SpaceX reveals details on its proposal to buy Boca Chica State Park
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Feds greenlight construction of advanced nuclear reactors in Texas
The project, a partnership between chemical giant Dow and nuclear startup X-energy, is intended to kickstart a new nuclear era.
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Ken Paxton finalizes divorce from state Sen. Angela Paxton days after his U.S. Senate loss
The outgoing attorney general is officially divorced from his wife of nearly four decades, 16 months after she filed to end the marriage βon biblical…
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Is This a New Dawn for Abortion Rights in Texas?
For reproductive rights advocate Amanda Zurawski, it was akin to her team winning at the Super Bowlβtenfold. When Democrats swept all statewide races on election…
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East Texas Republicans ran their campaigns differently than the rest of the state by bucking culture war rhetoric
East Texas Republicans fought for their positions the old fashioned way β by focusing on local issues and needs.
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Texas executes Brownsville man for killing three small children in 2003
John Rubio, 46, became the stateβs eighth death row inmate to be executed this year. Rubio killed his 1-month-old daughter, 1-year-old son and his common-law…
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CDC eliminates $29 million for HIV prevention in Texas
The program, which helped organizations pay for HIV testing and outreach services, is the latest casualty in a series of public health funding cuts by…
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Lawmakers propose banning Flock camera grants by Texas agency
The grants, funded by a fee on Texansβ auto insurance policies, helped install more than 3,200 of the surveillance cameras.
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Execution set for Brownsville man in murder of three small children
John Rubio is scheduled to become the eighth death row inmate to be executed this year in Texas.
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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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