By Joshua Fechter and Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Nov. 7, 2023 “Texas homeowners and businesses will get a tax cut after voters approve Proposition 4” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott says his Public Safety Office will send out about $528 million to fund several public safety programs. “With this crucial grant funding, we will further bolster organizations and agencies in their work to prevent human trafficking, secure our border, and bring justice to crime victims, among other
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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. In their first guns case since last year’s expansion of gun rights, the justices suggested that they will reverse a ruling from an appeals court
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By Kevin Vu, The Texas Tribune Nov. 3, 2023 “Proposition 9 would increase pensions for retired teachers and public school employees” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief,
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By Jayme Lozano Carver and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune Nov. 3, 2023 “Do Texans have the “right to farm?” Voters will decide with Proposition 1.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
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By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune Nov. 6, 2023 “Appeals court considers whether Texas teens should be allowed contraception without parental consent under federal program” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — State of Texas Proposition 11 is part of 14 constitutional amendments that are on the November ballot. State of Texas Proposition 11 is explained as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fourteen constitutional amendments are on the ballot for the Nov. 7 election in Texas. If passed, Proposition 4 could provide tax relief to homeowners across the state of Texas. There are multiple components to the amendment, but the largest change would be to the state’s homestead exemption. If approved by
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By Martha Pskowski and Peter Aldhous, Inside Climate News Oct. 31, 2023 “Oil and gas companies spill millions of gallons of wastewater in Texas” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up
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By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Nov. 2, 2023 “Texas GOP lawmakers’ border and education wishlist would expand state budget by $2.7 billion — and counting” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide
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By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune Nov. 2, 2023 “These home-schooling moms want to create a “microschool” for Black kids. They need vouchers to make it happen.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide
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By Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune Nov. 2, 2023 “Gov. Greg Abbott travels to Israel to offer Texas’ support in war” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief,
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By Caroline Wilburn, The Texas Tribune Nov. 1, 2023 “School leaders say Texas’ campus safety funding doesn’t cover new state mandates” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief,
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By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Oct. 31, 2023 “Sweeping ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers heads to governor” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The
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By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The murder trial of a woman accused of gunning down rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson and fleeing the country began Wednesday with Texas prosecutors telling jurors they would hear Wilson’s final screams and the shots that killed her. Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, has pleaded not guilty
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By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Oct. 30, 2023 “Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial set for April 15” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The
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By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune Oct. 31, 2023 “Texas is terrifying. Hollywood has noticed.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the
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By Keaton Peters, The Texas Tribune Oct. 31, 2023 “Texans may approve billions for energy, water, parks and broadband on Nov. 7” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The
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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is closer to giving police broad new authority to arrest migrants and order them to leave the U.S. under a bill the state House advanced Thursday, putting Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on the path toward a potential new confrontation with the Biden administration over
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TruckInfo.net identified the counties in Texas with the most bridges, using data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden Administration’s Department of Homeland Security, according to the AG’s office. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and several other agencies and officials are also being sued by Paxton. The lawsuits are over the federal government’s cutting of Texas’ concertina wire, which was placed along
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s been great living and working in the El Paso area after returning less than a month ago to this wonderful place I call home. There are so many hidden gems in the borderland, however, one of the most popular tourist attractions that most people in this region are very prideful
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By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune Oct. 17, 2023 “Anti-abortion groups sue San Antonio over “reproductive justice fund”” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s
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Stacker compiled data on registered hunters in Texas from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — One person has been arrested after a shooting at the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas, according to a social media post by the Dallas Police Department. The State Fair has been evacuated while police investigate. Dallas police first alerted the public of the shooting at 7:02 p.m.
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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Newly drawn county election districts in Galveston, where Juneteenth began, illegally weaken the voting power of Black and Latino residents and must be redone, a federal judge in Texas ruled Friday in the latest case of a court striking down a Republican-drawn political map. The
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By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black student in Texas was told he will be removed from his high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program on Thursday. Darryl George, 18, is a junior at Barbers Hill High School in
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Governor Greg Abbott makes school choice one of his top issues for the state for the second time this year, causing controversy across education boards. Education savings accounts also known as school choice or vouchers, is a program that allows parents to withdraw their children from public schools and use
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Tuesday that he rejected a U.S. request to set up migrant transit centers in Mexico. Neighboring Guatemala has set up one such center, where migrants can apply for U.S. work and refugee visas. But President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has so far rejected a U.S. request to set
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)— Texas Governor Greg Abbott took two actions Monday related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. This included spending millions to further secure Jewish synagogues and schools and issuing an executive order that prevented state agencies from buying goods produced in the Gaza strip. “Working with local partners across Texas, we are actively increasing security
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