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Texas lieutenant governor Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to know

The lieutenant governor’s office is one of the most powerful in Texas government, and the 2026 race features a Democratic runoff between Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Velez.

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Two years after a judge recommended her murder conviction be tossed, Melissa Lucio still waits for freedom

A district judge provided two recommendations to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 2024, but the court’s process provides no details on when it will rule on the death row inmate’s innocence.

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Austin, Dallas revise police policy allowing more ICE cooperation after Abbott funding cut threat

Austin, which on Friday became the third city to revise similar policies, had $2.5 million in public safety grants at risk before receiving a deadline extension to make the changes.

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ICE deported man who says he’s a U.S. citizen after traffic stop in Central Texas

Brian José Morales García has a birth certificate showing he was born in Denver. ICE agents accused him of lying and says he entered the country illegally.

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TribCast: Greg Abbott battles cities over working with ICE

TribCast takes a deeper look at Gov. Greg Abbott’s battle with Houston, Dallas and Austin over the cities’ relationship with federal immigration enforcement.

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The number of child care deserts in Texas is growing

While East Texas areas are struggling with a chronic lack of care, hope is being seen in the South and West.

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Study finds toxic benzene emissions along the Texas Gulf Coast are among the highest in the nation

Researchers found that state policy and oil refineries’ failure to fix leaks contributed more to high benzene emissions than the size or capacity of the refineries.

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After Virginia’s referendum, the Texas-ignited redistricting war is looking like a wash

Most Texas Republicans remained supportive of their state’s redraw even as their gains have been wiped out by California and Virginia.

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Top Democratic PAC books $22 million in ads, Republican counterpart reserves $14 million for U.S. House seats in South Texas

House Majority PAC is targeting five majority-Hispanic seats, including the 23rd Congressional District, which was recently vacated by Republican Tony Gonzales. The top Republican group is spending $13.9 million on two seats.

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Texas AG runoff: Democrats Jaworski and Johnson on Trump battles, legal strategy, and office priorities

In this updated Q&A, we asked Joe Jaworski and Nathan Johnson where they stand on the agency’s key issues as they seek a chance to reclaim the office that has become a GOP legal powerhouse.

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Texas’ foster care system is more likely to move children away from their communities

In 2025, one in three children placed in foster care was sent to a different region, sometimes hundreds of miles away, a Texas Tribune analysis of state data shows.

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Texas Republican candidate suspended by Kalshi for betting on his own election

Zeke Enriquez, who ran in the GOP primary for Texas’ 21st Congressional District, was fined and barred from the prediction market platform for five years. Two candidates in other states were suspended for the same offense.

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Texas AG runoff: Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy weigh in on election integrity, lawsuits and more

Texas’ next top lawyer will take over a key driver of the conservative legal movement. We revisited the major issues in an updated Q&A with the two remaining Republican candidates.

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Houston City Council approves gutting policy limiting ICE cooperation, civil rights groups say

In contrast to the civil rights groups’ assessment, Houston’s city attorney told council members that the amendment — crafted by the mayor’s staff and the governor’s office — brings no major changes.

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Texas father among DACA recipients Trump administration now targeting for deportation

Immigrants with DACA were protected from deportation, but since Trump’s return, the government has arrested nearly 300 DACA recipients, including 75 in Texas.

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Eva-Marie Ayala will lead the Tribune’s education team into a new era

A renowned Texas journalist, the Education Writers Association president joins us as we expand our team covering Texas schools and universities.

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Michael and Susan Dell become UT Austin’s first $1 billion donors

The couple’s latest $750 million investment will help build a new Austin medical center that will provide specialized care, such as MD Anderson cancer treatment, and integrate AI into care.

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James Talarico calls for federal gas tax pause to combat surging fuel prices

A trade group argued that a federal gas tax suspension would be unlikely to show up in savings for drivers and would diminish needed infrastructure revenue.

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Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla lithium refinery discharges wastewater in South Texas

The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

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Corpus Christi leaders weigh how much to reduce customers’ water use amid growing crisis

A proposal the city council is expected to vote on next week includes requiring customers to cut their water use by 25% and imposing additional fees on water used beyond certain limits.

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AI is changing how Texas universities teach computer science as job market slows

Admissions to Texas computer science programs are down roughly 20%, professors said, but they still see a future for their students.

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Protesters challenge premise of Texas A&M civil discourse symposium amid new restrictions

Some students said the message of the forum, headlined by former Vice President Mike Pence, rang hollow as the university has placed limits on what professors can teach.

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Egyptian family of six who have spent 10 months in Dilley’s controversial detention center freed

The family had been detained since June after the father was arrested and charged with attacking mostly Jewish protesters at a Colorado event.

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Speaker Dustin Burrows asks Texas House to investigate Roblox in response to game simulating Uvalde shooting

Burrows added the charge to his list of interim priorities, instructing lawmakers to study ways to strengthen child protections on gaming platforms like Roblox.

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AG Ken Paxton blocked from suing Democratic donor platform ActBlue

Paxton filed a lawsuit against ActBlue in late April, claiming the platform allows improper donations from people outside the United States and those who have already hit the mandated donor limits.

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