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How Texas Republicans moved beyond a bathroom bill to successfully ban transgender athletes from school sports
BY ALLYSON WALLER at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 27, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. For mental health support related to COVID-19, call the state’s 24/7 toll-free support line at 833-986-1919. You can also reach a trained crisis counselor through the National
Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott promised
BY URIEL J. GARCÍA at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 26, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State officials have shortlisted five firms to design and build barriers on the Texas-Mexico border — including some companies that had the quality of their work
Texas House committee to investigate school districts’ books on race and sexuality
BY BRIAN LOPEZ at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 26, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A Republican state lawmaker has launched an investigation into Texas school districts over the type of books they have, particularly if they pertain to race or sexuality
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez will run for a different House seat in 2022 after redistricting made his more competitive
BY PATRICK SVITEK at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 26, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, announced Tuesday he is running for reelection in the 34th Congressional District rather than his current 15th District. Gonzalez had been considering
An FDA panel will decide today whether to recommend approval of the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5-11. Here’s what that means for Texans.
BY KAREN BROOKS HARPER AND BRIAN LOPEZ at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 26, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. An advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to vote Tuesday on whether the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine should be used
Eva Guzman airs early ads in bid to stand out in crowded primary for attorney general
BY PATRICK SVITEK by The Texas Triubune, OCT. 24, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. One of the Republican primary challengers to Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching TV ads earlier than usual in a bid to stand out in the
Enrollment at Texas’ public universities inches ahead of community colleges for the first time since 1990s
BY KATE MCGEE at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 22, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The number of students attending Texas’ community colleges dropped below enrollment in the state’s four-year universities for the first time since the 1990s as many two-year schools
