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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
Gov. Greg Abbott signs dog tethering bill after vetoing similar proposal over the summer
BY JAMES POLLARD at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 25, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After vetoing a similar measure over the summer, Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law a bill that makes the unlawful restraint of a dog
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
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration in bid to force construction of U.S.-Mexico border wall
BY URIEL J. GARCÍA at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 21, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his counterpart from Missouri filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Biden administration, claiming it broke the law by
Texas urges U.S. Supreme Court to allow near-total abortion ban to stand as Biden administration lawsuit unfolds
BY REESE OXNER at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 21, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to keep the state’s near-total abortion ban in place, arguing that the Biden administration’s attempt to block the
Power companies required to better prepare plants for winter in first phase of rule approved by Texas regulators
BY ERIN DOUGLAS OCT. 21, 20211 PM CENTRAL Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas utility regulators on Thursday approved a rule requiring power companies to better prepare for winter weather — based on recommendations that were made, but never acted upon, a
