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12 hours ago
Winners and losers from the Texas House speaker’s race
Read full article: Winners and losers from the Texas House speaker’s raceThe new speaker’s power over the budget and committee assignments is expected to bolster established Republican leaders and some Democrats who supported the winner.
9 hours ago
Cowboy Carter Chronicles: From Juneteenth to Sundown Towns, a new chapter in American History
Read full article: Cowboy Carter Chronicles: From Juneteenth to Sundown Towns, a new chapter in American HistoryDiscover forgotten Black history in the American West with the #CowboyCarterChronicles! From Juneteenth to sundown towns, explore new pathways to freedom inspired by Beyoncé.
17 hours ago
Criminal appeals court to rehear election wrongdoing case involving Washington County Republican
Read full article: Criminal appeals court to rehear election wrongdoing case involving Washington County RepublicanThe Court of Criminal Appeals will rehear a case it threw out last year. Three of the judges became targets of Attorney General Ken Paxton over another ruling and lost reelection.
14 minutes ago
Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says
Read full article: Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel saysA report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% staff turnover rate.
15 hours ago
U.S. Supreme Court weighing constitutionality of Texas’ age-verification requirement for porn sites
Read full article: U.S. Supreme Court weighing constitutionality of Texas’ age-verification requirement for porn sitesThe Supreme Court’s decision on Texas’ law, which adult entertainment website attorneys said were the most overreaching in the country, could determine the fate of similar laws in more than a dozen other states.
21 hours ago
Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”
Read full article: Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center public life around their faith.
1 day ago
Texans only Democrats in Congress to vote for bill restricting trans athletes
Read full article: Texans only Democrats in Congress to vote for bill restricting trans athletesRepublicans accused Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of supporting gender transitions for children throughout the 2024 election cycle, which he said took a political toll.
1 day ago
EPA report says “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizer pose cancer risk
Read full article: EPA report says “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizer pose cancer riskFertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to people who consume milk, eggs and beef, the agency says.
1 day ago
FBI releases new photo Shamsud-Din Jabbar, investigating ‘possible copycat’ threats
Read full article: FBI releases new photo Shamsud-Din Jabbar, investigating ‘possible copycat’ threatsThe FBI and Department of Homeland Security said it is concerned about "possible copycat or retaliatory attacks due to the persistent appeal of vehicle ramming as a tactic for aspiring violent extremist attackers.
1 day ago
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI banAbbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
2 days ago
What Texas renters should know if they’ve been wrongfully evicted
Read full article: What Texas renters should know if they’ve been wrongfully evictedA Houston resident voiced concerns to property managers about the lack of hot water in his apartment and was given an eviction notice "due to this ongoing issue with the temperature of the hot water not satisfying you."
2 days ago
The Texas Legislature is back. Here’s what we’re watching.
Read full article: The Texas Legislature is back. Here’s what we’re watching.From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look to pass its conservative priorities amid fighting within the party.
1 day ago
When is a business to blame for over-serving? Texas Supreme Court weighs the line in drunk driving case
Read full article: When is a business to blame for over-serving? Texas Supreme Court weighs the line in drunk driving caseThe court’s ruling could boost a state law that allows drunk driving victims to sue businesses that over-serve alcohol to intoxicated individuals.
2 days ago
Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s future
Read full article: Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s futureJustices on Monday heard arguments from Annunciation House, which is fighting to stay open, and the Texas Attorney General’s office, which claims the shelter’s work with migrants violates state law.
1 day ago
Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process
Read full article: Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the processHere’s a rundown of how legislation moves through the Capitol, the ways lawmakers operate and who the power players are.
2 days ago
Mexican cattle banned from Texas due to screwworm threat
Read full article: Mexican cattle banned from Texas due to screwworm threatSince cattle imports were cut off in November, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and some ranchers worry about the ban’s economic impact on beef producers and consumers.
‘I follow the law:’ El Paso doctor responds to Ken Paxton’s lawsuit over alleged transgender care
Read full article: ‘I follow the law:’ El Paso doctor responds to Ken Paxton’s lawsuit over alleged transgender careHector Granados, one of two pediatric endocrinologists in El Paso, said he stopped providing gender-affirming care after it was outlawed in Texas in 2023.
3 days ago
UT-Austin’s presidency goes vacant amid growing challenges for Texas public university leaders
Read full article: UT-Austin’s presidency goes vacant amid growing challenges for Texas public university leadersIn recent years university presidents have been facing growing political pressures, student and faculty pushback and an increasingly demanding job.
Over 1,600 flights canceled at Dallas-area airports as winter storm moves in
Read full article: Over 1,600 flights canceled at Dallas-area airports as winter storm moves inAs a winter storm moves across Texas, parts of the state are experiencing winter precipitation like snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
Texas lawmaker accuses state GOP chair of ethics violation over threats in House speaker race
Read full article: Texas lawmaker accuses state GOP chair of ethics violation over threats in House speaker raceRep. Cody Harris filed a complaint against Texas GOP Chair Abraham George for sending mailers and censuring lawmakers who support Rep. Dustin Burrows as House speaker.
Texas is silent on whether it will offer summer food assistance for students
Read full article: Texas is silent on whether it will offer summer food assistance for studentsAfter the state missed the Jan. 1 deadline, lawmakers still have time to approve administrative costs before applying for $400 million in federal summer meal assistance.
Can these 5 bills to expand voting access in Texas win bipartisan support in the Legislature?
Read full article: Can these 5 bills to expand voting access in Texas win bipartisan support in the Legislature?Proposals to allow online registration and broaden photo ID options may have a chance to advance, supporters say.
Texas Medical Board director retires after uproar over his Planned Parenthood employment
Read full article: Texas Medical Board director retires after uproar over his Planned Parenthood employmentConservative lawmakers claimed credit for Dr. Robert Bredt’s retirement after it came out he also worked at a Planned Parenthood-affiliated lab.
Paxton secures court order to halt border wall material auctions ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Read full article: Paxton secures court order to halt border wall material auctions ahead of Trump’s inaugurationTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a court order preventing the Biden administration from selling or disposing of border wall materials, following allegations of auctions violating a court mandate.
Texas man wanted for murder captured after Huntsville SWAT operation
Read full article: Texas man wanted for murder captured after Huntsville SWAT operationThe Huntsville Police Department, in collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies, is currently conducting a SWAT operation on White Circle near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
“I just don’t really recognize the Republican Party”: Ousted state Rep. Steve Allison goes down swinging
Read full article: “I just don’t really recognize the Republican Party”: Ousted state Rep. Steve Allison goes down swingingAllison lost his primary last year, after being targeted by his party over his vote to kill school vouchers.