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07/23/2025
Long-standing problems led up to deadly Hill Country floods, witnesses tell legislative flood committee.
Communication problems, a lack of qualification standards for emergency management coordinators and other issues have plagued the state long before the July 4 floods, officials told two special committees Wednesday.
07/23/2025
The federal government plans to spend $1.26 billion to build the country's largest immigration detention center at Fort Bliss, an army base in El Paso, according to a recently-announced contract.
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a contract to build and run a 5,000-bed tent camp at the Army base in El Paso.
07/23/2025
As consumption of fossil fuels continues to rise, technologies developed by Texas companies could help change the view of carbon as a hard-to-manage waste product.
As consumption of fossil fuels continues to rise, technologies developed by companies in Texas could help change the view of carbon as a hard-to-manage waste product.
07/23/2025
A bipartisan coalition, organized by Nicole Nosek, played a role in getting the Legislature to pass laws tackling the state’s housing affordability woes.
07/22/2025
The Texas Senate is doubling down with its attempt to ban h**p-derived THC, setting up another showdown with the House, where lawmakers are more amenable to regulating the substance. https://bit.ly/4fdc5x1
Senate Bill 5 would ban products containing any detectable amount of any cannabinoid, creating criminal offenses for possession of h**p-derived THC.
07/22/2025
New TribCast: Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder joins this week's episode for the first of a two-part series on the 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries. https://bit.ly/3UozzFJ
In part one of our two-part look at the 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries, Matthew and Eleanor talk to Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder.
07/22/2025
Texas election officials are praising a revamped federal immigration database that they’ve begun using to validate the citizenship of registered voters. But some critics are raising concerns about data privacy and accuracy.
Texas officials praise the revamped immigration database, but some critics are raising concerns about data privacy and accuracy.
07/22/2025
Thank you to our TribFest25 student media partner, Baylor University's student newspaper, The Baylor Lariat!
THC-related poison control calls tripled in Texas after h**p became legal. But experts say poison control data doesn’t specify which calls are related to h**p versus more dangerous K2, and show that most THC poisonings cause minor side effects.
Experts say poison control data don’t specify which calls are related to h**p versus more dangerous K2, but show that most THC poisonings cause minor side effects.
07/22/2025
New: Gov. Greg Abbott was initially resistant to the plan pushed by President Donald Trump’s political team to pick up new GOP seats through redistricting, according to two people who have spoken to Abbott and the White House about the discussions.
The governor eventually agreed to include redistricting on his special session agenda after discussing the matter with the president on a phone call.
07/22/2025
Texas Democrats vow to use delay tactics to drag out GOP redistricting effort.
With few options to prevent the Republican majority from passing a new congressional map, Democrats threatened to filibuster, delay hearings and even break quorum.
07/21/2025
Eric Flores, a Republican Army veteran and lawyer from Mission, announced Monday he is running for Texas’ 34th Congressional District, targeting Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen in a swing seat carried by President Donald Trump last year. https://bit.ly/4lYojMN
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