texas Senate will begin what could be a weeks-long hearing to decide whether Paxton will be permanently removed from office.

The three-term attorney general was impeached by the Texas House in May. Most of the articles of impeachment are related to Paxton’s relationship with Nate Paul, an Austin-based real estate tycoon who is a close friend and campaign donor.

Author Guo Jingming, 25, is a pop icon in China. His work has been attacked for commercialism and narcissism, the very criticism often directed at China's generation of only children under the one-child policy. But his popularity is unmistakable: He reportedly has earned $3.5 million in the past two years as the nation's top-selling author.

Vice President Harris is already the target of disinformation online. NPR's Michel Martin asks Nina Jankowicz of the American Sunlight Project what's ahead if Harris tops the ticket.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Elaina Plott Calabro of The Atlantic about her profile of Kash Patel, a key figure in former President Trump's plans for a return to the White House.