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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Senate has preliminarily approved a "wrongful birth" bill prohibiting parents from suing doctors for malpractice after their child is born with severe disabilities.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Safety measures installed at Central Texas railroad crossings over the years have significantly curtailed train-vehicle accidents like the one this month in Mississippi that killed four Texas tourists.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin police say they're focusing on halting an increase in armed robberies as the fast-growing area is experiencing an overall jump in violent crime.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A North Carolina-style "bathroom bill" in Texas won preliminary approval Tuesday in the state Senate over the objections of big businesses including Amazon and American Airlines, celebrities such as Lady Gaga and warnings from the NFL and NBA.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The nation's only Latina governor made a quick visit to Texas to help lawmakers there celebrate Women's History Month.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawmaker is making a point about legislation that restricts women's access to health care and abortions by proposing to fine men $100 when they masturbate.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The trendsetting South by Southwest music festival is all about the next big thing, but the heated politics of the moment is stealing the show.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ed Sheeran will guest star in the upcoming season of "Game of Thrones."

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mexican and Texas officials say the deep red state benefited from the North American Free Trade Agreement more than anywhere in the U.S. and should be the pact's chief defender against a Trump administration wary of it.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A North Carolina-style "bathroom bill" is nearing a first vote in Texas despite opposition from big-name companies including Facebook and the NFL warning that the Super Bowl won't return to Dallas or Houston.