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The Texas Tribune covers politics and a range of policy issues that affect all Texans.
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Texas Senate reveals $8 billion school funding plan as it seeks middle ground with House
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17031798/texas-senate-house-bill-2-school-funding
Published: May 15, 2025 22:41
The proposal would heavily invest in teacher pay and special education. It includes a modest $55 increase to schools' base per-student funding, significantly lower than what the House had sought.
Abbott wants to stop allowing federal benefits in Texas to be spent on unhealthy, high-processed food
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17031799/snap-benefits-texas-snap-restrictions
Published: May 15, 2025 22:34
Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP program.
Texas House bill allowing online voter registration got a public hearing — after missing deadline to become law
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17031756/texas-online-voter-registration-bill
Published: May 15, 2025 22:01
Texas is one of eight states without universal online voter registration. A lawmaker pushing for it says he’ll continue the fight.
As the Rio Grande runs dry, South Texas leaders look to new water supplies to sustain growth
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17031610/texas-water-rio-grande-valley-drought
Published: May 15, 2025 18:00
Leaders hope to treat groundwater and capture more rain as the water from one of the nation’s most iconic rivers becomes less reliable.
Texas House could consider repealing ban on homosexual conduct
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17031282/texas-homosexual-misconduct-ban-gay
Published: May 15, 2025 10:00
The law, on the books since 1973, has been unenforced since 2003, when the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional.
The fastest-growing city in the U.S. is in Texas, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of
Published: May 15, 2025 10:00
With Princeton leading the Texas pack, the state continues to set the pace for the rest of the nation, with seven of the 15 fastest-growing cities.
Proposal to enhance Texas’ pioneering junk science law approved by Texas House
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17031030/texas-junk-science-bill-house-david-cook
Published: May 14, 2025 22:18
Last year, lawmakers waded into a dramatic feud over the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, seen as the embodiment of the failures of Texas’ junk science law.
Bill to limit out-of-state donations to Texas candidates gets House approval
Published: May 14, 2025 22:02
The bill would cap out-of-state political donations to a candidate or lawmaker to $5,000 for a statewide election, $2,500 for a district office and $1,000 for a county office.
Texas House bill on lawsuits shelved after critics label it harmful to free speech
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030987/attorney-fees-slapp-lawsuits-bill-tabled
Published: May 14, 2025 21:42
House Bill 2988 was centered on who pays the legal fees of those who successfully defend themselves against libel or defamation lawsuits.
Houston midwife accused of illegal abortions appeals clinic closures
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030969/texas-abortion-illegal-arrest-houston-midwife
Published: May 14, 2025 21:34
In an appeal filed this week, Maria Rojas’ attorneys accused Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office of a careless investigation.
Business tax breaks closer to reality after Texas Senate approves compromise
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030901/texas-legislature-business-property-tax
Published: May 14, 2025 19:28
The Texas House must approve changes to the proposal that were brokered by party leaders. It’s part of a package of bills to bring down property taxes statewide.
Clock is ticking for Texas lawmakers to settle differences on $8 billion public school funding package
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030880/texas-public-school-funding-legislature
Published: May 14, 2025 18:44
Senators will hold a hearing Thursday on their counterproposal to the House's school funding bill. House Democrats and public education advocates have criticized the upper chamber for not moving faster to advance the legislation.
An agency tasked with protecting immigrant children is becoming an enforcement arm, current and former staffers say
Published: May 14, 2025 10:00
The Office of Refugee Resettlement’s welfare mission appears to be undergoing a stark transformation as President Donald Trump seeks to ramp up deportation numbers, current and former officials told The Texas Tribune and ProPublica.
Pressing deadlines, unfinished business: Where the Legislature stands on abortion, water, property tax and more
Published: May 14, 2025 10:00
A raft of social conservative priorities backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hang in the balance, including efforts to infuse more religion into public schools.
Texas bill seeking to keep toxic “forever chemicals” off farmland misses key deadline
Published: May 14, 2025 10:00
Supporters say the bill would protect farmland in Texas. Opponents say limiting PFAS chemicals in biosolids will force water utilities to look at other disposal methods, which will lead to higher utility bills.
Texas lawmakers debating DEI ban in K-12 schools ask: Do students benefit from teachers who look like them?
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030316/texas-dei-ban-k-12
Published: May 14, 2025 00:58
Conservative lawmakers say DEI efforts are discriminatory and push liberal ideologies on children. Critics point to research showing a diverse teacher body helps students succeed academically.
Bill requiring Texas hospitals to report the citizenship status of patients killed in House
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030304/texas-hospitals-undocumented-immigrants-patients
Published: May 14, 2025 00:25
It is unclear whether the House bill could come back as an amendment to another measure before the legislative session ends June 2.
ICE says it deported more than 500 people in the Houston area in one week
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030305/texas-houston-ice-deportations
Published: May 14, 2025 00:07
The agency did not offer details about the types of crimes or immigration violations the majority of the people were accused of.
Bill to ban child marriages in Texas advances in the House
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030296/texas-child-marriages-ban
Published: May 13, 2025 23:06
Before the House takes a final vote on the bill, it could face a proposal that would allow adults and minors to marry if their age gap is three years or less.
Texas Legislature approves bill to ease polling place requirements for countywide voting
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030256/texas-countywide-voting-polling-places
Published: May 13, 2025 21:57
The bill would reduce the minimum number of polling places that Texas counties must have, rolling back a 2023 law that created challenges for election administrators.
TribCast: Can Texas make its housing more affordable?
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030207/tribcast-texas-legislature-affordable-housing
Published: May 13, 2025 21:12
In this week’s episode, we discuss Texas’ rising home prices and the steps the Legislature is taking to reduce them.
After college students protested Israel-Hamas war, Texas Senate votes to restrict time, place and manner of future events
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17030120/texas-college-campus-protest-law
Published: May 13, 2025 18:17
Sen. Brandon Creighton says the bill will prevent disruption. Critics say it walks back conservative lawmakers' previous pledge to protect campus free speech.
“A gift to our mothers”: Moms could drive solo in car pool lanes under Texas House bill
Published: May 13, 2025 10:00
The bill originally allowed pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes, to be consistent with Texas abortion laws, but legislators extended it to all mothers.
It’s not just about vouchers and school funding. Here are the other Texas public education bills you should track.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17029830/texas-legislature-public-education
Published: May 13, 2025 10:00
Student discipline, uncertified teachers and school bans on DEI and cellphones are some of the topics being debated at the Texas Legislature this session.
New Senate bill offers last-minute reprieve for troubled Texas Lottery
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17029341/texas-lottery-commission-senate-bill-new-agency
Published: May 13, 2025 03:12
A key Senate critic threw a lifeline to the Texas Lottery when he proposed moving its oversight to a new agency instead of eliminating it entirely.
Proposals to require judges to deny bail more often advance through House panel, signaling a broader agreement
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17029328/texas-legislature-house-bail-judges
Published: May 13, 2025 02:32
Amending the Texas Constitution to crack down on the state’s bail practices has been an elusive priority of Gov. Greg Abbott’s for three consecutive sessions.
Texas House signals expanding state’s medical marijuana program
Published: May 12, 2025 22:30
House Bill 46 would increase the number of health conditions eligible and would offer smokeable products under the state’s medical marijuana program.
Texas bill to overhaul STAAR test clears the House but faces a skeptical Senate
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17029255/texas-staar-test-school-accountability-bill
Published: May 12, 2025 22:07
House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students’ performance compares to national averages.
6 takeaways about Alex Fairly’s journey into Texas GOP politics
Published: May 12, 2025 10:00
Texas’ newest Republican megadonor Alex Fairly got a look under the hood of Texas’ far-right political machine, and didn’t like what he saw. Here are six takeaways from his exclusive interview with The Texas Tribune.
Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17028776/texas-abortion-pill-bill-state-court
Published: May 12, 2025 10:00
The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be challenged in state court.
Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17028141/texas-house-trans-bills-advance
Published: May 11, 2025 01:44
If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply with that framework.
Texas allows certain children to get married. Lawmakers may close that loophole.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17027840/texas-child-marriage-loophole
Published: May 10, 2025 10:00
Lawmakers in 2017 took a major step to end most child marriages. However, emancipated teenagers 16 and older can get married.
After a sometimes graphic debate, Texas House advances bill limiting kids’ access to sexually explicit books in libraries
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17027688/texas-house-children-library-explicit-material
Published: May 10, 2025 00:02
The bill would bar those under 18 from checking out books with sexually explicit material without parental permission.
Ken Paxton says Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy suit
Published: May 9, 2025 23:29
The state attorney general sued Google in 2022, alleging it unlawfully tracked and collected users’ private data.
They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy
Published: May 9, 2025 20:52
The group from Johnson County waited 18 hours to testify at a hearing that started at 1 a.m. on a bill to limit toxic chemicals in fertilizer.
Texas Democrats cancel planned vote to condemn Rep. Henry Cuellar
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17027584/texas-rep-henry-cuellar-condemn-dropped-democrats
Published: May 9, 2025 20:28
Concerns about measures to enforce a ban against a lawmaker’s access to voter files led the party to drop the vote, a party leader said.
Texas attorney general wins $60 million judgment in pollution lawsuit
Published: May 9, 2025 20:16
A Texas business illegally dumped industrial waste into Skull Creek in Colorado County six years ago, then residents complained to the attorney general’s office.
John Cornyn says tax and spending bill must reimburse Texas $11 billion for border security
Published: May 9, 2025 18:17
Texas Republicans are pushing the federal government to pay the state’s costs of Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg’s Abbott’s border security initiative.
Texas lawmakers want to spend millions on Child ID kits. Experts say there’s no evidence they work.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17026735/texas-lawmakers-child-id-kits-funding-millions
Published: May 9, 2025 10:00
Texas legislators slipped millions for child ID kits into a 1,000-page budget proposal. The move comes two years after they quietly cut funding for such kits following a ProPublica and Texas Tribune report that showed there’s no evidence they work.
After immigration crackdown, international students in Texas self-censor to protect their education
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17026733/texas-international-students-immigration-fears
Published: May 9, 2025 10:00
Students told the Tribune they have deleted social media accounts, socialize less and steer clear of charged topics to avoid becoming targets of immigration authorities.
Texas lawmakers want to lower homeowners' insurance costs, but have few options
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17026734/texas-legislature-homeowners-insurance
Published: May 9, 2025 10:00
Texans pay some of the highest insurance premiums in the country, putting lawmakers under pressure to tackle rising costs.
Texas House advances bill that would prohibit land sales to people and entities from certain countries
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17026567/texas-foreign-land-purchase-senate-bill-17
Published: May 9, 2025 03:30
The legislation had only pertained to countries the government deemed national security threats. A last-minute change would let the governor add more countries to the ban.
UT System announces $100 million investment into civic leadership school
Published: May 9, 2025 00:19
The money will help pay for a permanent home for the school on UT-Austin's campus. Conservative donors and lawmakers, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, helped create the school in 2023.
Texas’ measles outbreak is nation’s largest since 2000
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17026427/texas-measles-spread-oklahoma-new-mexico
Published: May 8, 2025 20:47
The outbreak that originated in Texas has spread into multiple states. And, the summer will be the real test of how much bigger this outbreak can grow.
State Rep. Dennis Paul announces bid for Texas Senate with backing from Dan Patrick
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17026386/dennis-paul-mayes-middleton-texas-senate
Published: May 8, 2025 20:31
Paul is the first candidate out of the gate to succeed incumbent Mayes Middleton in an open seat running from Galveston to the outskirts of Houston.
Texas has thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells. Who is responsible for cleaning them up?
Published: May 8, 2025 16:00
Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water. Regulators say they need more money to address the problem.
The Texas Tribune has acquired the Austin Monitor
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17026005/texas-tribune-austin-monitor
Published: May 8, 2025 13:00
This move will allow us to build on the Monitor's mission to serve a growing city with more expansive needs.
Texas megadonor Alex Fairly joined forces with the GOP’s ultraconservative wing. He didn’t like what he saw.
Published: May 8, 2025 10:00
Fairly, an Amarillo businessman, backed many candidates aligned with conservative West Texas billionaire Tim Dunn’s political operation in 2024. Now he’s disavowing what he says are dishonest and aggressive campaign tactics while pondering his path…
You Spoke. We Listened. Together, we make Texas stronger.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17025901/texas-tribune-spring-member-drive-audience-survey
Published: May 8, 2025 10:00
We’re sharing insights from our 2025 audience survey as we launch our Spring Member Drive.
Texas election judges could carry guns if bill OK’d by House becomes law
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17025646/texas-gun-voting-poll-election
Published: May 7, 2025 23:07
Supporters said the bill would protect poll workers who continue to face violent threats.
UT-Dallas’ new president will be Prabhas Moghe, regents say
Published: May 7, 2025 19:00
Moghe, Rutgers University’s chief academic officer, is a biochemical and biomedical engineer and a former international student. He is expected to start in his new role later this year.