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At least 248 data centers are planned to be built in Texas. Of those, nearly half will be built in unincorporated areas, where county officials are limited in their ability…
June 2, 2026
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The Houston hospital must set up the facility within 90 days of the $10 million settlement it reached with the Texas attorney general and create a list of potential gender…
June 2, 2026
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The policy change was announced hours after the Department of Public Safety removed the Spanish language option for commercial driver’s license tests to align with federal guidance.
June 2, 2026
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Two LGBTQ+ groups called the lawsuit “frivolous,” saying plans for the event at a public pool had already changed to comply with a new Texas law.
June 1, 2026
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Public school leaders told lawmakers how they're navigating finances, teacher quality and special education after last year’s state funding overhaul.
June 1, 2026
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Politics
Burrows relied on Democratic support to win the gavel last year, then green-lit a wave of conservative priorities.
May 29, 2026
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Courts
A federal appeals court allowed Texas to require app stores to verify users’ ages and seek parental consent before a minor can download apps.
May 29, 2026
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Public Education
TEA officials on Thursday denied the district’s request to approve a partnership to run its three chronically failing schools that would have put a pause on the campuses' accountability rating.
May 29, 2026
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Economy
Texas lawmakers proposed a bill to allow private-sector lithium mining companies to work on certain military bases.
May 28, 2026
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Criminal Justice
Lawmakers increasingly view disciplinary alternative programs as a solution to behavior problems. Critics say they harm students.
May 28, 2026
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Criminal Justice
Inmates say the policy unfairly punishes them — and note that prison staff also bring in contraband.
May 28, 2026
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State Government
County officials found that hundreds of the flagged voters registered through DPS, which requires proof of citizenship.
May 28, 2026
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State Government
Mary Liz Eastland failed to develop proper emergency plans or properly respond to the flood that killed 25 campers and two counselors last year, the order states.
May 28, 2026
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Politics
Texas' Ken Paxton and James Talarico focus their energies — and attack ads — on each other as the fight for U.S. Senate narrows to two.
May 27, 2026
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Higher Education
The governor said undergraduate tuition and fees should stay frozen after some public university systems weighed increases.
May 27, 2026
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Environment
The 54,000-acre Silver Lake Ranch, straddling Kinney and Edwards counties, has a 30-acre spring-fed lake. An opening date hasn’t been determined.
May 27, 2026
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Politics
Alief school board President Darlene Breaux defeated Vo, who spent more than two decades in the Texas House. Dallas state Rep. Venton Jones held off Amanda Richardson.
May 27, 2026
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Politics
The Austin lawmaker now faces an uphill battle against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the state’s second-highest executive, in November.
May 27, 2026
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Courts
The all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals has undergone extensive turnover since AG Ken Paxton began targeting incumbent judges.
May 27, 2026
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Politics
المصدر: The Texas Tribune
May 26, 2026
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Congress
John Cornyn is trying to fend off Ken Paxton. Both parties are picking attorney general nominees. And an oil and gas regulatory race has become uncharacteristically costly.
May 26, 2026
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Higher Education
The state’s spot review found Texas public colleges were not using diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campuses.
May 22, 2026
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Economy
The lawsuit comes after a Galveston County family said their 13-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by a person she interacted with on the platform.
May 22, 2026
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Economy
The attorney general’s office argues WhatsApp and parent company Meta are deceiving users by claiming the companies can’t view their encrypted messages.
May 22, 2026
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Health care
The agency said Mary Liz Eastland failed to develop adequate emergency plans before a flood killed 25 campers and two counselors last year.
May 21, 2026
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Higher Education
College students and professors are protesting with mock funerals across Texas, saying universities are dying from political interference. School officials say they’re responding to shifting needs.
May 21, 2026
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Health care
Advocates say the federal government’s new work requirements and immigration crackdown has limited food stamp participation. The state says the recent decline is part of normal fluctuations in enrollment.
May 20, 2026
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