Texas SNAP participation drops to a 17-year low as the feds tighten eligibility
The state health agency is also processing 64% of SNAP applications in a timely manner β within 30 days β even though the required rate…
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TCU chancellor resigns after less than two years at helm
Daniel Pullinβs time at the private Fort Worth institution included disputes over academic priorities and faculty input. Victor Boschini Jr., who led TCU for 22…
Read full article βWest Texas DA opens forgery investigation into disputed transgender mailers
The pamphlets appear to be an attempt to anger voters ahead of the midterm elections, GOP District Attorney Sarah Stogner said.
Read full article βFeds charge Fort Bend County official with theft of government money
Carmen Turner, the Democratic tax assessor-collector since 2021, was arrested Thursday morning.
Read full article βHow Texas Democrats and Republicans have shifted their campaign ad pitches throughout the midterms
Democrats have moved from healthcare to taxes and corruption, while Republicans have ramped up ad spending on property taxes, crime and transgender issues, an analysis…
Read full article βTexasβ child care quality control measures played a role in enrollment cuts this fall
HB 2607 implemented quality control measures at Texas child care centers, but rising costs, a loss of federal funds and no additional state money has…
Read full article ββAfter the Genocide, the Genocideβ: A Houston Doctorβs Record of Gaza
On September 24, a federal judge ruled that the University of Texas at Austin had acted within its rights when it canceled a pro-Palestinian protest…
Read full article βFour key November races could push Texas education board further right
Three conservative Republicans known for compromise on divisive topics did not seek reelection, while a seat representing the Rio Grande Valley could sway in either…
Read full article βTexas Latinos are turning on Trump. That doesnβt mean theyβre sold on Democrats.
Latino strategists and voters say this yearβs swing is driven by anger at those in power and hinges on individual candidates. Democrats and Republicans alike…
Read full article βTexas environmental agency shuts down online permit filing system after data center controversy
Texas environmental officials disabled an online filing system after watchdog groups raised concerns about the agency issuing permits related to data centers.
Read full article βTrump administration asks Supreme Court to let Big Bend border wall project resume
The emergency appeal seeks to resume work on the project, which opponents argue is a waste of money due to low illegal immigration in the…
Read full article βGuatemalan man gets 30 years for role in San Antonio smuggling deaths of 53 migrants
Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco received a 30-year prison sentence in a San Antonio migrant smuggling case that left 53 people dead.
Read full article βWhy Arenβt Texas Democrats Talking About Abortion?
In a deeply personal 60-second ad aired in September ahead of the stateβs midterm elections, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa shares her tragic pregnancy…
Read full article βPoll: Bobby Pulido Appears Poised to Flip the 15th Congressional District
This article is a collaboration betweenΒ the San Antonio Express-News, El Pais, and Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based…
Read full article βTexans didnβt know their neighborhood was built near an abandoned oil well spreading toxic fumes
As new neighborhoods are built in Texas, residents donβt always know they are living on top of old oilfields.
Read full article βTexas Comptroller Don Huffines issues series of βexecutive orders,β raising questions about his officeβs authority
The authority to issue executive orders traditionally belongs to the chief executive, like the governor or a county judge.
Read full article βMore than $350M in foster care reforms, oversight, enough to end court monitoring, state tells court
βSubstantialβ compliance to federal court-ordered improvements should be enough to end 15-year-old lawsuit, state argues
Read full article βAGβs office sides with community in the fight over public access to an East Texas waterway
A brief on the Cutoff stream, which a billionaire blocked access to, was issued by the state agency in the days leading up to oral…
Read full article βFalse pamphlets causing backlash and confusion, Texas transgender rights group says
The mailers, sent by an organization formed last month in Wyoming, implicate a Texas transgender rights group that says it was not involved.
Read full article βTribCast: Steve Kornacki on Texasβ midterm outlook
As early voting begins, the chief data analyst for NBC News turns his Big Board analysis on Texas to assess where things stand.
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