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Largest City Budgets in Texas Outpace Population, Prices Growth, and Population
City councils in Texas are all grappling with deficits or deficits as they prepare expenses for the upcoming fiscal year. Costs have boomed over the past ten years in comparison to the rates of population growth and prices. A number of the five largest cities in Texas ‘ budget documents attribute shortfalls to a combination
Judge Rejects the Karmelo Anthony Retrial, Paxton and Talarico Weigh In on the Event
Karmelo Anthony’s request for a second trial was turned down by a city judge in Kaufman County after he was just found guilty of murder in Collin County. Austin Metcalf, a other high school student, was stabbed at a track meet in April 2025, and Anthony was found guilty. Anthony received a 35-year jail sentence
In a battle for the U.S. Senate, Paxton discloses new national data center proposals.
On Monday, August 24, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, released a new plan on data centers and artificial intelligence ( AI ) on August 24. Paxton proposed new national laws that would change everything from how information centers are built and operated to how businesses are held accountable
At the Texas House Public Health Committee’s time experiencing, social media and newborn mortality take center stage.
The Texas House Committee on Public Health discussed a number of time charges, including the impact of social media on infant mortality prevention, while also establishing a new committee on children’s health. The committee’s inaugural meeting was preceded by Chairman Gary VanDeaver (R-New Boston ) establishing the new Subcommittee on Maternal Health, Menopause, and Access
Political Report Goes Texas Statewide Democrat-Leaning Races
The GOP faces a difficult political culture in the midterm elections of 2026 as The Cook Political Report shifts its ratings for Texas ‘ general and U.S. Senate races to Democrats on Thursday. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his Democratic challenger, state representative James Talarico (D-Austin ), both now believe the race is
Both the Supreme Court and the Appeals Court of Texas Vote to Stop Galveston County’s Post-Primary Redistricting.
A Texas appeals court has declined to stop the implementation of a redistricting plan for Galveston County that was put in place following the primary elections in March 2026, causing an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX ) earlier this month. The restrictions for the commission, constables, and judges of the peace
Texas House Committee Hearing on the 765-kV Transmission Plan Breaks the Lines.
In the discussion raging through the Texas political landscape surrounding the <a href="https://thetexan.news/issues/energy/texas-elected-officials-landowners-share-growing-concerns-over-proposed-new-transmission-lines/article_b3acce07-5b01-49b6-90bd-97bf1525efca.html”>Permian Basin Reliability Plan, improbable relationships have emerged. On Wednesday, the Texas House State Affairs Committee held hearings on data centers and the government’s plans to construct 765 kV transmission lines to supply West Texas with energy from East and Central Texas, dedicating
Texas legislators are considering using automated registration plate readers to spot speeding in both classrooms and function areas.
With an automated system that combines speed detection and automatic license plate readers ( ALPR ) to alert law enforcement to potential violations, state lawmakers are considering using technology to crack down on speeding in schools and work zones. During a preliminary hearing on Monday, Associated General Contractors of Texas senator Clint Henson stated that
Texas Lacks a Statewide Water Use Record and Regional Tax Cuts for Data Centers
According to express officials, the Texas Legislature is preparing to address the development of data centers based on information provided by the designers. Some government officials told the Texas House’s State Affairs Committee that they did not systematically monitor data centers ‘ water use or the local revenue breaks they received during a prolonged hearing
North Texas’s” Project Safe Schools” Initiative is Announced by the U.S. Attorney.
The U. S. The Northern District of Texas prosecutor’s office announced a national program called Project Safe Schools to fight abuse in public schools. The program is intended to protect students, enforce transparency, and restore accountability in public schools across North Texas, according to a press release released on August 18. ” Forney Independent School
What Kids Should Know About Physical Abuse in Youth Sports
ProPublica’s collab. Sarah Blesener’s for ProPublica image. I’ve covered how youth sports agencies have failed to protect children from sexual animals because a reporter for The Washington Post and presently ProPublica. I’ve spoken with numerous kids. Some of the kids were victims of instructors. Some were interested in learning how to protect their children. Almost
Abbott Supports a Texas School System with an End to H-1B Visa Holders.
Gov. At a media conference on Tuesday, August 18, Greg Abbott proposed prohibiting Texas public institutions from accepting international funding and limiting their ability to employ H-1B card holders. Abbott, who is re-electing in November, has made learning a key focus of his plan. He praised the professor reward system, praised the report education funding
