Austin mayor tries to prevent Texas from taking over AISD

Kirk Watson, a former state legislator, says a parent petition could stop the Texas Education Agency from taking over Austin ISD.

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Ken Paxton quiet about Texas’ $10B Medicaid cut

The attorney general won a lawsuit against the feds for withholding a Medicaid funding stream three years ago. Texas faces the same cut, but Paxton has stayed quiet.

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Ken Paxton quiet about Texas’ $10B Medicaid cut

The attorney general won a lawsuit against the feds for withholding a Medicaid funding stream three years ago. Texas faces the same cut, but Paxton has stayed quiet.

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DPS will continue its vast Flock camera network in Texas

Law enforcement agencies from across the country search the DPS Flock database once every four seconds, on average. After the Tribune inquired, DPS said it will limit which agencies can access the net...

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Alpha School eligible for Texas voucher money despite rejected charter bid - The Texas Tribune

Alpha School quadrupled its Texas private school campuses. Most are eligible for state dollars through the new voucher program.

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AP: ICE officer charged in Minnesota shooting turns himself in

Christian Castro, who is accused of lying about the incident, was released from a Texas jail last week after Gov. Greg Abbott declined to sign extradition papers from Minnesota.

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DPS will continue its vast Flock camera network in Texas

Law enforcement agencies from across the country search the DPS Flock database once every four seconds, on average. After the Tribune inquired, DPS said it will limit which agencies can access the net...

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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 an emergency.

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About 200 courses may be cut from Texas A&M System’s 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 A&M universities.

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Texas food banks struggle amid 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 additional pressures.

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Corpus Christi again rejects desalination plant

Gov. Greg Abbott was quick to criticize a similar vote last year, when he said the state may need to “micromanage” the city to protect water availability in the region.

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Gov. Greg Abbott doubles down on rare fight for Medicaid

Abbott’s spokesman reiterated that Texas is not doing anything wrong that would disqualify hospitals from receiving nearly $10 billion in Medicaid funding annually.

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Texas hospitals to lose $27 million in Medicaid funding daily

Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration will withhold about $9.8 billion in extra annual funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the actual cost of services.

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Texas hospitals to lose $27 million in Medicaid funding daily

Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration will withhold about $9.8 billion in extra annual funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the actual cost of services.

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DA will take Houston ICE shooting case to grand jury

Sean Teare said feds still aren’t cooperating. A separate federal filing claims DPS provided the tip ICE agents were pursuing.

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How a $1 Texas insurance fee funded thousands of Flock cameras

The higher fee, meant to combat catalytic converter theft, provided millions to expand the Flock network across Texas. Some lawmakers say that wasn’t the intent.

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Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras

The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30 million to building the state’s Flock surveillance network.

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Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras

The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30 million to building the state’s Flock surveillance network.

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FEMA hasn’t approved most disaster aid for July Texas floods

The six-week wait for approval fits a pattern

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Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone?

Asking the federal government for public records didn’t always feel like a shell game. But bounced emails and broken portals seem like the new normal.

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Baby at center of surrogacy rights case is born in Dallas

The biological parents won a temporary restraining order against the surrogate, who tried to claim parental rights, and are with their baby, their attorneys say.

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Alaskan surrogate asks Texas courts to let her treat baby

An Alaskan surrogate has traveled to Texas for legal protection after a California couple has refused treatment for a severe heart condition.

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Texas detention center holding kids beyond court-ordered limit

The nation’s only detention center for families is routinely holding children beyond the 20-day limit, including an Iranian-born “average American kid” who’s been locked up for 123 days and counting.

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Texas fights ruling on quicker access to state psychiatric beds

A federal judge recently ruled that Texas must give defendants who are mentally incompetent to stand trial a state hospital bed within 21 days.

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Texas vaccine requirements unchanged this school year

Public health officials said some parents are confused about what vaccines are required to attend Texas schools amid efforts to change recommendations.

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Sid Miller says Texas GOP will lose because of data centers

The Texas agriculture commissioner has openly criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for not taking a stronger stand against data center development. The governor has ignored him.

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Court rejects Texas AG effort to overturn state fair gun ban

The fair banned firearms in 2024 after a shooting at Fair Park. Paxton’s lawsuit has faced multiple setbacks, the latest from a court appointed entirely by Gov. Greg Abbott.

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Houston firm gets $150M contract for child migrant legal services

A Burke Law Group founder was a former Trump appointee to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior.

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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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