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Texas House Committee Examines State Voter Registration Database, Citizenship Verification
With less than three months to go before early voting begins in the 2026 midterm elections, the Texas House Elections Committee took testimony this week regarding ongoing issues with the state’s voter database, identification of noncitizens, and county struggles to comply with 2025 election reform legislation. The two-day hearing kicked off Monday with an update […]
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Here’s Where Greg Abbott and Gina Hinojosa Stand in Major Polls
Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott faces outgoing state Rep. Gina Hinojosa (D-Austin) in the general election for governor this November, and he leads her by varying margins in the most recent polls. The gap ranges from a seven-point advantage in a New York Times/Siena survey conducted in June to a one-point advantage in a Fox News […]
Paxton Launches Campaign Tour in North Texas, Gathering Unlikely GOP Allies
A range of Republicans rallied in North Texas on Tuesday night to kick off Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s “Protecting the Texas Promise” Tour. The Republican nominee for U.S. Senate packed a crowd of attendees and some unlikely allies into Allen restaurant Matt’s Rancho Martinez for a campaign event that introduced Paxton’s economic agenda and […]
Texas A&M Professors Sue University Over ‘Race, Gender Ideology’ Policies
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and four Texas A&M University (TAMU) professors filed a lawsuit on Monday against the university’s board of regents over its policy on teaching “race or gender ideology.” In November, the TAMU System Board of Regents unanimously voted to change the way the university system defined “gender ideology” and […]
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Texas’ Reinstated 2021 THC Rules
Three plaintiffs are suing the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and Attorney General Ken Paxton, among others, following the DSHS’ reinstatement of stricter THC definitions last month. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. See the […]
Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed a 21-person board to oversee water in a broad area surrounding the Nueces River, which runs through Corpus Christi, Texas. Brenda Bazán for ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded with fury after Corpus Christi officials announced in March that this Gulf Coast region of more than […]
New Poll of Texas Statewide Races Shows Talarico Leads Paxton by 2 Percent
In a new poll from the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research Center at Texas Southern University (TSU), state Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) held a narrow 2 percent lead over Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the race for U.S. Senate, while Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican statewide candidates continued to lead by single-digit margins. […]
The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But We Found Many Yards Still Have Toxic Levels of Lead.
From left, Brenda González Rocha holds her 8-month-old, Isaías, as González’s daughters Carolina, 6, and Camila, 8, play on the trampoline in their backyard in June. González’s front yard tested high for lead, and she is concerned how the contamination could “affect their quality of life.” Rebecca S. Gratz for ProPublica Shortly after buying her […]
High-Voltage Transmission Lines at Texas Senate Committee Hearing Spark Reactions from Elected Officials
Texas lawmakers were up in arms after a recent Texas Senate interim committee hearing covering the controversial proposal for 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines to be built across the state. Both lawmakers and members of the public criticized the proposal at the hearing last Wednesday, with state Sens. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) and Phil King (R-Weatherford) expressing […]
Kay Granger, First Texas Republican Woman in Congress, Passes Away at 83
The first female Republican to represent Texas in the U.S House of Representatives and first female mayor of Fort Worth, Kay Granger, passed away on Sunday, with Texans from both sides of the aisle mourning the loss and lauding her legacy. Granger, who served in Congress for nearly three decades at the mast of significant […]
Decline of Remote Work May Factor in Reported H-1B Visa Homebuyer Exodus From North Texas
A recent survey bolsters the claim that immigrants on work visas are draining away from the North Texas real estate market. However, both economic and political factors may be at play, according to market research and a leading agent who works with people from India who move to the United States for jobs. Texas home […]
