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The Texas Tribune · Apr 7

This Texas House GOP nominee once urged Republicans to soften their immigration rhetoric. He’s changed his tune.

In 2012, the New York Times interviewed Brad Bailey at the Republican National Convention about his efforts to get the party “stop the hatred language and fix the problem.”

The Texas Tribune · Apr 6

Texas to launch a statewide food truck permit on July 1

Business owners are applauding the new law because currently, anytime they want to operate in another city or county, they have to pay that jurisdiction’s permitting fee.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 6

Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido toured with bandmate convicted of child sex crime

The revelation reported first by the New York Post is the latest hit against the Democratic rising star who Republicans are casting as morally depraved because of his past social media posts.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 2

At least 175 measles cases reported in Texas this year, most of them in West Texas Detention Facility

Texas has added 28 more measles cases in the last two weeks. Most infections so far this year have occurred inside West Texas Detention Facility in Hudspeth County.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 2

This East Texas city is intentionally attracting people with kids amid growth boom

Tyler has spent the last decade remaking its parks and sidewalks to allure families. At the same time, a constellation of groups are helping parents take care of their families.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 2

Tyler city employees are bringing their newborns to work

The city, which does not have a paid family leave policy, established the program to help new parents return to work without sacrificing bonding with their new babies.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 2

Judge will allow Attorney General Ken Paxton to withdraw from representing comptroller’s office in voucher case

The Houston federal judge said Paxton’s office can pull out of the case as soon as acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock finds new lawyers. The unusual request comes amid a bubbling feud between the two Republicans.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 2

Hands-on telehealth helps reach rural Texas communities

A new approach aims to tailor telehealth to the realities of an older, rural population by offering a physical place with reliable connectivity and an on-site nurse.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 2

Texas is cutting undocumented immigrants off from school, work and driving

The sweeping rule changes, all enacted outside the typical legislative process, have upended life for noncitizens, including those who are here legally.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 2