DCCC adds Texas’ 23rd Congressional District to target list

The sprawling district, vacated by Gonzales earlier this year , went for President Trump by 15 points. But Democrats see an opening to win its Hispanic-majority electorate.

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Waco families brace as charter network takes over schools

The Waco school district is the latest to partner with Third Future charter network as a last-ditch effort to stave off state intervention.

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Talarico voter registration in question amid scrutiny of Paxton - The Texas Tribune

After hitting his GOP foe for voting under an address where he no longer lived, the Tribune and ProPublica found the Democratic Senate candidate also appears to have done so.

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TribCast: The Flock camera freakout

As Texas police departments build out a network of advanced license plate readers, public outcry over surveillance and safety is growing.

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Arrests made during Tarrant County meeting on voting site cuts

Lon Burnam, a former Texas House Democrat, was carried out of the meeting by deputies who told him he was under arrest.

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Greg Abbott slow to act on river authority he has power over - The Texas Tribune

A Nueces River Authority project could expand Corpus Christi's water supply, but the Texas governor has done little about the agency's financial problems despite choosing its board.

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Senate poll: Black Texas voters stick with Talarico over Paxton

In the survey released Tuesday, just 7% of Black Texans who voted in recent elections said they are less likely to vote in November due to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Democratic primary loss.

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Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger dies at 83

Granger was the first GOP woman from Texas to be elected to Congress, where she served for nearly three decades.

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Huffines takes over Texas comptroller office months before midterms

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed the hard-right, former state senator to lead the office as it oversees Texas’ launch of a $1 billion school voucher program.

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Gov. Abbott takes aim at Texas cities resisting housing laws

Some cities are trying to make it more difficult to build apartments under a new housing law.

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Texas must rethink massive transmission lines, lawmakers say

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the process of building new high-voltage transmission lines needs to be changed.

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Ten Commandments in Texas public schools face new lawsuit

The parents' suit leverages Texas law — versus federal First Amendment arguments — in the latest legal case involving the classroom posters.

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Texas DACA recipients fearful as protected status expires

Many of the roughly 80,000 Texas residents in the program are facing renewal delays that can leave them undocumented, unable to legally work and exposed to possible deportation.

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ACLU launches national legal action against immigrant detention

A $10 million claim by Elton Purvis, who was held in Texas for seven months before his deportation, is part of the group’s allegations that immigrants’ medical and other needs were neglected.

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Trump suggests pulling AG nomination amid Cornyn concerns

The president suggested Cornyn was holding up Todd Blanche’s nomination because he endorsed Ken Paxton over the senior senator. Cornyn said it has nothing to do with their political history.

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Texas finds some registered voters wrongly flagged as noncitizens

The secretary of state told counties to immediately reinstate any Texans who were removed from the voter roll despite showing DPS proof of citizenship.

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What is still legal under Texas’ latest THC ban

Although several synthetically derived cannabis products will be banned on July 31, delta-9 THC products will still remain legal.

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Texas Republicans could send record four women to Congress

Despite sending more Republicans to Congress than any other state, Texas has elected only five GOP women to the U.S. House in its history. Redistricting and retirements could change things.

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Black-owned anime, gaming convention grows in popularity

Dream Con, one of the country’s largest Black-owned pop culture conventions, is at risk of looking elsewhere to find financial support and resources.

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Lubbock residents suspect annexed land is for a data center

Despite community concerns, the president of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance said neither piece of land would be conducive for a data center.

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Cornyn imperils Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination

Texas’ outgoing senator has insisted on written assurance that President Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” is dead as a condition for voting to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination.

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Corpus Christi rejects $60,000 gift to benefit water plant

The donation was intended to cover the cost of applying for a federal grant to build a city-owned treatment plant.

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Ken Paxton says he'll debate James Talarico in Texas Senate race

Paxton's campaign said he plans to debate after Talarico challenged him to do so, though it did not commit to a specific host.

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Kerr County faces worse flood damage with fewer resources

The Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn’t started helping local governments or individuals, while philanthropic response lags compared to last year’s flood.

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Texas energy agencies want more authority over data centers

The request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Electric Reliability Council of Texas to further regulate data centers’ use of the power grid.

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Religion motivates data center opposition in Texas

Some see the AI facilities as a sign of the apocalypse, others see an opportunity to advocate for environmental stewardship.

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TribCast: Should we be worried about Dallas?

The Dallas-Fort Worth region is growing as fast as anywhere in the country. But the city of Dallas itself lost residents last year. The TribCast crew speaks with urban affairs reporter Joshua Fechter ...

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Dan Patrick directs Texas Senate to expand religious liberty

The lieutenant governor released seven new charges for state senators to study before the Legislature reconvenes, including ways to “inform and remind Texans of their religious liberty rights.”

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Floods delay Corpus Christi’s water emergency until 2028

A prolonged drought had put the Coastal Bend city months away from running short of water, but upstream storms have improved the outlook.

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