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The curtain rises Tuesday on Texas’ legislative show, a drama that likely will result in laws that change how we live. During the 140-day session that starts Tuesday, lawmakers will approve a budget — the only task they are mandated to complete. But many bills involving taxation, education, health care, infrastructure and various social issues will be debated and sent …

WASHINGTON — The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions left over to pay down federal deficits. All told, the Democrats’ “Inflation Reduction Act” may not do much to immediately tame inflationary price hikes. But the package that won final congressional …

WASHINGTON — Not as robust as the $4 trillion proposal President Joe Biden once envisioned to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems, the Democrats’ compromise of health care, climate change and deficit-reduction strategies is still a substantial undertaking, and on track for Senate passage Sunday. The estimated $740 billion package is full of party priorities — including capping …