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Ted Cruz’s college sports bill hangs in the balance as U.S. Senate scrambles ahead of August recess

The Protect College Sports Act gained a burst of momentum with last week’s support from the SEC and Big Ten, but the clocking is ticking as the Senate prepares to leave town.

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Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a “mistake”

The president’s comments to Punchbowl News come just days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide pause of approval for data centers trying to connect to the power grid.

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Who’s leading in Texas’ U.S. Senate race? We’re tracking poll results between Ken Paxton and James Talarico.

The 2026 U.S. Senate race is poised to be one of Texas’ most competitive statewide races in years. We’re tracking the latest polls so you can see who’s ahead.

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Democrats in Congress, able to visit ICE lockups in Texas, describe grim conditions

Immigration officials denied the allegations, but Reps. Joaquin Castro and Veronica Escobar said they’ve come across numerous problematic examples.

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Sid Miller says Republicans will lose statewide elections due to rapid data center development, backlash

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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Appeals court rejects Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to overturn Texas 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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Lack of broadband service, funding gives rise to telehealth services in rural clinics

Clinics with better internet connections are now offering telehealth services to patients who can’t do it from their homes.

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A Border Patrol agent killed a migrant in Texas last December. Officials are still withholding details.

The federal agent said he shot the man in self defense last December amid a fight that erupted after agents tried to arrest the migrants who were retreating to Mexico.

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James Talarico rolls out economic agenda that takes aim at “false Gospel of trickle-down economics”

Like his U.S. Senate rival, Ken Paxton, the Austin state lawmaker introduced a plan to address what he called an “affordability crisis.” But they differed on who is to blame for rising costs.

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Former state Rep. Lon Burnam eyes lawsuit after arrest during meeting on voting site cuts

The former Democratic lawmaker was accused of disrupting a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting and spent hours in jail before his release.

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National Democrats add former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district to Texas congressional target list

The sprawling district, vacated by former GOP Rep. Tony 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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Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schools

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

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Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender

This is the second Texas university system sued over teaching restrictions in recent weeks.

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Most Black Texas voters back Talarico over Paxton, poll finds, despite Senate primary tensions

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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Following ban, Texas hemp reps sue state for violating commerce protections

Members of the hemp industry are suing Texas, claiming that the ban on hemp-derived THC products impose an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce.

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Data center approvals in Texas halted until audits completed, Gov. Greg Abbott says

On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid.

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Which families are using ESAs? Here’s what we know about Texas’ first school vouchers

The number of Texas students using taxpayer money for private school or home-school could increase as more families accept invites.

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Cornyn reaches deal to scrap DOJ anti-weaponization fund, ending Blanche standoff

Cornyn said he will vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination after the acting attorney general formally rescinded the fund and clarified the scope of a tax audit shield for President Trump and his circle.

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They’ve been hit by two major floods in two years. But Kerr County residents are staying.

Some say selling their property makes no financial sense even if they wanted to leave.

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Flock license plate cameras are surging in Texas. So is an anti-surveillance backlash.

More than 200 local law enforcement agencies have data-sharing agreements with DPS, providing wide access to vehicle information.

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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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Texas lawmakers want to halt plan to build high-voltage transmission lines across the state

Amid a backlash, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and a chorus of state senators said the the state's plan for building new high-voltage transmission lines needs to be changed as the oil and gas industry faces an electricity shortage.

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North Texas suburbs resisting new housing laws garner Abbott’s rebuke

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

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Houston mothers’ bid for temporary hold on Ten Commandments posters in Texas classrooms denied

The parents' suit tried to leverage Texas law — versus federal First Amendment arguments — in the latest legal case involving the classroom posters. An injunction hearing is set for Aug. 17.

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Texas land commissioner orders feds to stop “illegally” clearing state border tract

Dawn Buckingham said a contractor hired by U.S. Customs and Border Protection trespassed and significantly altered land in Presidio County without permission.

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