Federal judge pauses Texas Republicans’ bid to close primaries
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:11:30 +0000
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said in his ruling that he expects Republicans to succeed in restricting primaries to voters registered with the party during the next legislative session.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17466506/texas-republican-party-closed-primaries
Texas Supreme Court rules baby delivered by surrogate can leave Texas
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:23:57 +0000
The decision clears the way for the 1-month-old’s biological parents to relocate him from Dallas to Los Angeles, where the couple lives, to seek treatment there. Their surrogate wants him in Texas.
Feds reimburse Texas for $7.5 billion in border spending, ending delay
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:48:19 +0000
The grant program was created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which became law in July 2025.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17466347/texas-border-money-reimburse-billions
What to know about possible border barriers in Big Bend
Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:49:27 +0000
The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration. But a bipartisan group of elected officials is pushing to halt that plan, especially in the national park.
Where is screwworm in Texas? Track cases here.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000
The New World screwworm poses a multibillion-dollar threat to the state’s cattle industry. We’re keeping track of where these cases are reported. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17360310/screwworm-tracker-texas-cases-by-county
Texas officials are cracking down on “illegal birth tourism.” Here’s what that means.
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Texas officials have sued a Houston area postpartum center as well as investigated Rio Grande Valley hospitals over allegations of soliciting foreigners to have babies on U.S. soil.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17380639/texas-birth-tourism-illegal-immigration-explainer
T-Squared: Erin Thornton establishes the John Thornton Founding Fund
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000
Her $1 million gift — including a $500k match — honors Tribune Founder John Thornton's vision, and asks the next generation to see themselves as founders too.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17466020/texas-tribune-john-thornton-fund-donation-legacy
Texas land commissioner 2026: Who is running and what you need to know
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
The General Land Office oversees investments that earn billions of dollars for public education, manages state lands, operates the Alamo and administers disaster recovery funds and benefits to Texas veterans. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 race and where they stand.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17465865/texas-land-commissioner-glo-2026-buckingham
Top Texas Republicans knew Bo French’s history of racist comments. They supported him anyway.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
The Railroad Commission candidate is under fire from fellow Republicans for a post that said a picture of college students celebrating a football victory shows “how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.”
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17465866/bo-french-texas-republicans-silence
All recent polls have Talarico ahead of Paxton in the U.S. Senate race
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000
We're tracking all major polls in the U.S. Senate race to give Texans a fuller picture of where this race is headed. Paxton has been consistently trailing in the polls, but the margins are tight.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17404964/texas-us-senate-james-talarico-ken-paxton-polls
Minnesota drops extradition lawsuit against Abbott after ICE officer’s arrest
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:18:08 +0000
Minnesota prosecutors accused Christian Castro of injuring a Venezuelan man and lying about what led to the shooting. He also faces federal charges. 
One group has stayed mostly mum on Bo French’s racist post — Texas’ oil and gas industry
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:59:26 +0000
One of the state’s largest oil and gas industry groups condemned French’s comments about South Asian students. They have not pulled their endorsement. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17464965/bo-french-oil-gas-industry-texas
John Cornyn says he won’t vote for Bo French as backlash to racist post rises
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:34:14 +0000
The outgoing U.S. senator called the Texas Railroad Commission candidate “an embarrassment to the Republican Party.”
Texas freezes installation of Flock cameras along state roads
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:10:58 +0000
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state Department of Transportation to stop issuing permits for automated license plate readers.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17464967/texas-flock-camera-pause-highways-txdot
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls on ERCOT to reverse 30% pay raise for board members
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:03:43 +0000
Patrick has also rebuked ERCOT’s board for approving and then backtracking on a contract that would allow ERCOT’s CEO to earn $6.4 million in 2027. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17464909/texas-dan-patrick-ercot-board-pay-increase
$12 billion in Medicaid funds restored to Texas hospitals, ending impasse with the feds
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:34:53 +0000
The announcement ends a nearly year-long dispute with the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services over the funding to Texas hospitals, which were slated to lose $27 million a day. 
UT-Austin cutting majors centering Latino, Black, women and gender studies, email shows
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:23:04 +0000
The University of Texas at Austin rejected a department’s plan to keep the majors, a decision that came without public knowledge, an interim department chair told faculty.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17464761/university-texas-austin-cuts-race-gender-majors
More young people are getting involved with South Texas civil rights group amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000
For La Union del Pueblo Entero’s biennial convention, members under 45 years old made up the largest share of participants.
“Uncharted territory”: Two months from Election Day, Democrats in Texas are truly competitive
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Democrat James Talarico is consistently leading in the polls over Ken Paxton, which is unheard of in recent decades. National forecasters are calling Texas a tie, or else giving the advantage to the Democrat.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17464407/democrats-texas-james-talarico-november-midterms
Harris County to spend $3M on community safety programs leaders say have driven down crime
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000
One domestic violence care advocate said the county’s program that provides money to survivors to pay for basic needs could be a model for the rest of the state. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17464408/texas-harris-county-community-safety-investment