Tesla launches steering-wheel-free Cybercabs in Austin
It is unclear how soon Elon Musk intends to roll out service of the futuristic-looking, gold-colored taxis that passengers have no way of controlling in…
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Feds charge ICE agent in Texas-Minnesota extradition fight with lying to prosecutors, source says
Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail last week after Gov. Greg Abbott declined to immediately sign extradition papers from Minnesota.
Read full article βComptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion
This is the first year for education savings accounts, which allow Texas families to use taxpayer dollars for private or home schooling.
Read full article βTexas food banks feel the squeeze of federal cuts, drop in donations
More Texans have become food insecure due to a rise in natural disasters and less qualifying for SNAP benefits. Rural food banks in particular face…
Read full article βWho Stands Between Texas and a Fascist Railroad Commission?
On May 26, former Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French eked out a 1-point victory over incumbent Jim Wright in the Republican runoff for a…
Read full article βWith voters squeezed by high costs, Texas candidates race to claim affordability mantle
If not carefully vetted, candidatesβ proposals to lower costs could exacerbate future affordability issues, experts say.
Read full article βTexas A&M System considers removing courses on LGBTQ, ethnic studies and climate change from core offerings
More than 200 courses, including those on LGBTQ literature, cultural studies and climate change, could no longer count toward core degree requirements at 11 Texas…
Read full article βAs Hill Country waits for FEMA money after July flood, Trump announces $50 million for storm recovery
The announced funding was still only a fraction of Gov. Greg Abbottβs initial estimate of $489.7 million in costs in his first request for federal…
Read full article βICE Contractor for Controversial Camp East Montana Is Trailed by Fraud Allegations
Inside a cluster of windowless tents, detainees describe losing their sense of time as they spend weeks and even months beneath the flicker of industrial…
Read full article βAustin manβs wrongful deportation casts scrutiny on Texasβ embrace of ICE partnerships
The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian JosΓ© Morales GarcΓa return to Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in…
Read full article βFind data centers near you in Texas with our search tools
These resources can help you locate data centers that are planned or operating in your community and who regulates them.
Read full article βCorpus Christi, still in need of long-term water sources, again rejects desalination plant
Gov. Greg Abbott was quick to criticize a similar vote last year, when he said the state may need to βmicromanageβ the city to protect…
Read full article βThe Year for Magical Thinking
By the beginning of the 2024 electoral cycle, Iβd spent enough time as a progressive-leaning observer of Texas politics to have developed a certain telltale…
Read full article βMore than a dozen Texas school districts close to triggering state takeover law in 2027
These school districts had a school fail state academic A-F ratings for a fourth consecutive year in 2026.
Read full article βHereβs your 2026 Texas ballot for the November election
See the full list of candidates and who will be on your personal ballot on Nov. 3.
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Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in Medicaid funding starting Tuesday
Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration will withhold about $9.8 billion in extra funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the…
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Two UT System institutions experience leadership changes as new semester begins
UT Arlingtonβs Jennifer Cowley is returning to faculty. Meanwhile, MD Andersonβs Peter Pisters is retiring after 32 years with the cancer center.
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Texas mobilizes flood response ahead of expected tropical storm
A tropical depression in the Gulf is forecast to become Tropical Storm Edouard by Tuesday and is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to…
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SpaceX to fund up to $220M in Brownsville water projects in exchange for land
The city agreed to deannex roughly 445 acres near the Port of Brownsville at SpaceXβs request in exchange for funding for water and wastewater projects.
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What to do if youβre one of the 1.2 million Texans on the stateβs voter suspense list
Being on the list doesn't mean you can't vote. It includes registered voters who may need to update their address or confirm they havenβt moved.
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