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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.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 4

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.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 4

Hemp industry files new lawsuit over Texas THC ban claiming job losses, medical marijuana monopoly

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

The Texas Tribune · Aug 3

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.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 3

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.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 3

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.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 31

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.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 31

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.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 31

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.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 31

Ken Paxton unveils economic plan centered on tax breaks in U.S. Senate race

The Republican attorney general is starting a tour next week to promote the plan, which would create new housing and healthcare tax write-offs.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 31