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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

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“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.

Space

‘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.

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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.

The Texas Tribune

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.

Sports Illustrated

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.

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.

The Texas Tribune

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.

Sports Lens

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.

Latin Times

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.

The Texas Tribune

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‘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

The Independent UK

Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier

Texas has been the center of the nation's largest measles outbreak in decades

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“Some People Just Really Shouldn’t Be Parents”: 58 Raw Stories Of Parents Disowning Their Kids

My dad disowned me for dating black men. He himself is 1/4 black. He tried to speak to me after spreading some serious hate speech about me around town.I disowned him for being disgusting disrespectful and generally out of his mind. Best decision ever.Image credits: tamere1218#2My wife’s parents kicked her…

The Guardian - US

Trump hates wind power. But these Texas Republicans are embracing it

Wind turbines have become a financial lifeline in rural areas, but state legislators are now targeting them

InsideEVs

2026 Toyota bZ First Drive: The EV America Needs Right Now

The refreshed and renamed bZ gets over 300 miles of range, Tesla charger access and a lot of speed. Can it save the day?

The Texas Tribune

An East Texas community grapples with school closures as education options shift

The schools were closed last week after years of declining enrollment. The school communities said increased choices were to blame.

Fortune

NRG rides the power wave with big deals as the S&P 500’s biggest riser in 2025

NRG is doubling its natural gas-fired power plant fleet through acquisitions and preparing to thrive with or without the data center power boom.

The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmaker abruptly spiked his bill to punish cities that don’t deal with homeless encampments

The bill would have withheld some tax dollars from cities that did not comply with state law.

The Independent UK

Here's what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department

A Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has been tasked with overhauling the federal agency that manages vast tracts of public lands

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