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TribCast: A very unusual Supreme Court term

The TribCast gang is finally reunited, just in time to dive into the big cases and unresolved questions from the term.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1, 2025

Senate passes GOP’s tax and spending bill with Cornyn, Cruz priorities included

The package includes $13.5 billion to reimburse states for border spending. It is expected to meet resistance in the House from some Texas Republicans.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1, 2025

A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.

Because their insurance did not cover the cost of vaccinations, the family qualified for a variety of options to help lower the cost, but they were not offered assistance.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1, 2025

Texas capital murder case attempts to severely punish abortion pill use by treating a fetus as a person

A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 30, 2025

Sen. John Cornyn looks to overcome Paxton primary challenge by embracing Trump

As he faces the toughest electoral challenge of his career, Cornyn has also wielded his powers as a U.S. senator to lean into partisan issues prized by the GOP base.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 30, 2025

Texas lawmakers have gotten used to state budget surpluses. That era may be ending.

As federal pandemic aid ends and sales tax revenues cool, analysts say it could constrain the Texas Legislature in coming years. But they don’t see an immediate budget crisis on the horizon.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 30, 2025

Top Texas Democrats ponder the state’s future at forum amid questions about what’s next for their party

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke was joined at his San Antonio town hall by U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and state Rep. James Talarico, whose names have been floated for statewide office.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 28, 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election for open state Senate seat

The contest coincides with the state’s November uniform election, when voters across Texas will already be at the polls to decide local offices and ballot measures.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2025

“It will affect all families”: Challenges await Texas parents if birthright citizenship ends

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship to take effect in certain states in 30 days.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2025

Texas education board approves Native Studies course, skirting concerns about state’s K-12 DEI ban

The long-awaited vote survived objections from the panel’s most right-leaning Republicans, who criticized the lessons as “un-American woke indoctrination.”

The Texas Tribune · Jun 27, 2025