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The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Starter Homes Live in Texas, Die in Arizona

Plus: A new constitutional challenge to inclusionary zoning fees, a vetoed ban on rent-recommendation software, and a ill-conceived rent freeze in New York City.

Reason

Will Texas Workers Ever Get a Break from the Summer Heat?

A long-awaited hearing on a proposed OSHA heat protection rule is set for June 16, but workers are uncertain to get relief under Trump.

Texas Observer

Texas becomes latest state to push for political control over ‘woke’ universities

The legislation marks the latest effort among Republican-led states to reshape higher education institutions

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What Texas lawmakers did after the state’s largest wildfire

A package of bills aims to better prepare the state to prevent and fight wildfires.

The Texas Tribune

From vouchers to a cellphone ban, this year’s lawmaking session brought transformative changes to Texas schools

An agenda driven by conservative priorities, schools’ financial duress and teacher needs led to an $8.5 billion boost, new discipline rules, more Christianity in classrooms and a DEI ban.

The Texas Tribune

Tributes to King of the Hill and Parks and Recreation star killed in Texas shooting

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The Independent UK

King of the Hill creators pay tribute to star Jonathan Joss after death in Texas shooting

Actor had only just finished recording scenes for animated show’s reboot later this year

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Texas Tech Walks Off Oklahoma in Awesome Fashion to Make First Championship Series

Oklahoma will not be winning a fifth-straight WCWS.

Sports Illustrated

What is 'Reasonable Doubt' in Texas Criminal Law?

Having probable cause gives law enforcement grounds for an arrest. However, an arrest does not always mean an easy day for the prosecution in court.

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Texas lawmakers voted to ban consumable THC products. Will Gov. Greg Abbott sign — or veto — the bill?

Abbott faces pressure from both sides of the aisle. The prohibition was a priority for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, but some hemp farmers and veterans want it killed.

The Texas Tribune

In final act, Texas Legislature boosts judges’ pay and lawmaker pensions

House and Senate members agreed that judges needed a pay raise. But they spent the final hours of the legislative session debating whether Texas lawmakers should also benefit from the boost.

The Texas Tribune

Rep. Tony Tinderholt, voice of the insurgent far right GOP, to retire from the Texas House

Tinderholt attributed his decision to retire to his confidence in a new conservative generation of lawmakers and a desire to spend more time with his family.

The Texas Tribune

School vouchers, THC ban, property tax cuts: Here’s what Texas lawmakers did in the 2025 regular session

The Legislature wrapped up without the same drama that defined the end of the last two sessions, with state GOP leaders checking off nearly everything on their to-do lists.

The Texas Tribune

‘King of the Hill’ voice actor shot and killed in Texas

He planned to be involved in the upcoming reboot.

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The Independent UK

King of the Hill actor Jonathan Joss fatally shot in Texas after argument with neighbor

Actor was also known for playing Chief Ken Hotate on ‘Parks and Recreation’

Texas Observer

Legislature Mandates Sheriff-ICE Cooperation in Jails or Streets

Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert deputies into roving immigration agents.

The Independent UK

Inside Houston’s Trump Burger restaurant: Where a Tower is 1lb of beef and its owner is a migrant

MAGA fast food chain expands across Texas – just don’t order the Biden Burger

Fortune

Delaware lawyers are winning fee 'multipliers' as high as 66 times their hourly rate, study reveals

Could that bring about a corporate DExit from the state?

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Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams Are on the Cover of NCAA ’26. Where Do They Rank in the Top 10 Sophomores in College Football?

For College Football 25, the cover athletes were all experienced college ballers. Quinn Ewers was headed into his senior year with Texas, as was Michigan’s Donovan Edwards. Travis Hunter — the two-way extraordinaire — was the least experienced on the cover, and was about to be a junior with Colorado…

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear GOP activist’s lawsuit challenging Texas Ethics Commission’s lobbying fine

Former Empower Texans leader Michael Quinn Sullivan has challenged a $10,000 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission for failure to register as a lobbyist for more than 10 years at nearly every level of the state court system.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Mayhem at NCAA Baseball Tournament as Two Top Seeds Go Down

For just the second time ever, the two top seeds have been eliminated in the regional round.

The Guardian - US

Key US weather monitoring offices understaffed as hurricane season starts

National Weather Service offices in hurricane-prone areas are reeling from job cuts and a hiring freeze imposed by Trump

The Texas Tribune

How RFK Jr., Democrats and Republicans found common ground over food labels in Texas

Texas is poised to lead the country in an initiative to inform denizens of what’s in their food. Food industry experts say it’s going too far.

The Texas Tribune

Bills aimed at studying, restricting “forever chemicals” in Texas fail

Texas lawmakers bypassed bills that would have restricted “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, studied health impacts and banned some uses of PFAS-laced firefighting foams.

The Texas Tribune

Bill requiring that Texas sheriffs work with federal immigration authorities heads to governor’s desk

Senate Bill 8 would further expand the state’s role in enforcing immigration laws, long the sole jurisdiction of the federal government.

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