Texas health agency proposes eliminating childrenβs autism program
The proposed elimination of the program, aimed at serving lower-income families, comes as Texas leadership has called on agencies to reduce budgets by 3%.
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Taxpayers pay the price when Texas education department takes over school districts
Cash-strapped Austin ISD faces big changes under a potential state takeover. It could also face increased costs at a time when reserves are running dry.
Read full article βJames Talarico returns to campaign trail at ACL festival after illness spurred GOP calls for βproof of lifeβ
Republican Ken Paxtonβs campaign made hay over the Democratβs nine-day spell without a public appearance, casting doubt on his flu diagnosis.
Read full article βMatters of Religion
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Read full article βKen Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with state-funded security detail costing millions of dollars
The Texas attorney generalβs use of a taxpayer-funded travel security detail stands out when compared with his predecessor and other state officials, our analysis found.
Read full article βMayes Middleton, running for Texas attorney general, wants to βput God back in governmentβ
Middleton, a Republican, has long pushed for injecting Christianity into the public sphere. His Democratic opponent, Nathan Johnson, said those views make him unfit for…
Read full article βHouston Democrats push for guardrails on school takeovers
A squad of Democratic lawmakers is pushing to limit the power of state-appointed officials who step in and take over struggling school districts, ousting locally…
Read full article βFiring squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people and injured 32 others, will take place at the military…
Read full article βIn attacking Talarico for campaign absence, Trump calls for debate that Paxton has avoided
The Democrat, off the trail with the flu, quickly accepted the presidentβs call to βimmediately report to a Debate Stageβ with Ken Paxton.
Read full article βWhen a rural Texas school district struggled with growth, charter schools filled the void
The state has limited how much money it gives to fast-growing school districts, creating million-dollar gaps between what is owed and what's given.
Read full article ββWe have to suck it upβ: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce national deficit
In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for βreasonable cuts to mandatory spending,β which is…
Read full article βDemocrat Nathan Johnson pitches back-to-basics attorney generalβs office after 12 years under Paxton
Johnson is hoping enough moderates are tired of Paxton-era culture wars to cross party lines. His GOP opponent, Mayes Middleton, is running as the outgoing…
Read full article βWhat to know about Texasβ affordability crisis and how candidates want to fix it
From groceries to childcare, Texans are spending more to live here. Hereβs how much costs have risen, why itβs happening and what candidates are proposing…
Read full article βΒ A βPolitically Motivated Cover-Upβ: Why the Stateβs Maternal Death Report Was Pushed Until After Midterms
Already facing backlash for its decision to forgo reviewing critical post-Roe v. Wade pregnancy-related deaths, the stateβs Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (MMRC) is…
Read full article βWhat Will It Take to βGet ICE the Fuck Out of Austinβ?
Though exact counts vary, Department of Homeland Security agents have shot at about two dozen people in the United States since Donald Trump resumed the…
▶️ Watch →Texas execution would be first in U.S. since Tennessee failure
Lawyers for Jamaal Howard are asking Gov. Greg Abbott for a 30-day reprieve after two lethal injections failed to kill Christa Pike, leaving her hospitalized.
Read full article βMost Texas Republicans ignore Democratic calls to debate in statewide races
The last U.S. Senate race in Texas to go without a debate was in 2000. Gov. Greg Abbott, meanwhile, debated his Democratic opponents in each…
Read full article βSTAAR rescoring requests triple after more Texas schools question computer grading
Thousands of STAAR reading results improved after humans rescored studentsβ written answers. Most of the initial grading was done by an automated engine.
Read full article βTexas comptroller investigating spending in Austin ISD, other districts
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines announced the reviews, which were requested by Gov. Greg Abbott, on Monday. Results are due Dec. 31.
Read full article βTexas agency sues to stop release of data center records that it says could aid terrorists
A lawsuit will test whether Texas officials can withhold data center location details under the state Homeland Security Act.
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