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Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote

The Senate could vote on the proposal as soon as next week. Democrats on Tuesday criticized the bill saying it fails to prioritize the state’s neediest children.

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TribCast: Is a water crisis looming in Texas?

In this week’s episode, we talk about state House politics, proposals for the budget and the condition of water infrastructure in the state.

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Abbott orders state police to help federal agents with immigration enforcement

According to the governor, 5,400 immigrants in Texas have a warrant for their arrest.

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Department of Justice cuts off federally funded legal aid to detained immigrants

The decision to halt the program could prevent thousands of people detained in immigration detention centers from receiving legal advice.

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Lubbock celebrates native Dustin Burrows’ rise to Texas House speaker

Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

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Texas counties left scrambling after critical election equipment loses its certification

Texas decertified a widely used electronic pollbook after problems in November. Will a fix arrive in time for the next election?

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Texas Republicans in Congress propose bills to codify Trump executive orders

Ending birthright citizenship, increasing oil drilling, and leaving WHO are just a few bills the state’s Republicans pushed in Congress this month.

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Abbott sends state troops to U.S.-Mexico border to work with Border Patrol

The 400 members of a special tactical unit left bases in Houston and Fort Worth on Monday morning, according to the governor’s office.

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Social media isn’t the only cause of mental health woes among Texas youth, advocates say

Social media’s danger on youth mental health has captured the attention of Texas lawmakers, at times, eclipsing focus on bigger threats — provider shortages and funding cuts to programs.

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Several bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations

Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make it easier to opt out of vaccines.

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Multi-agency operation targeted immigrants in several Texas cities

Immigration authorities did not say how many people were detained or what kinds of offenses the people sought Sunday were suspected of doing.

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Feds drop charges against Texas doctor accused of leaking transgender care data

Dr. Eithan Haim of Dallas had faced four counts for wrongfully disclosing the individually identifiable health information of underage patients at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.

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U.S. Senate investigation of migrant child’s death finds poor medical care at border protection facilities

The Senate Judiciary Committee launched its investigation following the 2023 death of an 8-year-old girl at a facility in Harlingen.

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Watch top Texas business and political leaders discuss the state’s future under Donald Trump

Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, business leaders and Texans tabbed for President Donald Trump’s cabinet gathered in Washington last weekend to discuss the new administration.

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Some local officials in Texas cheer Trump’s immigration crackdown, others sound cautious note

The Trump administration this week threatened local officials with prosecution if they interfere with its planned immigration crackdown.

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Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school

Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 students who want to enroll to a private school to participate.

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Gaza ceasefire brings bittersweet relief to Texans with ties to the war-torn region

Israeli and Palestinian supporters in Texas welcome the tenuous halt to the war sparked by a 2023 attack with cautious optimism.

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Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?

As energy demand surges, largely due to crypto mining facilities, data centers and industrial electrification, Texas officials are looking at how to increase supply and shore up the grid.

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State lawmakers ask education agency for guidance on how Texas schools can respond to Trump’s immigration plans

More than two dozen Texas Democrats expressed concern about the elimination of a federal policy preventing immigration arrests at schools.

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Greg Abbott seeks $11 billion in federal reimbursements for border security

In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the governor blamed previous border security policy for leaving Texas “defenseless,” forcing state officials to spend billions.

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Conservatives clinch longtime goal of booting Democrats from leadership ranks in Texas House

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

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Brooke Rollins says she'll shield farmers from impacts of Trump's tariffs in ag secretary nomination hearing

Rollins previously led the Texas Public Policy Foundation and served under Gov. Rick Perry.

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Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe confirmed as CIA director

Ratcliffe is a native of Heath, Texas, where he served as mayor from 2004 to 2012.

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Texas State Bar seeks to dismiss its lawsuit against Ken Paxton for challenging 2020 presidential election

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.

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In Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, a push for residents to lose weight and curb diabetes

In Brownsville, the city and local hospital have helped residents lose more than 23,000 pounds since 2008.

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