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Winning the Red Planet race: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top US priority, experts say

"The Chinese may well beat the U.S. with a grab sample."

Space · Jan 7

Midterm Memo: The C-Team. Maybe B-.

The Texas Democratic slate-in-progress could definitely be worse.

Texas Observer · Jan 6

Statewide battles, Latino voters and down-ballot contests: the biggest Texas political stories to watch in 2026

The Texas Tribune’s politics team has compiled five of the top stories we're watching this year, when voters will have their first chance to make their opinions known on the events of 2025.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 2

Can Congress find a path on government 'jawboning' limits? - Roll Call

Both parties say they want to rein in federal pressure on social platforms, but writing a new law could prove difficult to achieve.

Roll Call · Dec 24, 2025

Cruz vs Vance: Texas senator considering 2028 run as non-MAGA option, report says

Texas senator is ‘seriously’ eyeing bid to challenge MAGA successor, likely the vice president, in 2028 according to allies

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

Texas’ next top lawyer: What does the attorney general do and how has Paxton remade the office?

Texans will elect a new attorney general next year for the first time in over a decade. The office handles legal matters impacting everyday life and, currently, plays a leading role in the conservative movement.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 22, 2025

Texas lawmakers from both parties oppose Trump’s order targeting state AI laws

Texas’ new law regulating AI is set to take effect Jan. 1, two months after Trump’s executive order threatening to cut off some federal money if states pass “onerous” AI laws.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 19, 2025

Brendan Carr admits his FCC is Trump’s journalism police

It is clear that the FCC is not an independent agency, but an instrument of the president’s political agenda

The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2025

Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast location

The Senate has moved quickly to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations, just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Senators press FCC's Carr in wake of Kimmel controversy - Roll Call

Senate Commerce Committee Democrats pushed Carr over comments that appeared to threaten local TV affiliates' licenses.

Roll Call · Dec 17, 2025