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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues to stop Muslim housing project in North Texas
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December 06, 2025
Kerr County flood victims pleaded for help in newly-released 911 calls
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December 05, 2025
Watch: Virtual one-on-one interview with Vicente Fox for Texas Tribune Festival
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December 05, 2025
Supreme Court’s map ruling sends Texas Democrats toward potential primaries, retirement or higher office bids
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December 05, 2025
How Texas’ voter-approved $3 billion dementia fund will fare in court
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December 05, 2025
If Texas measles outbreak is still spreading, U.S. could lose measles-free status, scientists say
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December 05, 2025
Supreme Court lets Texas keep new congressional map while legal battle continues
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December 04, 2025
Contracts awarded to design gates and dunes for Gulf Coast “Ike Dike” project
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December 04, 2025
Running water will finally reach West Odessa thanks to $17 million from state lawmakers
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December 04, 2025
Federal lawsuits challenging immigration detention flood Texas
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December 04, 2025
Stephanie Muth, former foster care head, named Texas health commissioner
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December 03, 2025
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes giving Texas newborns $1,000 each
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December 03, 2025
TribCast: Did Texas quietly help with its child care crisis?
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December 03, 2025
Trump administration bans immigration applications for migrants from 19 countries
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December 03, 2025
Donald Trump to pardon Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar
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December 03, 2025
Henry Cuellar faces scant opposition in South Texas Democratic primary
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December 03, 2025
Kerr County was among dozens of Texas communities to turn down state flood money, saying it wasn’t enough
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December 03, 2025
Texas is restricting the bathrooms trans people can use in government buildings. Here’s how the law works.
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December 01, 2025
Texas proposes hiking licensing fees for summer camps by as much as 4,000%
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November 26, 2025
A slate of new Texas laws go into effect December and January. Here’s what to watch.
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November 26, 2025
Texas hoped $100 million would help more families pay for child care. Here’s why it didn’t.
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November 26, 2025
A West Texas county wants to better prepare for floods. Paying for it will be tricky.
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November 26, 2025
Some DACA recipients have been arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
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November 26, 2025
In school voucher rules, Texas lets families get more for pre-K but rejects additional reporting requirements
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November 25, 2025
Texas adds new ID restrictions on vehicle registrations and renewals
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November 25, 2025
TribCast: Redistricting goes to the Supreme Court
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November 25, 2025
Brandon Herrera raises $1 million, swipes at Rep. Tony Gonzales over alleged affair
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November 25, 2025
Texas summer camp owners brace for more mental health issues among youth
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November 25, 2025
Texas education chief met with Turning Point USA to discuss group’s expansion in high schools
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November 25, 2025
They couldn’t save their daughters’ lives in the July 4 floods. Now they’re dealing with the grief and the guilt.
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November 25, 2025
Head of Texas’ largest business organization accused of sexual assault in lawsuit
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November 24, 2025
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues a second state agency over rules he says discriminate on religious grounds
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November 24, 2025
Webb County judge disputes allegation that he violated federal law to dodge Texas’ resign-to-run rule
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November 24, 2025
Speaker Johnson defends Crenshaw after he was reportedly banned from congressional overseas travel
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November 24, 2025
Proposed data center project for Waco area would be “paradigm-changer”
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November 24, 2025
Texas is getting far less in federal money for broadband expansion than expected
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November 24, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott, long a defender of states’ rights, embraces Trump’s push to expand presidential power
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November 24, 2025
Faculty panel: Texas A&M wrongly fired professor after gender lesson
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November 22, 2025
Texans set to approve $3 billion dementia research fund
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November 05, 2025
Texas set to make $20 billion investment in water after voters approve Proposition 4
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November 05, 2025
Texas voters poised to approve stricter bail rules in state Constitution
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November 05, 2025
Voters OK property tax breaks for Texas homeowners, businesses
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November 05, 2025
TribCast: The neediest Texans are feeling the pain of the government shutdown
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November 04, 2025
Texas A&M paid former president Mark A. Welsh III $3.5 million after he resigned
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November 04, 2025
Trump administration plans to build border wall in Laredo, mayor says
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November 04, 2025
George W. Bush calls Dick Cheney’s death a “loss to the nation”
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November 04, 2025
Two Republicans and a Democrat face off in special election for North Texas Senate seat
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November 04, 2025
It’s Election Day in Texas. Here’s what to watch.
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November 04, 2025
Texas sent $223 million to rural communities to fix water infrastructure after 2023 election
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November 04, 2025
Texas airports see major delays, long security lines as government shutdown continues
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November 03, 2025
Texas cities grapple with order to remove rainbow crosswalks as state deadline approaches
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November 03, 2025
New data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas under Trump’s immigration crackdown
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November 03, 2025
Judicial conduct ballot proposal would expand Abbott’s growing influence over courts
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November 03, 2025
New York judge dismisses Ken Paxton’s legal challenge in abortion pills case
November 01, 2025
Texas ACA insurers hike monthly premiums by 35% on average
October 31, 2025
Feds ordered to pay for SNAP as millions of Texans face cuts during government shutdown
October 31, 2025
DHS asked Texas to hand over driver’s license data for citizenship checks
October 31, 2025
Republican Texas secretary of state fights GOP’s closed primary lawsuit, calls Paxton filing “brazen”
October 31, 2025
In Waco, food banks are already feeling the heat ahead of SNAP freeze
October 31, 2025
Texas DACA recipients ponder leaving the state amid push to revoke their work permits
October 31, 2025
Texas counties are looking into “potential noncitizens” on voter rolls. Here’s what they’re finding.
October 31, 2025
Dallas attorney Tony Box enters Democratic primary for Texas attorney general
October 31, 2025
Texas put its chief financial officer in charge of school vouchers. Here’s what you need to know.
October 31, 2025
Texas freezes program to help minority-owned businesses
October 30, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott under pressure to use emergency funds for looming SNAP crisis
October 30, 2025
Your Halloween pumpkin probably came from this small Texas town
October 30, 2025
Hunt calls for debate with Cornyn, Paxton in Senate GOP primary
October 30, 2025
Helping Small Business Dream Bigger in Texas
October 30, 2025
Fort Worth ISD takeover was largely based on STAAR test, despite plans to replace it
October 30, 2025
Many Texans will pay more for ACA health insurance. Here’s what to know about open enrollment.
October 30, 2025
Explosion of data centers causes planning struggles for Texas power grid
October 30, 2025
Texas judges won’t face sanctions for turning down same-sex weddings on religious grounds
October 30, 2025
Dallas residents sue city, testing Texas law aimed at ending progressive policies
October 29, 2025
Majority of Texans oppose National Guard deployment to cities out of state, poll finds
October 29, 2025
Texas’ guidance on end of in-state tuition for undocumented students doesn’t clear confusion, advocates say
September 26, 2025
Angelo State University bans classroom discussions of transgender identities, stirring criticism and confusion
September 25, 2025
Data centers are thirsty for Texas’ water, but state planners don’t know how much they will need
September 25, 2025
Texas executes man convicted of killing 13-month-old girl in 2008
September 25, 2025
Texas counties struggle to process voter registrations using state’s new system
September 25, 2025
Texas Democratic Party’s move to Dallas prompts top staff exodus, roils organization ahead of 2026
September 25, 2025
Christian activist David Barton will advise Texas State Board of Education during social studies overhaul
September 24, 2025
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson will not seek clemency ahead of October execution
September 24, 2025
Houston businessman Andrew White launches Democratic challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott
September 24, 2025
Shooter’s notes say he intended to target ICE officers, authorities say
September 24, 2025
Cornyn nabs endorsements from 15 former GOP members of Congress in primary vs. Paxton
September 24, 2025
Texas teachers, parents fear STAAR overhaul won’t take testing pressure off kids
September 24, 2025
Starbase will take partial control of beach near Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch site
September 24, 2025
“Unthinkable”: Camp Mystic parents condemn reopening plans after devastating floods
September 24, 2025
TribCast: Texas’ changing congressional delegation
September 23, 2025
Many Texas retailers can no longer sell THC to customers under 21
September 23, 2025
West Texas wants to sell its natural gas to AI data centers, but has few options for transporting it
September 23, 2025
A growing East Texas city is exploring a new transportation method: light rail
September 23, 2025
17 statewide propositions will appear on the November ballot. Here’s what Texas voters need to know.
September 22, 2025
Major statewide propositions will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. Here are your voting rights in Texas.
September 22, 2025
While praising Charlie Kirk’s commitment to free speech, Texas leaders move to punish students celebrating his death
September 22, 2025
Young Texas conservatives say Charlie Kirk’s death is galvanizing their religion-forward politics
September 20, 2025
Ted Cruz says conservatives “will regret” Trump’s FCC chairman going after Jimmy Kimmel
September 19, 2025
How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M
September 19, 2025
Rep. Michael McCaul, foreign policy hawk in an increasingly isolationist GOP, recounts 20 years in Congress
September 19, 2025
Texas border providers brace for rate of uninsured patients to balloon as federal policy changes loom
September 19, 2025
Regents name sole finalist for president of newly acquired Texas A&M University-Victoria
September 19, 2025
Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III to step down after a week of turmoil over viral classroom video
September 18, 2025
Huston-Tillotson University receives $150 million in largest donation ever to an HBCU
September 18, 2025
Audrey O’Neill named commissioner of Texas’ foster care agency
September 18, 2025
Texas cities, counties pinch pennies amid slowing economy
September 18, 2025
Immigrant children at Texas detention facility face unsafe conditions, attorneys say
September 18, 2025
Students and professors defend Texas A&M President Mark Welsh amid calls for his ousting
September 18, 2025
Judge dismisses environmental lawsuit against FAA over failed SpaceX launch
September 17, 2025
News organizations fight to unseal Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce records
September 17, 2025
Welcoming Melissa Barragán Taboada as the first editor-in-chief of our new Austin newsroom
September 17, 2025
Tejano star Bobby Pulido launches South Texas congressional run
September 17, 2025
Texas GOP may be banking on low Hispanic turnout in new map
September 17, 2025
Ken Paxton’s legal crusade against Beto O’Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court
September 17, 2025
Student who mocked Charlie Kirk’s death “no longer” at Texas State University as clampdowns continue
September 17, 2025
Tarrant County’s Democratic commissioners skip meeting to prevent vote on tax rate cut
September 16, 2025
Join us Oct. 8 in Longview to discuss Texas’ water crisis and proposed solutions across the state
September 10, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott orders minors banned from THC products
September 10, 2025
TribCast: Texas is replacing the STAAR test
September 10, 2025
Deb Haaland, Joan Huffman and Jake Tapper join this year’s TribFest lineup
September 10, 2025
Texas educators praise new school cellphone ban
September 10, 2025
Texas lawmakers limit use of parent-child reunification therapy in custody battles
September 10, 2025
Some of Texas’ highest-paid charter superintendents run some of its lowest-performing districts
September 10, 2025
Texas voters have mixed views on redistricting and Trump’s megabill, poll finds
September 09, 2025
Abbott expected to issue executive order setting age requirements for THC-products, other restrictions
September 09, 2025
In U.S. Senate bid, Rep. James Talarico promises to take on GOP billionaires and bridge political divides
September 09, 2025
Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firing, removals
September 09, 2025
NY attorney general will intervene in Texas abortion pill access lawsuit
September 08, 2025
A Houston mother held by ICE must choose: indefinite detention or be deported without her family
September 08, 2025
How Democrats pressured U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett to step aside for the next generation
September 08, 2025
Texas' new parental consent law leaves school nurses confused about which services they can provide to students
September 05, 2025
Texas Rep. James Talarico to launch Democratic primary bid for U.S. Senate
September 05, 2025
Professors want to leave Texas because of tense political climate, survey says
September 05, 2025
Texas Legislature’s long summer ends with Democrats marginalized, Republicans triumphant and unified
September 05, 2025
New Uvalde records reveal how school district changed course on supporting police chief
September 05, 2025
Powerful GOP fundraising group calls Rep. Wesley Hunt’s speculative Senate bid a wasteful “vanity project”
September 05, 2025
Retailers relieved that Texas skirted a THC ban — again
September 05, 2025
Texas Republicans in Congress scaled back town halls during summer recess amid criticism over Trump megabill
September 05, 2025
Sen. Brandon Creighton’s switch from lawmaking to Texas Tech leader signals a new era for higher ed
September 05, 2025
Texas Republican Party sues state to end open primaries
September 05, 2025
Texas launches downloadable form to exempt kids from school-required vaccines
September 04, 2025
This West Texas town's proof is in the banana pudding
September 04, 2025
Lawmakers redrew Texas’ congressional districts. See how yours changed.
September 04, 2025
Bill overhauling disaster emergency response misses final approval in Texas Senate
September 04, 2025
Texas Legislature ends second special session marked by new political maps, slew of conservative wins
September 04, 2025
Texas kids’ camps must remove cabins from floodplains, operate warning systems under new laws
September 04, 2025
Texas is poised to replace STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests would look like.
September 04, 2025
Texas student groups sue to block state law that limits campus protests
September 03, 2025
Most Texas THC products remain legal after GOP leaders fail to break legislative impasse
September 03, 2025
Texas sued over its lab-grown meat ban
September 03, 2025
Texas is cleared to use its new congressional map in 2026. How does gerrymandering impact Texans?
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August 21, 2025
Federal appeals court will hear arguments in Texas’ and Louisiana’s Ten Commandments cases in January
June 26, 2025