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01/02/2026
State Rep. James Talarico raised nearly $7 million for his U.S. Senate run during the latest fundraising quarter, increasing his total haul to $13 million since launching his bid, his campaign said Friday. https://bit.ly/493RJVz
The Democratic Senate hopeful’s campaign said virtually all the donations, 98%, were for $100 or less. Candidates must file updates by the end of the month.
01/02/2026
Located about 80 miles southwest of Fort Worth, Palo Pinto Mountains will become the first new state park to open in North Texas in nearly 25 years.
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park will be the first to open in North Texas in about 25 years.
01/02/2026
The Texas Tribune’s politics team has compiled five of the top political stories we are watching in 2026, when voters will have their first chance to make their opinions known on the events of the past year.
The Texas Tribune’s politics team has compiled five of the top stories we're watching this year, when voters will have their first chance to make their opinions known on the events of 2025.
01/01/2026
President Donald Trump said he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks hung up the effort. Via AP
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott previously sent the state's National Guard to Chicago.
01/01/2026
Trump administration weighing new South Texas land exchange with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Federal officials are considering swapping 775 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge with the aerospace company, according to The New York Times.
01/01/2026
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry.
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
12/31/2025
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls audit of Texas Southern University financials “deeply disturbing.”
Patrick previously requested a Texas Rangers investigation into any criminal wrongdoing at TSU, one of the nation’s largest historically Black colleges.
Patrick previously requested a Texas Rangers investigation into any criminal wrongdoing at TSU, one of the nation’s largest historically Black colleges.
12/31/2025
Dallas County Republicans abandon plan to hand-count ballots in March primary. via Votebeat
Dallas County Republican Chairman Allen West cited cost, staffing, and logistics concerns for the decision.
12/31/2025
Immigrant families in Texas have gone into hiding after latest Trump administration policy. https://bit.ly/4qulPrd
Last month the Trump administration made people from 19 nations ineligible to obtain legal status. “Fear won,” said one woman who came from Venezuela nearly a decade ago.
12/31/2025
Texas Tribune photojournalists captured a turbulent year in Texas, from the Capitol to classrooms, immigrant communities and a river town marked by tragedy, these images capture moments that shaped public life across the state. https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/31/texas-2025-year-in-photos/
Photojournalists document another year across Texas. Our photos illustrated the tense redistricting debate at the Capitol, the aftermath of the Hill County floods and more.
12/31/2025
An appeals court has overturned the conviction of Austin police officer Christopher Taylor in a fatal shooting in downtown Austin in 2019, and in a rare move, acquitted Taylor. https://bit.ly/4pYBGOF
Taylor's conviction was the first time a Travis County police officer had been found liable in an on-duty fatal shooting.
The ruling came in a lawsuit from a group of homeowners and could be appealed. An estimated 14,000 homes were inside the Addicks and Barker reservoirs when Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain in 2017.
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