Will Governor Hinojosa Break Up DPS and ICE?
Prior to last weekβs election, it was likely the State of Texas, under Governor Greg Abbott, would continue functioning as an extension of President Donald…
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Gina Hinojosa Wonβt Be Able to Govern like Greg Abbott. Should She Try?
Over the course of 12 years at the helm of Texas state government, Greg Abbott became arguably the most powerful governorβde jure and de factoβin…
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Texasβ new Democratic leaders turn to Republicans to steer transitions, vowing bipartisan governance
Gina Hinojosa, Vikki Goodwin and Senfronia Thompson tapped Republican politicians who clashed with Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick to help guide them into office in…
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Texas Tech regents may cut some classes on race, gender as options for graduation requirements
The Lubbock universityβs student senate approved surveying students to gauge the impact of restrictions on whatβs taught.
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After Democratic sweep, Texas looms as βbig kahunaβ in the 2028 presidential race
Presidential nominees have long skipped Texas. But Democrats, fresh off defeating Gov. Greg Abbott and winning the U.S. Senate race, are taking a second look.
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Bill filed to give every Texas household $1,500, a Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa campaign promise
The money would come from the stateβs rainy day fund and be distributed by the end of next year.
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Texasβ oil and gas commission to reinstate public comment after suspending it a few months ago
The public participation policy will be restored at the December meeting, railroad commissioners confirmed.
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SpaceX to build $24 billion data center in South Texas, sidestepping moratorium
The city of Starbase has scheduled a public hearing on a possible tax abatement agreement for the data center and power plant project.
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Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin taps bipartisan transition team as she prepares to lead a GOP-majority Senate
A week after unseating GOP incumbent Dan Patrick, the Austin Democrat announced a team that included Patrickβs former rivals on both sides of the aisle,…
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After Democratic wins, Texas could more closely review deaths related to the abortion ban
The stateβs maternal mortality committee could provide one of the few windows into the impact of the stateβs abortion ban.
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Ken Paxton drops lawsuit seeking to shut down immigration aid group FIEL Houston
The Texas attorney general also ended his effort to dissolve Annunciation House, another immigrant-serving nonprofit, as he prepares to leave office in January.
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James Sullivan, recently defeated Texas Supreme Court justice, nominated to federal bench by Trump
The Republican jurist lost his seat on Texasβ highest civil court in last weekβs Democratic wipeout.
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Molly Ivins on Ann Richardsβ Legacy
Editorβs Note: In light of the forthcoming entrance of another Democrat into the governorβs mansionβand because exactly two decades have lapsed since Ann Richardsβ passingβweβre…
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Texans Are Losing Their Democracy, School by School
My son is 3 now. So in just one or two vanishingly short years, heβll enter Austinβs public school system. That doesnβt make me specialβthere…
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As Texas embraces carbon storage, a Black community questions the risks
Texas now issues permits for companies to store carbon dioxide underground. East Texas residents fear safety risks, and skeptics doubt the climate benefits.
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After nearly three years, AG Ken Paxton drops fight to shut down El Paso migrant shelter network
Paxon sought to revoke Annunciation Houseβs nonprofit status, alleging that it was illegally smuggling in and harboring migrants.
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Report: Luxury hotels, air travel among U.S. Rep. Lance Goodenβs βextravagant spendingβ
The Office of Congressional Conduct also found that the Terrel Republican had discrepancies between his campaign account expenses and official election filings.
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Battered and bruised by the election, Texas Republicans reckon with a blue Texas
Across the state, Republicans were processing a staggering defeat. They expressed fear, but said theyβll pray for the winners and begin to rebuild the party.
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TribCast: How the chair of Texas Democrats wants his party to govern
Kendall Scudder explains how Democrats flipped Texas in one election cycle β and how theyβre hoping to hold onto those victories
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After Huffinesβ defeat, Austin ISD halts cooperation with state investigation
Austin ISD officials question the stateβs demands for library records and staff interviews as incoming Comptroller Sarah Eckhardt plans changes.
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