Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock to resign at end of month
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed the former GOP lawmaker to the role last year, giving him the reins of Texasβ $1 billion school voucher rollout. Hancock…
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Texas leads nation in proposed power plants for data centers, which would emit large amounts of greenhouse gases
Nearly half of the power plants planned to supply electricity for data centers would be in Texas. Experts warn they will emit significant pollution that…
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Turning Back the Clock
To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent,Β visit our Loon Star State section. FindΒ ObserverΒ political reporting here. The post Turning Back the Clock appeared first on…
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On the upper Texas coast, many petrochemical facilities may not be prepared for fiercer storms
Galveston County alone is home to 22 refineries and chemical plants. Their level of emergency preparedness varies widely.
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One year after the July 4 flood, Kerr County shows signs of trauma and healing
Criderβs dance hall is back. Homes are rebuilt. Kids swim in the river. But thereβs also deep grief after the river killed 119 people and…
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Supreme Court decision loosening campaign finance rules could be boon for Paxton in Senate race
Now permitted to spend freely in coordination with GOP candidates, national Republican committees can use their flush war chests to help candidates like Paxton close…
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First-of-its-kind GOP midterm convention coming to Dallas in September, Trump says
The Republican National Committee has not yet announced the midterm convention or its location, but it has teased the event as an opportunity to put…
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Corpus Christi declines to seek federal grant for long-debated water desalination plant
City Council members traded insults before the 5-4 vote blocked an effort to apply for up to $120 million in federal grants to help build…
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Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods
Abbott previously outlined a broad regulatory framework around data centers amid backlash from rural communities around their impact on residential neighborhoods.
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TribCast: Can Ted Cruz save college sports?
Texas politics have become deeply engaged in the fight over the future of college football. We discuss the saga of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby,…
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Dallas will furlough 4,200 city employees amid budget gap
Dallas has seen a $30 million budget shortfall driven by slower sales tax revenue and higher-than-expected overtime costs for police and firefighters.
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Catholic bishop seeks information on βwildly disturbingβ ICE arrest of nun walking to South Texas church
ICE detained the 56-year-old nun from Nigeria on Sunday but released her later that day after federal lawmakers intervened.
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Bo French says Texas shouldnβt recognize babies born to undocumented parents as American citizens
The GOP nominee for the stateβs oil and gas commission said Texas should not recognize babies born to immigrant parents as citizens.
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Unity and Discontent at the Texas Demsβ Corpus Convening
At this yearβs Texas Democratic Party convention, sounds of the Corpus Christi coastline lulled Lone Star liberals into the recurring dream of a blue wave…
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trumpβs attempt to end birthright citizenship
The courtβs ruling means children born to undocumented immigrants in the U.S. will continue to be citizens.
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Screwworm: Fact vs. fiction
As cases of the New World screwworm increase, so do rumors about the parasitic fly. Here are some of the biggest myths. (max 120-150 chars)
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San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control
As Texas counties have faced hurdles to curb the rapid growth of data center developments, cities could have more success with banning them through their…
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Texas education board member threatens to sue colleagues over posts calling her βMarxistβ
A Democratic board member says colleagues harassed her in social media posts during Texasβ debate over how history is taught. The GOP members deny any…
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Editorβs Letter: Introducing Our July/August 2026 Issue
Texas Observer reader, The following are my remarks, in part, from our May 6 MOLLYs fundraiser gala: Last year, some of you may remember, we…
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Texas cities forced to remove rainbow crosswalks are installing colorful alternatives
Cities and advocates are channeling support for LGBTQ+ residents into murals, lighting and rainbow-decorated sidewalks and stairs.
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