Arrests made, room cleared during chaotic Tarrant County meeting on voting site cuts
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:46:28 +0000
Lon Burnam, a former Texas House Democrat, was carried out of the meeting by deputies who told him he was under arrest.
Cornyn reaches deal to scrap DOJ anti-weaponization fund, ending Blanche standoff
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:22:34 +0000
Cornyn said he will vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination after the acting attorney general formally rescinded the fund and clarified the scope of a tax audit shield for President Trump and his circle.
Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:18:20 +0000
This is the second Texas university system sued over teaching restrictions in recent weeks. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17403330/texas-am-sued-race-gender-restrictions-professors
Abbott threatened Corpus Christi over its water crisis but hasn’t intervened with a troubled river authority
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000
A Nueces River Authority project could expand Corpus Christi's water supply, but the Texas governor has done little about the agency's financial problems despite choosing its board.
Most Black Texas voters back Talarico over Paxton, poll finds, despite Senate primary tensions
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000
In the survey released Tuesday, just 7% of Black Texans who voted in recent elections said they are less likely to vote in November due to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Democratic primary loss.
Data center approvals in Texas halted until audits completed, Gov. Greg Abbott says
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:12:20 +0000
On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17402677/texas-data-center-project-audit-greg-abbott
Which families are using ESAs? Here’s what we know about Texas’ first school vouchers
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:18:59 +0000
The number of Texas students using taxpayer money for private school or home-school could increase as more families accept invites. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17402678/esa-students-texas-school-vouchers-first-year
Following ban, Texas hemp reps sue state for violating commerce protections
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:18:44 +0000
Members of the hemp industry are suing Texas, claiming that the ban on hemp-derived THC products impose an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17402679/texas-hemp-thc-lawsuit-ban-felony
Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger dies at 83
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:02:22 +0000
Granger was the first GOP woman from Texas to be elected to Congress, where she served for nearly three decades. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17400319/kay-granger-texas-congresswoman-obituary
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
They’ve been hit by two major floods in two years. But Kerr County residents are staying.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Some say selling their property makes no financial sense even if they wanted to leave. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17402420/texas-two-floods-kerr-county-rebuilds
Flock license plate cameras are surging in Texas. So is an anti-surveillance backlash.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000
More than 200 local law enforcement agencies have data-sharing agreements with DPS, providing wide access to vehicle information.
Don Huffines sworn in as Texas comptroller ahead of November elections
Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:45:47 +0000
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed the hard-right, former state senator to lead the office as it oversees Texas’ launch of a $1 billion school voucher program.
Trump says he will pull Blanche’s attorney general nomination until Cornyn leaves office
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:27:39 +0000
The president suggested Cornyn was holding up Todd Blanche’s nomination because he endorsed Ken Paxton over the senior senator. Cornyn said it has nothing to do with their political history.
Texas lawmakers want to halt plan to build high-voltage transmission lines across the state
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:06:37 +0000
Amid a backlash, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and a chorus of state senators said the the state's plan for building new high-voltage transmission lines needs to be changed as the oil and gas industry faces an electricity shortage.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17398311/texas-transmission-lines-dan-patrick
Texas land commissioner orders feds to stop “illegally” clearing state border tract
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:19:59 +0000
Dawn Buckingham said a contractor hired by U.S. Customs and Border Protection trespassed and significantly altered land in Presidio County without permission.
ACLU launches legal claims in 17 states against immigration detention conditions, including Texas
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:37:16 +0000
A $10 million claim by Elton Purvis, who was held in Texas for seven months before his deportation, is part of the group’s allegations that immigrants’ medical and other needs were neglected. 
North Texas suburbs resisting new housing laws garner Abbott’s rebuke
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:06:35 +0000
Some cities are trying to make it more difficult to build apartments under a new housing law.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17398258/texas-greg-abbott-suburbs-housing-campaign
Houston mothers challenge Ten Commandments posters under Texas’ new parental rights amendment
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:24:02 +0000
The parents' suit leverages Texas law — versus federal First Amendment arguments — in the latest legal case involving the classroom posters.
Ken Paxton unveils economic plan centered on tax breaks in U.S. Senate race
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000
The Republican attorney general is starting a tour next week to promote the plan, which would create new housing and healthcare tax write-offs.