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$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans

The contract comes just a week after Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said the agency would not build a wall in Big Bend National Park.

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Texas Supreme Court rejects Abbott’s request to remove Democratic Rep. Gene Wu from office over redistricting protest

More than 50 Democrats, including Wu — the House Democratic leader — left the state last August to shut down the Legislature and stall passage of the GOP’s map.

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Texas Children’s Hospital must create country’s first “detransition clinic” under legal settlement with state

Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Friday that Texas Children’s must also pay $10 million to the state because it illegally provided transgender care to kids.

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Seesaw rulings on Texas’ smokeable hemp ban is bad for business, retailers say

Some smoke shops say the flurry of court actions since March 31 has already forced them to scale back hours, cut staff and prepare to shut down.

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Here are the megadonors and dark money groups bankrolling John Cornyn and Ken Paxton’s Senate primary

The incumbent senator has dominated financially, thanks to an array of megadonors and dark money groups. The Tribune assembled a guide to the money behind the most expensive Senate primary ever.

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Trump administration sues Catholic diocese to seize land on religious site near El Paso for border barrier

The lawsuit argues that 14 acres on Mount Cristo Rey, which features a 29-foot-tall statue of Jesus, are needed for barriers and other technology to secure the border.

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Texas executes 600th inmate since death penalty was reinstated in 1976

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital punishment.

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Federal judge halts parts of Texas immigration law the day before it was set to take effect

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against critical sections of Senate Bill 4, but a provision allowing police to arrest people suspected of illegal entry did activate.

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Abbott’s public safety wish list includes statewide prosecutor, more bail restrictions

Some items on Abbott's agenda would require amending the Texas Constitution, meaning they would need supermajority support in the Legislature.

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Texas can execute death row inmate Edward Busby, U.S. Supreme Court says

Busby’s execution, set for Thursday evening, had been halted by a federal appeals court less than a week ago.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blocks more than 130 cities from raising property taxes

Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the cities, most of them small, of violating a state law aimed at preventing cities from unduly raising property taxes.

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Former Texas lottery director reindicted for abuse of office by grand jury

Gary Grief, former executive director of the now-dissolved Texas Lottery Commission, is alleged to have used his position to defraud the state during a 2023 Lotto Texas drawing.

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A Texas town needs Waco’s help to realize its data center dreams. It’s not going well.

Lacy Lakeview’s hasty approach to the data center project has alienated the Waco officials who would control water service to the site. “Without the City of Waco agreeing to it, Lacy Lakeview can’t do anything out there and neither can Infrakey," State Rep. Pat Curry said. "Those guys don’t know…

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Outside cash floods U.S House runoffs in Texas

PACs have accounted for 89% of ad spending in Texas’ congressional runoffs as crypto, AI and mystery groups flood the contests.

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Cornyn and Paxton bury each other in negative ads as Senate GOP runoff enters final stretch

The incumbent senator and his allies have massively outspent the pro-Paxton side, though polling points to a tight finish in the May 26 election.

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Here are the megadonors and dark money groups boosting James Talarico’s anti-billionaire Senate bid

As the Austin Democrat campaigns against big money in politics, he is being supported by a super PAC bankrolled by several billionaires, as well as nonprofits that do not have to disclose their funders.

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Census: As North Texas’ far-flung towns grow, Dallas and its bigger suburbs shrink

Six of Texas’ largest cities lost residents in 2025: Dallas, El Paso, Arlington, Plano, Irving and Garland.

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Parts of Texas immigration law are likely unconstitutional, federal judge signals

The law, which gives state law enforcement and judges a role in immigration enforcement, is set to go into effect in two days.

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AG Ken Paxton demands Dallas County sheriff enter formal partnership with ICE

Sheriff Marian Brown said her office, which already cooperates with federal immigration authorities, has until Dec. 1 to act.

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Greg Abbott expands task force targeting repeat offenders from Houston to other large cities

The effort, which combines federal, state and local law enforcement, will expand to the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metro areas.

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Immigration a flashpoint in Allred-Johnson Democratic runoff

Julie Johnson labels her opponent a “flip-flopper.” Colin Allred said previous votes reflected Rio Grande Valley frustration with Biden-era border policies.

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After being deported, allowed to return, then detained again, a Texas DACA recipient fears what’s next

José Contreras Díaz was one of hundreds of DACA recipients the Trump administration targeted for deportation. He’s one of a few the federal government has allowed to return.

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For Texas GOP, immigration politics show signs of fading potency

Texas voters have listed immigration and border security among their top issues for years, but recent polling found they are less of a priority than at any point in recent history.

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TribCast: Previewing the primary runoffs as early voting approaches

From U.S. Senate to Railroad Commission, the TribCast dives into the most contentious races we'll be watching on May 26

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Texas county pauses data center construction in rural areas for a year

Hill County commissioners’ split vote to issue a moratorium appears to be a first in Texas.

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