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• Sid Miller says Republicans will lose statewide elections due to rapid data center development, backlash

  06-08-2026 20:03 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The Texas agriculture commissioner has openly criticized Gov. Greg Abbott for not taking a stronger stand against data center development. The governor has ignored him.
  
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• Texas fights court ruling requiring that defendants get quicker access to psychiatric hospitals

  11-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  A federal judge recently ruled that Texas must give defendants who are mentally incompetent to stand trial a state hospital bed within 21 days.
  
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• Here’s how to find information about data centers in Texas

  11-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  What information is accessible about a data center project can differ from place to place and depend on whether a project seeks out tax breaks, whether it needs local rezoning or special permits, and how it will get its power and water.
  
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• Despite federal efforts to drop vaccine recommendations, Texas requirements unchanged

  11-08-2026 00:38 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  Public health officials said some parents are confused about what vaccines are required to attend Texas schools amid efforts to change recommendations.
  
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• Despite federal efforts to drop some children’s vaccine recommendations, Texas requirements unchanged

  11-08-2026 00:38 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  Public health officials said some parents are confused about what vaccines are required to attend Texas schools amid efforts to change recommendations.
  
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• Texas THC ban continues as federal judge rejects emergency motion

  10-08-2026 23:45 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  Hemp businesses and consumers asked to block state regulations on THC, but their lawsuit remains pending.
  
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• New secretary of state will continue to defend Texas’ open primaries against GOP lawsuit

  10-08-2026 22:49 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The Legislature “can and will” take steps to limit who can vote in which primary, Secretary of State Robert Howden said in a Monday court filing.
  
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• While data centers boom in Texas, their plans stay shrouded in secrecy

  10-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  Data center developers can use nondisclosure agreements and shell companies to shield the details of their deals from the public. Even state officials also say they need more transparency from the industry.
  
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• Black-majority schools in Texas receive more Fs than A ratings, leaving parents with tough choices

  10-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  Black Texas families weigh whether to send their children to schools with more academic resources — but potentially fewer of their values.
  
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• Ted Cruz’s college sports bill left in limbo as U.S. Senate takes August recess

  08-08-2026 00:04 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The Protect College Sports Act gained a burst of momentum with last week’s support from the SEC and Big Ten, but the clocking is ticking as the Senate prepares to leave town.
  
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• Ted Cruz’s college sports bill hangs in the balance as U.S. Senate scrambles ahead of August recess

  08-08-2026 00:04 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The Protect College Sports Act gained a burst of momentum with last week’s support from the SEC and Big Ten, but the clocking is ticking as the Senate prepares to leave town.
  
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• Houston area toddler at center of fight over brain death testing has died

  07-08-2026 18:38 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  In May, the family of 2-year-old Annelise Camp sued Texas Children’s Hospital to prevent brain death testing after she drowned in a hotel pool.
  
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• Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a “mistake”

  07-08-2026 17:50 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The president’s comments to Punchbowl News come just days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide pause of approval for data centers trying to connect to the power grid.
  
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• Who’s leading in Texas’ U.S. Senate race? We’re tracking poll results between Ken Paxton and James Talarico.

  07-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The 2026 U.S. Senate race is poised to be one of Texas’ most competitive statewide races in years. We’re tracking the latest polls so you can see who’s ahead.
  
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• Democrats in Congress, able to visit ICE lockups in Texas, describe grim conditions

  07-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  Immigration officials denied the allegations, but Reps. Joaquin Castro and Veronica Escobar said they’ve come across numerous problematic examples.
  
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• Harris County DA says independent investigation into fatal ICE shooting will cost $2.5 million

  06-08-2026 23:48 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  District Attorney Sean Teare said his office may need to sue to see evidence in the July shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo because federal agencies aren’t cooperating.
  
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• Appeals court rejects Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to overturn Texas State Fair gun ban

  06-08-2026 19:21 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The fair banned firearms in 2024 after a shooting at Fair Park. Paxton’s lawsuit has faced multiple setbacks, the latest from a court appointed entirely by Gov. Greg Abbott.
  
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• Lack of broadband service, funding gives rise to telehealth services in rural clinics

  06-08-2026 18:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  Clinics with better internet connections are now offering telehealth services to patients who can’t do it from their homes.
  
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• New details emerge in little-known case of a border agent who killed a migrant in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley

  06-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The federal agent said he shot the man in self defense last December amid a fight that erupted after agents tried to arrest the migrants who were retreating to Mexico.
  
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• Fracas over Tarrant County voting sites highlights public distrust over how elections are run

  06-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  Residents questioned whether officials in the closely watched purple county will make election decisions fairly in a “hyperpartisan environment.”
  
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• A Border Patrol agent killed a migrant in Texas last December. Officials are still withholding details.

  06-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The federal agent said he shot the man in self defense last December amid a fight that erupted after agents tried to arrest the migrants who were retreating to Mexico.
  
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• A border agent killed a migrant who crossed into Starr County. Eight months later, it’s still under investigation.

  06-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The federal agent said he shot the man in self defense last December amid a fight that erupted after agents tried to arrest the migrants who were retreating to Mexico.
  
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• James Talarico rolls out economic agenda that takes aim at “false Gospel of trickle-down economics”

  06-08-2026 04:50 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  Like his U.S. Senate rival, Ken Paxton, the Austin state lawmaker introduced a plan to address what he called an “affordability crisis.” But they differed on who is to blame for rising costs.
  
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• Former state Rep. Lon Burnam eyes lawsuit after arrest during meeting on voting site cuts

  05-08-2026 22:07 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The former Democratic lawmaker was accused of disrupting a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting and spent hours in jail before his release.
  
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• National Democrats add former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district to Texas congressional target list

  05-08-2026 13:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The sprawling district, vacated by former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales earlier this year, went for President Trump by 15 points. But Democrats see an opening to win its Hispanic-majority electorate.
  
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• James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of voter fraud. His own voter registration is raising questions.

  05-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  After hitting his GOP foe for voting under an address where he no longer lived, the Tribune and ProPublica found the Democratic Senate candidate also appears to have done so.
  
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• Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schools

  05-08-2026 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The Waco school district is one of the latest to partner with the Third Future charter network as a last-ditch effort to stave off state intervention.
  
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• Houston law firm with Trump ties gets $150M contract for child immigrant legal services

  05-08-2026 04:34 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  A Burke Law Group founder was a former Trump appointee to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior.
  
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• TribCast: The Flock camera freakout

  04-08-2026 22:58 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  As Texas police departments build out a network of advanced license plate readers, public outcry over surveillance and safety is growing.
  
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• Tarrant County delays vote on polling sites for November election

  04-08-2026 21:46 via feeds.texastribune.org
  
  The delay came after commissioners heard testimony from dozens of speakers, the majority of whom were opposed to a cut in voting sites.
  
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