Texas’ app age verification law allowed to go into effect for now
by Paul Cobler, The Texas TribuneMay 28, 2026 Texas’ law requiring app marketplace operators like Google and Apple to verify all users’ ages and…
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Texas prisoners face new book ban after hundreds test positive for synthetic drugs
by Zahiyah Carter, The Texas TribuneMay 28, 2026 A new state policy that bans prison inmates from receiving hardback books and used books will curb…
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Gov. Greg Abbott to Texas colleges: Don’t increase tuition, fees
by Jessica Priest, The Texas TribuneMay 27, 2026 Gov. Greg Abbott reminded Texas colleges: Do not raise undergraduate tuition or fees next year. In a…
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Doctors say woman in El Paso ICE detention center urgently requires surgery that she is being denied
by Lomi Kriel, The Texas TribuneMay 20, 2026 The 911 call came two days after immigration agents detained the 23-year-old Guatemalan woman in…
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Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Senate GOP runoff
by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas TribuneMay 19, 2026 President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Ken Paxton in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate in…
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Parts of Texas immigration law are likely unconstitutional, federal judge signals
by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas TribuneMay 13, 2026 During a hearing to block parts of a Texas law that would let state police arrest people…
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Smokeable hemp pulled from Texas shelves again as state appeals case
by Stephen Simpson, The Texas TribuneApril 8, 2026 After a one-month reprieve, smokeable hemp products, such as flower buds and rolled joints, must…
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Federal court blocks rule that let Texans obtain out-of-state abortion pills
by Ayden Runnels, The Texas TribuneMay 1, 2026 The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday blocked a 2023 Federal and Drug Administration…
Continue Reading Texas shops can still sell smokeable hemp THC until July 27, judge rules
by Stephen Simpson, The Texas TribuneApril 8, 2026 A Travis County district judge has allowed the sale of natural smokeable hemp products, such as…
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Camp Mystic abandons bid to reopen this summer
by Emily Foxhall, The Texas TribuneApril 30, 2026 Camp Mystic on Thursday said it has withdrawn its application for an operating license, a decision…
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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map
by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas TribuneApril 27, 2026 Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map is officially cleared for use, after the U.S. Supreme…
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Texas can force schools to post Ten Commandments, federal appeals court rules
by Jaden Edison, The Texas TribuneJanuary 20, 2026 Texas can enforce a state law requiring public schools to display posters of the Ten Commandments…
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A Venezuelan family followed the rules to enter the U.S. After being arrested and detained for a month, they’re leaving.
by Uriel J. García, The Texas TribuneApril 16, 2026 EL PASO — In the summer of 2025, José, his wife Carolina and their teenage daughter arrived…
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Rep. Tony Gonzales could face expulsion from Congress amid furor over sexual misconduct
by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas TribuneApril 13, 2026 WASHINGTON — Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, could be expelled from Congress this week as…
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Judge rules to temporarily block Texas’ smokeable hemp ban
by Stephen Simpson, The Texas TribuneApril 8, 2026 A Travis County district judge has temporarily lifted a statewide ban on the sale of natural…
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Speaker Dustin Burrows lists data centers, property taxes and annexing slice of New Mexico among 2027 priorities
by Kayla Guo, The Texas TribuneMarch 26, 2026 Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows directed lawmakers to study the secession of New Mexico…
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Texas Education Agency orders public schools to remove mentions of Cesar Chavez from lessons
Schools were also directed to cancel or change celebrations of the late civil rights leader amid allegations of sexual abuse. by Sneha Dey, Texas…
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Texts show Rep. Tony Gonzales asked for explicit photos from aide who later died by suicide
Texts show Rep. Tony Gonzales asked for explicit photos from aide who later died by suicide Additionally, a police report shows that the aide, Regina…
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Cuban man’s death at El Paso tent camp was result of “spontaneous use of force,” ICE says
His death is the first homicide in ICE custody in recent history, experts said. It comes after the deadliest year in ICE detention in decades.…
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Rep. Tony Gonzales attacks primary opponent amid reporting of his affair with aide who died by suicide
The San Antonio Express-News reported on a text message from a staffer admitting to having an affair with Gonzales. The staffer died last year after…
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Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz reacts to brief FAA closure of El Paso airspace
A source told the Tribune that Defense Department drones spurred the announced closure, but the White House said unmanned craft were flown by Mexican…
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Texas has stopped state agencies and universities from filing new H-1B visa applications. Here’s what that means.
by Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Aidan JohnstoneJan. 31, 2026, 5:00 a.m. Central Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all public universities and state…
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El Paso’s plan to build natural gas power plant for massive data center kicks up opposition
by Inside Climate News, The Texas TribuneJanuary 26, 2026 This story is published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent…
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Texas proposes 13,000% licensing fee hike on retailers who sell hemp-derived THC
by Stephen Simpson Jan. 9, 2026, 6:39 p.m. Central AUSTIN, Texas – Texas state health officials have proposed raising licensing fees by as much as…
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Trump administration to add 500 miles of migrant-deterring buoys along Rio Grande
by Berenice Garcia, The Texas TribuneJanuary 7, 2026 McALLEN — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is beefing up its border security efforts…
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Texas appeals court says AG Ken Paxton can’t require counties to hand over case data
by Ayden Runnels and Kate McGee, The Texas TribuneMay 16, 2025 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton does not have the authority to enforce a new rule…
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Records in Texas AG Ken Paxton’s divorce case are unsealed
The documents show that the Paxtons have entered mediation, and their blind trust had doled out $20,000 to each of them to pay for their attorneys.…
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Gov. Greg Abbott launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in all Texas high schools
by Jaden Edison, The Texas TribuneDecember 8, 2025 Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Turning Point USA have launched a partnership to create…
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Donald Trump to pardon Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar
by Gabby Birenbaum, Texas Tribune Dec. 3, 2025, 9:45 a.m. Updated: Central Dec. 3, 2025, 11:15 a.m. Central U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar gives remarks at…
Continue Reading A slate of new Texas laws go into effect December and January. Here’s what to watch.
AUSTIN, Texas (Texas Tribune, by Alex Nguyen )– Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to…
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