The announcement comes after a Texas Tribune investigation revealed the reforms the district’s state-appointed superintendent implemented, known as the New Education System, are straining finances.

The recent ICE recruit was issued a body camera, reports said. It’s not clear why he was not using the device during the Sunday shooting.

Ker’Sean Olajuwa Ramey was convicted in 2007 Ramey’s codefendant was put to death last week.

Student groups in two cases concerning drag performances on Texas A&M System campus venues argue the bans violate First Amendment protections.

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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was discharged after four hours into ICE custody and taken 135 miles to an immigration detention center.

McKenna West fled to Texas to give birth last month, saying she could not trust the biological parents after they asked her to get an abortion.

Angela Paxton accused Ken Paxton of adultery in divorce filings but has been publicly silent about her view of his race. On Friday, she spoke to a group of Republican women in a speech called the “Elephant in the room.”

In this week’s episode, we talk about how French’s tweet has brought turmoil to the Republican Party and assess whether other statewide races are really competitive.

In an affidavit, the Rangers said they believe camp leaders committed multiple crimes including manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 27 campers and counselors in the July 2025 flood.

High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Just over a third of Texas prisons are fully air conditioned.

Republicans have seized on his past votes and comments to argue he will revert to his most progressive positions if elected, while Talarico’s campaign insists he has remained consistent.

Some detained Texans were pursuing pathways to stay here legally. None had criminal convictions.

People who work near the site where ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez say the agency’s presence in the area has been constant amid President Trump’s mass deportation push.

The exchange of 715 acres in the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge for 683 acres of private land is expected to occur Sept. 22.

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez legally entered the country in 2024 via the CBP One app and applied for asylum, his attorneys said. But he missed a court hearing after the notice went to the wrong address.

Lawmakers recently learned of the slow progress made by the companies, which have four months to come under compliance with the law prompted by the 2024 Panhandle wildfires.

The high price tag, coupled with less state funding from students leaving the district, raises questions about whether the academic improvements are sustainable in the long run and whether other districts can afford to replicate it.

The shooting in Austin, which injured Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot a man in Houston.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said in his ruling that he expects Republicans to succeed in restricting primaries to voters registered with the party during the next legislative session.

The decision clears the way for the 1-month-old’s biological parents to relocate him from Dallas to Los Angeles, where the couple lives, to seek treatment there. Their surrogate wants him in Texas.

The grant program was created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which became law in July 2025.

The General Land Office oversees investments that earn billions of dollars for public education, manages state lands, operates the Alamo and administers disaster recovery funds and benefits to Texas veterans. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 race and where they stand.

The Railroad Commission candidate is under fire from fellow Republicans for a post that said a picture of college students celebrating a football victory shows “how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.”

One of the state’s largest oil and gas industry groups condemned French’s comments about South Asian students. They have not pulled their endorsement.

The outgoing U.S. senator called the Texas Railroad Commission candidate “an embarrassment to the Republican Party.”

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state Department of Transportation to stop issuing permits for automated license plate readers.

Patrick has also rebuked ERCOT’s board for approving and then backtracking on a contract that would allow ERCOT’s CEO to earn $6.4 million in 2027.

For La Union del Pueblo Entero’s biennial convention, members under 45 years old made up the largest share of participants.

The announcement ends a nearly year-long dispute with the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services over the funding to Texas hospitals, which were slated to lose $27 million a day.

Minnesota prosecutors accused Christian Castro of injuring a Venezuelan man and lying about what led to the shooting. He also faces federal charges.

Democrat James Talarico is consistently leading in the polls over Ken Paxton, which is unheard of in recent decades. National forecasters are calling Texas a tie, or else giving the advantage to the Democrat.

One domestic violence care advocate said the county’s program that provides money to survivors to pay for basic needs could be a model for the rest of the state.

The fire has burned 90,000 acres, making it the second largest fire in the region’s history.

Tierra Walker, who was 20 weeks pregnant, died of a serious complication known as preeclampsia in December 2024.

Appointed a decade ago, the education commissioner insists that when he has direct oversight, academic gains follow. His critics await better student outcomes.

LeJames Norman would become the fifth inmate put to death by the state this year barring a U.S. Supreme Court reprieve. His codefendant is scheduled for execution a week later.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick balked at the contract two boards approved for Pablo Vegas. The ERCOT chief said officials then decided not to execute the deal.

GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton has been dogged by allegations of personal and professional improprieties throughout his political career. Do voters care?

Another Texan, Rep. Pat Fallon, also is seeking a leadership role on the top investigatory committee for the U.S. House.

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Wayne Christian said his agency’s meeting kept him from addressing lawmakers about eliminating some public comments at the Texas Railroad Commission.

Two ads will take the U.S. Senate candidate’s economic message to the Harlingen, Laredo and Corpus Christi areas.

Appointing a deputy comptroller who graduated from Texas A&M three years ago is just one of numerous shake-ups at an agency responsible with some of the state’s most important business.

Under previous law, operators could keep inactive wells up indefinitely.

In a statement Monday night, university officials indirectly addressed Bo French’s comments, calling students at the game Saturday night “incredible fans.”

Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, made the comments at a private lunch in Austin, according to attendees.

Last year, less than 30% of data centers responded to a state-mandated water usage survey conducted by the Texas Water Development Board.

The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration. But a bipartisan group of elected officials is pushing to halt that plan, especially in the national park.

On a conservative radio show, Bo French suggested the politicians who criticized him were "less-conservative people."

State Rep. Ken King first proposed the Interoperability Council in 2025 following the Panhandle wildfires. The Legislature has failed to approve the proposal twice.

It is not clear if Patrick’s campaign sought permission from three Texas universities to use their trademarks in a college football-inspired ad that appears to be AI-generated.

French, the Republican nominee for a statewide position regulating Texas’ oil and gas industry, posted a photo of University of Texas students, while decrying “foreigners” displacing Americans.

Redrawing political boundaries between the primary and general election raises serious constitutional concerns, the court said.

After opposing Paxton in his primary and sitting out all summer, Senate GOP leadership is dropping tens of millions to help the attorney general play catch-up on the airwaves.

The new accountability data includes student achievement indicators and STAAR scores. Financial data has been updated as well.

The Department of Family and Protective Services has been slowly moving foster services to contractors who aren’t giving enough details on costs, the Legislative Budget Board said.

The Public Utility Commission will vote to greenlight three proposals to build first-of-their-kind transmission lines after approving two massive lines last month.

With high costs top of mind, GOP candidates in competitive races tested a tightrope act: Trump’s policies are helping, but Biden is still the culprit for your gas and grocery bills.

McKenna West has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying she does not trust that the biological parents have the child's best interest at heart.

Kimmel was briefly suspended by ABC after the FCC threatened the network when he made a joke on air about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Outdated technology and stricter requirements for Medicaid and SNAP food assistance have made it harder for Texas to give timely approval to applications, state officials and advocates say.

After Texas banned nearly all abortions, patients have struggled to get ectopic care. More than 300 patients here experienced substantial blood loss in 2023 and 2024, compared to 2018 and 2019.

The president used his winding, nearly two-hour keynote address to try to boost Republicans around the country, telling his supporters to “pretend that I’m on the ballot” this fall.

Talarico’s comments on Fox News came in contrast to positions he took in the Texas House opposing GOP restrictions on trans student-athletes.

Kirk Watson, a former state legislator, says a parent petition could stop the Texas Education Agency from taking over Austin ISD.

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It would cost $1.5 billion to fully cool all prisons, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice estimates.

Rep. Henry Cuellar and Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina are both courting crossover support in a region where voters have been willing to defy Democratic or Republican labels.

In this week’s episode, the podcast crew discusses the state’s new social studies curriculum, and the concerns from Muslims that it portrays their religion as violent.

National Republicans branded their midterm convention as “Trumpapalooza,” with a clear goal of energizing GOP voters — and stocking their campaign coffers — during a difficult midterm environment.

David Maxwell was among the top attorney general officials who reported Paxton to the FBI and later testified at his impeachment trial.

The two-day gathering, informally dubbed “Trumpapalooza,” will put Texas at the center of the political world as it hits the homestretch of its most competitive election cycle in years.

On the campaign trail, the governor said dismantling city-owned utilities will save customers money by introducing competition.

This is the first buy that Trump’s well-heeled political operation has made for a general election, underscoring how critical Texas’ Senate race is to the GOP’s hopes.

The score changes are part of an annual process to review the accuracy of STAAR results, state officials said.

The attorney general won a lawsuit against the feds for withholding a Medicaid funding stream three years ago. Texas faces the same cut, but Paxton has stayed quiet.

Musk’s super PAC recently dropped almost a quarter-million dollars boosting the Republican Senate nominee, who has seen a recent surge in outside support yet continues to lag in fundraising.

The Republican U.S. Senate nominee appears to have violated federal ethics law, which requires candidates to report their income and disclose mortgages on properties other than personal residences, experts said.

Law enforcement agencies from across the country search the DPS Flock database once every four seconds, on average. After the Tribune inquired, DPS said it will limit which agencies can access the network.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s latest push to restrict what students can access adds to Texas school librarians’ angst, the educators said.

The college students and recent graduates join our nonprofit as we produce TribFest and cover heated midterm elections. Our fellows gain real-world experience while helping us serve Texans.

This is the first year for education savings accounts, which allow Texas families to use taxpayer dollars for private or home schooling.

More Texans have become food insecure due to a rise in natural disasters and less qualifying for SNAP benefits. Rural food banks in particular face additional pressures.

More than 200 courses, including those on LGBTQ literature, cultural studies and climate change, will no longer count toward core degree requirements at 11 Texas A&M universities.

If not carefully vetted, candidates’ proposals to lower costs could exacerbate future affordability issues, experts say.

Abbott’s spokesman reiterated that Texas is not doing anything wrong that would disqualify hospitals from receiving nearly $10 billion in Medicaid funding annually.

The announced funding will help 19 counties pay for infrastructure repairs, but Texas is still waiting for help for individuals in the affected counties.

The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian José Morales García return to Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in Central Texas.

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Gov. Greg Abbott was quick to criticize a similar vote last year, when he said the state may need to “micromanage” the city to protect water availability in the region.

Historically a Republican stronghold, Tarrant County has shown occasional signs of trending purple as voters narrowly supported Democratic candidates at the top of the statewide ballot in recent elections.

These school districts had a school fail state academic A-F ratings for a fourth consecutive year in 2026.

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Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration will withhold about $9.8 billion in extra funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the actual cost of services.

Forecasters warned that the risk of flooding could continue in East Texas into Thursday as the tropical storm’s remnants move slowly north.

The city agreed to deannex roughly 445 acres near the Port of Brownsville at SpaceX’s request in exchange for funding for water and wastewater projects.

Islamic scholars and Muslim Texans say fear and political opportunism distort the meaning of sharia.

The final votes conclude years of debate over how social studies lessons should broach race and religion.

SpaceX and other large employers have brought a surge of new wealthy homebuyers in the region. As home values grow, Brownsville officials plan for future housing.