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Once again, Texas Legislature unlikely to pass ethics legislation this year

Lawmakers filed dozens of bills that would increase transparency around spending in elections and strengthen penalties for campaign and lobbying violations. None are poised to pass.

The Texas Tribune

FBI Analyst Facing Several Felonies After Downloading Child Sex Abuse Videos: Texas Officials

Texas police say that an FBI employee downloaded several videos of child sexual assault. He has since been charged with multiple felonies.

Latin Times

Lawrence Wright: America's Misadventures in Wars, Cults, and Panics

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author discusses the enduring roots of Middle Eastern conflict, the rise and fall of cultural panics, and why Texas may be the blueprint—and battleground—for America's future.

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Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving

Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education.

The Conversation

European fertiliser plants use US ammonia made with shale gas, investigation reveals

Despite green promises, Yara and BASF’s Texas factory relies on highly polluting natural gas from Permian Basin

The Guardian - UK

Bill curbing the flow of abortion pills into Texas likely dead

Proponents of SB 2880 have singled out Rep. Ken King, House State Affairs committee chair, for letting the bill languish.

The Texas Tribune

Texas will require state documents to reflect sex assigned at birth

Many trans Texans have changed the sex listed on their birth certificate, driver’s licenses and other documents. They say their identities will be invalidated under bill headed to governor's desk.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas colleges will soon be able to pay their athletes

House Bill 126, which allows student athletes to receive a slice of the billions Texas colleges generate in revenue from their teams, now awaits the governor’s signature.

The Texas Tribune

Texas bill penalizing cities and counties for progressive policies misses House deadline

Senate Bill 2858 would have expanded a sweeping state law intended to erode the authority of the state’s major urban areas.

The Texas Tribune

Legislature to work out differences on bill limiting protests at public universities

The Senate on Thursday refused to agree to changes the House made to Senate Bill 2972 that made it less restrictive, prompting a conference committee.

The Texas Tribune

Texas likely to expand medical marijuana program eligibility amid looming hemp ban

House Bill 46, which awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s approval, would include more patients with chronic pain and allow for prescribed vaporized and aerosol products.

The Texas Tribune

“Anti-Red Flag Act” that would limit when guns can be taken from people advances in Texas House

Senate Bill 1362 would prevent officials from taking someone’s firearms if they haven’t been charged with a crime or aren’t subject to a protective order under the Texas Family Code.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Age Verification Law for App Stores Is Here Despite Tim Cook, Big Tech's Efforts Against It

Texas has passed a bill that now makes it a law for all app stores to have age verification for users.

International Business Times

SpaceX reached space with Starship Flight 9 launch, then lost control of its giant spaceship (video)

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the ninth time ever today (May 27), on a bold test flight that featured the first-ever significant reuse of Starship hardware.

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The Mary Sue

‘How dare an employee, at her place of employment, do her job, that she is paid to do’: Mom says Texas Roadhouse workers ruined her meal. Is she right?

There’s only one thing that can make working in the service industry even more grueling: Holidays. For retail or service workers, holidays can make a customer-facing role even more taxing. Customers expect this, of course, but sometimes there are still hiccups that leave at least one–if not both–parties extremely unhappy.

The Texas Tribune

Ronnie Dugger, trailblazing founder of The Texas Observer, dies at 95

Dugger launched the Observer, a fixture of the Texas media landscape known for its decidedly progressive lens to state affairs, in 1954.

Sports Illustrated

Steve Sarkisian Shoots Down Texas' Massive Rumored NIL Roster Cost

It was reported earlier this offseason that Texas was spending $40 million on their roster.

The Texas Tribune

Texas oil companies face new deadlines to plug inactive wells

Senate Bill 1150, which is on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott, is a rare example of the Texas Legislature regulating the state’s oil and gas industry.

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The Texas Tribune

Texas bill allowing smaller homes on smaller lots amid housing affordability crunch advances in House

Senate Bill 15, a top priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, is part of a broad push by lawmakers to put a dent in the state’s high home prices.

Sports Lens

Top College Football Running Back Recruits Weigh Heavy Decisions

Top 2026 College Football running back recruits close in on commitments as Alabama, Texas, and Miami emerge as clear favorites.

Latin Times

GOP Lawmaker Defends Legalizing 'Sawed-Off' Shotguns: 'We Just Don't Have That Kind of Gangland-Style Shooting These Days'

Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1596, a measure that removes short-barrel firearms, known as sawed-off shotguns, from the state's prohibited weapons list.

The Texas Tribune

Lawmakers near deal to spend $20 billion over two decades on water crisis

The deal allocates $1 billion a year to water projects for 20 years, which some groups estimate is a fraction of what Texas needs to save its water supply.

We Got This Covered

‘A mistake we’ll never make again’: Texas Dems admit they took Latino voters for granted after crushing defeats

Finally noticed they exist.

Reason

Texas Revs the Growth Machine

Plus: The near death of starter-home reform in Texas, Colorado's pending ban on rent-recommendation software, and a very Catholic story of eminent domain abuse.

The Independent UK

18-year-old kayaker is killed on Texas lake when jet ski slams into her then the driver takes off

Ava Renee Moore was killed during Memorial Day weekend at Grapevine Lake

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