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A year after Texas’ largest wildfire, Panhandle residents tugged between hope and anxiety

The Panhandle town of Canadian is determined to move beyond the deadly fire. And yet, they are reminded almost daily another catastrophe is possible.

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Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI

At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.

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A shortage of criminal defense attorneys threatens indigent right to counsel in rural Texas

Texas’ indigent defense commission wants lawmakers to spend $35 million on public defender offices in rural areas, but some say that isn’t nearly enough to ensure compliance with the U.S. Constitution.

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Investigations into the Texas Lottery grow after courier controversy

AG Ken Paxton’s office joins two other investigations by state officials into the commission as one service suspends operations due to the agency’s ban.

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Operaciones de ICE en Texas: Qué derechos tienen los inmigrantes

Abogados y grupos de inmigración recomiendan a los inmigrantes informarse sobre las acciones de la administración del presidente Donald Trump, como la expansión del uso de expulsiones aceleradas.

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New Texas Supreme Court chief justice calls for judicial raises, changes to bail laws

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock embraced constitutional originalism, a judicial philosophy tied to conservatism, in addressing the Legislature.

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Thin majority of Texas House signs on to support voucher bill

The 75 co-sponsors plus the bill’s author would provide enough votes to pass Gov. Abbott’s top priority measure in the 150-seat House.

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First death in West Texas measles outbreak is unvaccinated child

More than 120 people across nine counties have been infected during the largest Texas outbreak in 30 years.

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Texas has the highest rate of uninsured children, and it’s getting worse

Issues with Medicaid coverage, including long wait times, abrupt loss of coverage and lack of political will to expand it, have contributed to Texas’ high uninsured rate for children.

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How the Supreme Court of the United States and federal courts work and affect Texans

Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.

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Bexar County hires veteran election official pushed out of previous job amid right-wing criticism

Michele Carew was unanimously appointed as election administrator for the county that’s home to San Antonio, four years after leaving her post in Hood County.

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U.S. Rep. August Pfluger benefits from fund drive promoting third Trump term

A Trump official says the president did not approve the fundraising message connected to the Republican Study Committee.

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High housing costs, inflation bite into Texas sales tax growth

Officials said the state’s higher cost of living means less state sales tax revenue, which makes up more than half of the state budget.

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More than 100 arrested in Colony Ridge immigration raids, ICE says

The development outside of Houston has long drawn the ire of Texas Republicans who claim it’s a haven for undocumented people.

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ERCOT approves $54 million plan to move CenterPoint’s mobile generators to San Antonio

All Texans connected to the state grid will now pay for the generators rather than just CenterPoint customers.

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TribCast: One year after the fires

On this week’s episode, the gang looks at where things stand a year after the largest wildfire in state history.

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“We’re in competition”: An East Texas school district faces hard choices as education options grow

The Lufkin school district says it must do a better job of promoting itself amid growing competition from charter schools and homeschooling.

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Why two border counties are joining Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star after migration slows

The counties hope to access state money to help pay for some criminal justice work, such as prosecuting drug cases and overtime.

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U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence

Ruben Gutierrez wants to be able to sue prosecutors to compel them to test evidence that he says will prove he did not kill a Brownsville woman in 1998.

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New study finds elevated cancer rates near toxic San Jacinto River waste pits

State researchers found above normal levels of four types of cancer in communities near a toxic waste site.

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Texas House unveils plan to cut property taxes, setting up fight with Senate

Lawmakers will debate how to spend $3.5 billion in proposed tax cuts, a legislative priority for Republican leaders.

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Texas Lottery remains in lawmakers’ sights despite move to ban third-party sales of tickets

The policy shift was announced before state senators, skeptical of the move, grilled officials with the department and courier services in a hearing on SB 28.

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Feds target “criminals and illegal immigrants” in Houston-area development, Abbott says

The Colony Ridge development has long been under scrutiny from conservative lawmakers, think tanks and influencers who cast it as a hotbed for undocumented immigrants and cartel crime.

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Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools

Sen. Brandon Creighton has filed bills that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and programming, while creating ways for parents to complain about violations to the DEI ban.

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Young Democratic social media star, frustrated by campaigns, sees another path to turn Texas blue

Olivia Julianna, 22, loves politics but hates the in-fighting she sees in too many Democratic campaigns in the state.

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