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Texas officials say rodents and other small wildlife could be to blame for New World Screwworm infestations

Until now, cattle were believed to be the main screwworm carriers. Investigations continue.

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TribCast: What a new secretary of state could mean for Texas elections

With the midterms fast approaching, Texas' top elections administrator is out the door. Who will be next — and what awaits them in the role?

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Recent rain gives Corpus Christi a 9-month reprieve on projected water crisis

Emergency restrictions are now expected to hit in September 2027, so the coastal city still faces a challenging future.

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Ken Paxton and James Talarico are neck and neck in U.S. Senate race, new poll finds

The vast majority of Republicans indicated they had moved on from the bitter GOP primary and now support Paxton. Talarico had commanding leads among independents and moderates.

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Texas Democrats look to rally behind their ticket, draw national attention at state convention

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is headlining the event, as Democrats seek to drum up support and excitement for James Talarico and other down-ballot candidates ahead of November.

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Austin-area hospitals denied miscarriage care despite clarification to Texas’ abortion ban, federal complaint alleges

Lynn Callaway says she was sent home from two hospitals, despite an infection, due to healthcare providers’ fear of the state’s abortion ban.

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A Houston drowning tests whether Texas law gives the right to deny brain death testing

State leaders and pro-life groups are siding with 2-year-old Annelise Camp’s family, who are suing to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from testing her for brain death.

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Mandated Bible stories in reading lists, revamped history for Texas public schools approved

The State Board of Education approved the reading lists and K-8 social studies changes after months of debates.

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From an indictment to an alleged affair, Ken Paxton’s controversies hang over his Senate bid

The attorney general has won statewide elections twice since his legal woes began. This time he will be at the top of the ticket, facing a fundraising juggernaut in James Talarico.

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Texas Supreme Court rejects attempt to block beach closures for SpaceX launches

The state constitution preserves public access to Texas beaches, but it doesn't give private groups the right to sue to enforce that access, the court ruled.

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Which Bible passages are in Texas’ proposed student reading list? Here’s what the selections reveal.

The chosen readings, to be voted on soon by the State Board of Education, draw heavily from Christian perspectives.

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“Mass euthanasias”: Screwworm could have deeper implications for Texas’ already-crowded animal shelters

Most stray animal shelters are already at capacity. Adding a deadly parasitic infestation could create an even more dire situation.

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Paxton breaks with Texas GOP’s anti-IVF platform, saying he supports the procedure

Delegates to the Texas GOP convention recently adopted a platform calling in-vitro fertilization destructive to fetal life.

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Landmark $211M tax-break deal could trump SpaceX’s deal in South Texas

Following SpaceX’s arrival in 2014, another large technology company is eyeing South Texas, once known as the poorest area in Texas.

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Texas college watchdog received nearly 70 complaints, opened one investigation, records show

Allegations filed in the first five months of the new ombudsman’s work challenged course content, DEI, academic freedom and employment disputes.

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“Survival of the fittest”: Insiders say screwworm could improve the Texas cattle industry, beef

As cases of screwworm infections in the state rise, sellers and buyers believe heightened precautions will benefit consumers.

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U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sides with Texas man, rules it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns

Ali Danial Hemani successfully challenged a federal law prohibiting people who illegally use drugs from owning guns. Justices said that ban is a Second Amendment violation.

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An old well began gushing oilfield wastewater in a West Texas church parking lot, sparking a costly cleanup

By the time the Texas Railroad Commission shut down nearby oilfield injection wells to control the leak, 1.5 million gallons of toxic wastewater had spilled to the surface.

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Former Texas Tribune board member killed in Laredo plane crash

The plane carrying Joshua Baer, who was also the CEO of Austin-based startup accelerator Capital Factory, was on its way to Austin from San José del Cabo in Mexico.

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USDA has new partners in the fight against screwworm — drones, dogs and fungi

The USDA awarded a combined $105 million to 40 different projects aimed at stopping the spread of New World Screwworm.

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First-of-its-kind GOP midterm convention coming to Dallas in September, Trump says

The Republican National Committee has not yet announced the midterm convention or its location, but it has teased the event as an opportunity to put Trump on the ballot.

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Newly announced TribFest speakers grapple with the country’s hardest questions

Kevin Stitt, Sherrilyn Ifill, Karl Rove, Imani Perry, Carla Espinoza-Grcic and Avi Loeb join us this September

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Texas students saw slight gains in math, stalled progress in reading, STAAR results show

Elementary and middle school students attending Texas public schools showed small gains on state math exams but remained relatively flat in reading.

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Texas Railroad Commission race pits oil field engineer against energy trader running on culture wars

Republican Bo French is keeping Islam, immigration and LGBTQ+ issues at the fore of his campaign for Texas’ oil regulatory agency. Democratic foe Jon Rosenthal is betting on his technical expertise.

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UT fires public radio station leader who challenged university statements about festival security

KUT’s Debbie Hiott believes University of Texas officials terminated her because she publicly pushed back against administration claims that the station’s security plans for an inaugural festival were insufficient.

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