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Texas Senate panel approves $8 billion school funding plan as it seeks middle ground with House

The proposal would heavily invest in teacher pay and special education. It includes a modest $55 increase to schools' base per-student funding, significantly lower than what the House had sought.

The Texas Tribune

Abbott wants to stop allowing federal benefits in Texas to be spent on unhealthy, high-processed food

Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP program.

The Texas Tribune

SEC Football Primer: The Arch Manning Era Begins as League Hopes for Revival

The power conference has taken a back seat to the Big Ten in recent seasons on the gridiron, and its quarterbacks will be the key to a return to prominence in 2025.

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GOP leaders try to keep Friday reconciliation markup on track - Roll Call

House Republicans’ “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill has a Texas-sized problem as it heads to the Budget Committee for a Friday markup.

Roll Call

Texas high school student planned ‘mass violence,’ police allege: His mom bought him guns and ammunition

Mothers don't always know best.

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CBP Seizes Over a Dozen Weapons, Ammo in Smuggling Attempt In Texas

CBP agents in Texas seized over a dozen weapons and ammo while inspecting a car that sought to enter Mexico

Latin Times

As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas leaders look to new water supplies to sustain growth

Leaders hope to treat groundwater and capture more rain as the water from one of the nation’s most iconic rivers becomes less reliable.

The Texas Tribune

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Is NASA ready for the Red Planet? US senator's 'Mission to MARS Act' aims to modernize Johnson Space Center

Texas is positioning itself at the forefront of human spaceflight research with a $1 billion proposal to upgrade NASA's Johnson Space Center for missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

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Texas swelters as record-breaking heatwave sweeps across state

Record-high heat so early in the season means state has been hotter than Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth

The Guardian - US

Trump administration threatens groups that distributed federal aid for migrants

Fema-run program withholds funds it owes service providers and claims they may have aided ‘illegal activities’

The Guardian - US

A Thirsty Tesla Refinery Could Exacerbate Corpus Christi’s Water Crisis

Local activists warn that while residents must ration, unimpeded industrial expansion is imperiling the region’s future.

Texas Observer

The U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power To Fuel the Artificial Intelligence Boom

Texas, Virginia, and Pennsylvania are turning to nuclear power to meet data centers' energy demands.

Reason

Texas House votes to repeal ban on “homosexual conduct”

An unlikely group of Republican allies joined Democrats to approve repealing the ban, which has been unenforced since 2003. It is the first time the bill has made it to the House floor since it was first proposed decades ago.

The Texas Tribune

The fastest-growing city in the U.S. is in Texas, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of

With Princeton leading the Texas pack, the state continues to set the pace for the rest of the nation, with seven of the 15 fastest-growing cities.

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Indian scholar swept up in Trump’s crackdown on Palestine supporters freed

Federal judge rules Badar Khan Suri was ‘likely engaging in protected speech’ by opposing Israel's military campaign is Gaza

The Texas Tribune

Proposal to enhance Texas’ pioneering junk science law approved by Texas House

Last year, lawmakers waded into a dramatic feud over the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, seen as the embodiment of the failures of Texas’ junk science law.

The Independent UK

New militarized border zone spurs national security charges against hundreds of immigrants

Several hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border in New Mexico and Western Texas since the Department of Justice introduced the new approach

The Texas Tribune

Bill to limit out-of-state donations to Texas candidates gets House approval

The bill would cap out-of-state political donations to a candidate or lawmaker to $5,000 for a statewide election, $2,500 for a district office and $1,000 for a county office.

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Houston midwife accused of illegal abortions appeals clinic closures

In an appeal filed this week, Maria Rojas’ attorneys accused Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office of a careless investigation.

The Guardian - US

Lord Buffalo drummer removed from plane and detained by US border control

European tour cancelled after Mexican citizen Yamal Said of Texas-based band detained, despite having US green card

The Texas Tribune

Business tax breaks closer to reality after Texas Senate approves compromise

The Texas House must approve changes to the proposal that were brokered by party leaders. It’s part of a package of bills to bring down property taxes statewide.

The Independent UK

Texas continues to restrict the care women receive - but hey, moms could soon use the carpool lane

The Texas House passed a bill on the eve of Mother’s Day, allowing a woman who is ‘pregnant or is a parent or legal guardian’ to drive in the carpool lane even if there are no other passengers

The Texas Tribune

Clock is ticking for Texas lawmakers to settle differences on $8 billion public school funding package

Senators will hold a hearing Thursday on their counterproposal to the House's school funding bill. House Democrats and public education advocates have criticized the upper chamber for not moving faster to advance the legislation.

Latin Times

Ex-SpaceX Employees Plead for Elon Musk to 'Come Back' After Alleging Poor Management and Low Morale: 'Help Reignite the Spark'

Two former SpaceX technicians called out alleged dysfunction at the company's Starbase facility in Brownsville, Texas — begging CEO Elon Musk to intervene.

Latin Times

Texas Democrats Push to Ban Ted Cruz From Attending Sporting Events After String of Losses Dubbed 'Cruz Curse'

Harris County Democrats have introduced a satirical resolution to ban Ted Cruz from attending Texas college playoff games.

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