Texas News

Crypto kiosks were used to scam $56 million from Texans last year. Lawmakers want regulation.

Fraudsters are increasingly using the ATM-like machines for fast access to money that’s difficult to trace.

by Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

Gov. Greg Abbott shows off his best beady-eyed squint at the 2024 Republican Convention.

Texas News

Experts warn Gov. Greg Abbott’s property tax plan could bankrupt Texas, hobble cities

One expert described the Republican governor’s plan as “starving all of your state services” while locking cities into economic stagnation.

by Michael Karlis July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

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Texas Senate panel lays groundwork for renewed push to ban THC products

THC’s effects on issues ranging from homelessness to mental health were examined at Tuesday’s meeting with the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

by Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during the CPAC Texas 2022 conference in Dallas.

Assclown Alert

Appointing a Christian Nationalist bomb thrower to oversee elections legislation with Gov. Greg Abbott

Abbott’s appointment of former Texas Rep. Nate Schatzline as senior adviser on election policy sends a dangerous signal.

by Sanford Nowlin July 7, 2026July 7, 2026

Texas News

National Democrats ready to pump money into two Texas House races in San Antonio

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is spending a total of $50 million to flip GOP-controlled seats in the Texas Lege.

by Sanford Nowlin June 29, 2026June 29, 2026

Texas News

Texas leaders are asking data centers how much water they use. Most aren’t responding.

Data centers use water to cool their massive arrays of computer servers. A state agency sent out a survey to figure out how much, but less than a third of the companies responded.

by Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

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Texas lawmakers put limits on cities’ plans to enact progressive policies. Some want to go further.

Some Republican Texas House members want to give more power to the attorney general to sue cities and issue financial penalties.

by Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune June 6, 2026June 6, 2026

Students enter the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station on Sept. 18, 2025.

Texas News

Texas Dream Act goes to court over fight to restore in-state tuition for undocumented students

Advocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The law giving eligible undocumented students in-state tuition at colleges was blocked last year.

by Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

State lawmakers and their families bow their heads during the invocation on the House floor during the opening ceremony of the 89th Texas legislative session at the Capitol in Austin on Jan. 14, 2025.

Texas News

National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list

Republicans would have just a 76-74 majority in the Texas House if the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee succeeds in flipping its targeted GOP districts.

by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Students gather in the hallway outside of a classroom as they wait for a teacher between periods Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Odessa.

Texas News

From school closures to staff cuts, Texas admins will detail budget woes to lawmakers

Public school leaders will share how they are navigating finances, teacher quality and special education in the wake of last year’s state funding overhaul.

by Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Protesters mourn the death of academic freedom during a mock funeral that began at the University of Texas at Austin on May 20, 2026. Some critics say the state's efforts to ban diversity, equity and inclusion is hampering what's taught on college campuses.

Texas News

UT System, community colleges complying with Texas’ DEI ban, auditors find

The state’s spot review found Texas public colleges were not using diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campuses.

by Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune May 23, 2026May 23, 2026

Texas News

In parched Texas, a state fund to boost water projects falls almost $3 billion short of demand

Ten water projects received initial approval to split $1.28 billion in state money this year, but 13 others didn’t make the cut — including one that may supply drought-stricken Corpus Christi.

by Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune May 9, 2026May 9, 2026

Happy Clouds smoke shop on Guadalupe Street in Austin displays hemp flower bud on March 30, 2026, the day before the state banned its sale.

Cannabis News

Smokeable hemp pulled from Texas shelves again as state appeals case

After a month reprieve from a statewide ban, Texas businesses cannot sell rolled joints and flower buds as the lawsuit travels through the courts.

by Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

Rena Schroeder poses for a portrait on her ranch where she runs an equine learning nonprofit and cares for rescue livestock in Lott on May 4, 2026.

Texas News

Texas Republicans have a data center problem

Data center construction is unpopular among locals, and a majority of the facilities are being proposed in red, rural counties. That puts Texas Republicans in a tough spot, as the White House has encouraged states to let the centers flourish.

By Taylor GoldensteinMay 7, 2026May 7, 2026

State Rep. Salman Bhojani is sworn in on floor of the Texas House of Representatives.

Texas News

‘McCarthyism with a Texas accent’

Texas State Representative Salman Bhojani on the (not so) new rise of politicized Islamophobia.

by Gus Bova, The Texas Observer May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Crosses mark the spot where Beth and Hutch Bryan and Martha Crawford were staying during the floods on July 4, 2025, in Kerr County.

Texas News

Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to pass flood protections. Some could have saved lives.

Dozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. Some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas.

By Lexi Churchill, The Texas Tribune and Propublica, Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune, and Pratheek Rebala, ProPublicaMay 6, 2026May 6, 2026

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Report: As Texas buys more parkland, it’s not providing upkeep on state parks it already has

Texas has a $700 million maintenance backlog for its state parks, and the problem is likely to get worse due to climate change, according to researchers.

by Sanford Nowlin May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

In January, days after Trump’s inauguration, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order ordering “all appropriate state agencies to assist federal actors working under the direction of the Trump Administration with carrying out functions under federal immigration laws.”

Texas News

Civil rights groups sue to stop Texas law that lets local and state police deport people

Senate Bill 4, set to go into effect next week, empowers state authorities bring charges against people for illegally crossing the border — traditionally a power reserved for the federal government.

by Sanford Nowlin May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

Texas News

Supreme Court voting rights ruling enables Texas Republicans to redraw more partisan maps

Texas lawmakers will be able to draw more aggressively partisan maps for the state House, Senate and education board when they return in 2027.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Camp Mystic in Hunt on July 9, 2025. The camp announced that it will withdraw its application to renew its operating license.

San Antonio News

Texas Hill Country’s Camp Mystic abandons bid to reopen this summer

Twenty-five campers, two counselors and the Christian camp’s executive director died in a devastating 2025 flood. Families of victims had criticized plans to reopen.

by Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

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Texas legislature

Crypto kiosks were used to scam $56 million from Texans last year. Lawmakers want regulation.

Experts warn Gov. Greg Abbott’s property tax plan could bankrupt Texas, hobble cities

Texas Senate panel lays groundwork for renewed push to ban THC products

Appointing a Christian Nationalist bomb thrower to oversee elections legislation with Gov. Greg Abbott

National Democrats ready to pump money into two Texas House races in San Antonio

Texas leaders are asking data centers how much water they use. Most aren’t responding.

Texas lawmakers put limits on cities’ plans to enact progressive policies. Some want to go further.

Texas Dream Act goes to court over fight to restore in-state tuition for undocumented students

National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list

From school closures to staff cuts, Texas admins will detail budget woes to lawmakers

UT System, community colleges complying with Texas’ DEI ban, auditors find

In parched Texas, a state fund to boost water projects falls almost $3 billion short of demand

Smokeable hemp pulled from Texas shelves again as state appeals case

Texas Republicans have a data center problem

‘McCarthyism with a Texas accent’

Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to pass flood protections. Some could have saved lives.

Report: As Texas buys more parkland, it’s not providing upkeep on state parks it already has

Civil rights groups sue to stop Texas law that lets local and state police deport people

Supreme Court voting rights ruling enables Texas Republicans to redraw more partisan maps

Texas Hill Country’s Camp Mystic abandons bid to reopen this summer