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Gov. Greg Abbott orders preemptive strike on screwworm in Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott orders preemptive strike on screw...

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Majority of Texans oppose total THC ban like the one vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott, poll finds

Majority of Texans oppose total THC ban like the o...

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Progressive Rep. Greg Casar has a playbook he wants Democrats to use in 2026

Progressive Rep. Greg Casar has a playbook he want...

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Texas Lottery Commission to be disbanded as state game gets new restrictions

Texas Lottery Commission to be disbanded as state ...

23 hours ago 42

Robert Nichols, the most senior Texas Senate Republican, won’t run for reelection

Robert Nichols, the most senior Texas Senate Repub...

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Texas to create its own psychology licensing test amid pushback on national exam

Texas to create its own psychology licensing test ...

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State Rep. Nate Schatzline launches bid for newly vacant Texas Senate seat

State Rep. Nate Schatzline launches bid for newly ...

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett drops bid for influential post on House oversight panel

Rep. Jasmine Crockett drops bid for influential po...

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What Texas lawmakers did this session to close the state’s workforce gaps

What Texas lawmakers did this session to close the...

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Texas directs public universities to identify undocumented students

Texas directs public universities to identify undo...

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With prospects of a THC ban eroded, Texas hemp industry supports age restrictions, more regulation enforcement

With prospects of a THC ban eroded, Texas hemp ind...

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Sen. Joan Huffman joins GOP field vying to succeed Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general

Sen. Joan Huffman joins GOP field vying to succeed...

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Lt. Gov. Patrick rips Gov. Abbott for vetoing THC ban, digs in against calls for regulation

Lt. Gov. Patrick rips Gov. Abbott for vetoing THC ...

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TribCast: A special legislative session is coming

TribCast: A special legislative session is coming

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Can Economic Populism Win Back the Rio Grande Valley?

Can Economic Populism Win Back the Rio Grande Vall...

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Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes funding for federal summer lunch program

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes funding for federal summer...

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Former astronaut Terry Virts launches Democratic bid for U.S. Senate in Texas

Former astronaut Terry Virts launches Democratic b...

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Dancing on Horseback

Dancing on Horseback

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Rural Americans more likely to live with chronic pain than urban peers, UT-Arlington study finds

Rural Americans more likely to live with chronic p...

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Did Texas lawmakers do enough for children with disabilities? These child care advocates say no.

Did Texas lawmakers do enough for children with di...

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Gov. Greg Abbott orders special legislative session after vetoing 26 bills

Gov. Greg Abbott orders special legislative sessio...

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Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes THC ban, calls for regulation instead

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes THC ban, calls for regulat...

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New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water

New insight into Texas family detention reveals ad...

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Former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi dies at 63

Former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christ...

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New federal-state environmental pact aims to speed up Texas highway projects

New federal-state environmental pact aims to speed...

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Texas is illegally keeping people with disabilities in nursing homes, federal judge rules

Texas is illegally keeping people with disabilitie...

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Texas lawmakers failed to pass a proof of citizenship law but made other changes to elections

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a proof of citizens...

5 days ago 92

Meals On Wheels waiting lists grow as Texas braces for federal funding cuts

Meals On Wheels waiting lists grow as Texas braces...

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Texas creating task forces to target Permian Basin oil field thefts

Texas creating task forces to target Permian Basin...

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Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear waste storage in Texas and New Mexico

Supreme Court clears the way for temporary nuclear...

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Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock to become acting comptroller, run for permanent job

Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock to become acting co...

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As Ted Cruz calls for a regime change in Iran, other Texas Republicans are more cautious

As Ted Cruz calls for a regime change in Iran, oth...

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Amid Trump immigration crackdown, Texas reins in border spending and shifts focus to deportations

Amid Trump immigration crackdown, Texas reins in b...

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Once again targeting higher ed, Texas lawmakers limited faculty influence, campus speech this session

Once again targeting higher ed, Texas lawmakers li...

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American babies may get $1,000 each to invest because of Ted Cruz

American babies may get $1,000 each to invest beca...

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Judge convicts Ecuadorian migrant of trespassing on newly formed National Defense Area near El Paso

Judge convicts Ecuadorian migrant of trespassing o...

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To fight screwworm, the U.S. is opening a South Texas facility to disperse sterile flies

To fight screwworm, the U.S. is opening a South Te...

1 week ago 67

What the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on gender-affirming care ban means for Texas

What the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on gender-aff...

1 week ago 73

Strangest State: Snakes, Mammoths, and Explosions

Strangest State: Snakes, Mammoths, and Explosions

1 week ago 75

Analysis: The 2025 Texas Senate, from right to left

Analysis: The 2025 Texas Senate, from right to lef...

1 week ago 69

Texas again lowers restrictions on certain firearms, passes on regulations

Texas again lowers restrictions on certain firearm...

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Migrant deported to El Salvador after DPS labeled him a member of Tren de Aragua without evidence, lawyer says

Migrant deported to El Salvador after DPS labeled ...

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Attorney General Ken Paxton requests new execution date for Robert Roberson

Attorney General Ken Paxton requests new execution...

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A Caucus, if You Can Keep It

A Caucus, if You Can Keep It

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Texas students make gains in reading but struggle with math, STAAR scores show

Texas students make gains in reading but struggle ...

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With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program

With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state bo...

1 week ago 78

Analysis: The 2025 Texas House, from right to left

Analysis: The 2025 Texas House, from right to left...

1 week ago 68

Texas made sweeping changes to bail and parole, along with increasing penalties for stolen goods

Texas made sweeping changes to bail and parole, al...

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Some Texans fear a looming THC ban could return them to opioids, illegal options

Some Texans fear a looming THC ban could return th...

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“They’re taking Shirly”: An Army sergeant in Houston thought his family was safe, then ICE deported his wife

“They’re taking Shirly”: An Army sergeant in Houst...

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