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Appeals court upholds Texas law limiting cities' enforcement of local ordinances

The 2023 law, previously ruled unconstitutional by a Travis County judge, prevents cities from enforcing ordinances that don’t align with broad swaths of state law.

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Canceled Baylor LGBTQ+ study stirs strong reactions in Waco

A grant to help churches better minister to LGBTQ+ people prompted fury. A decision to return the grant then spurred disappointment.

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A guide to Texas’ special legislative session

Texas lawmakers start a 30-day special session July 21. They will tackle consumable THC, flood dangers, new congressional districts, abortion pills and other conservative priorities.

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1.7 million Texans could lose health coverage under expiring tax credits, ACA changes in GOP megabill

Having never expanded Medicaid, Texas avoided most of the looming federal cuts other states will face. But the Affordable Care Act is a different story.

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Ken Paxton sues adult swimming organization for allowing transgender competitors at San Antonio event

The Texas attorney general said U.S. Masters Swimming violated the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by allowing trans athletes to compete in women’s events.

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Texas judge dismisses case against migrant deported to El Salvador for being an alleged gang member

DPS troopers labeled Pedro Luis Salazar-Cuervo, who remains in a Salvadoran prison, a Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang member based on a photo of him with a tattooed man.

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Federal DEI funding cuts threaten the work of the few remaining Black farmers in East Texas

Trump’s rollback is another example of the federal government’s lackluster efforts at giving Black farmers a boost in recent years.

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Democrat Joe Jaworski to run for Texas attorney general again

The former Galveston mayor lost his party’s nomination in a 2022 runoff but says better preparation and a different political environment will work in his favor.

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Harlingen doctor becomes first Democrat to challenge GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz for South Texas congressional seat

The 15th Congressional District is the only Republican-held seat in Texas that Democrats are targeting under the current map.

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“You can’t replace memories”: Volunteers seek to return personal items after Texas floods

Volunteers are hoping to find the owners of stuffed animals, photographs and other keepsakes salvaged from the debris.

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Most Texas prisoners don’t have AC access and it’s unclear when they will get it

Despite receiving substantial state funding to air-condition prisons in the last few years, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has stayed mum on when it will install cooling across the system.

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Appeals court orders release of Uvalde school shooting records

Eighteen news organizations including The Texas Tribune have been seeking the records since 2022, when 19 children and 2 teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School.

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Judge sets Robert Roberson’s execution date for Oct. 16

Wednesday’s decision affirms Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for an October execution date for Roberson, whose case has divided the state’s Republicans.

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Big money shaping GOP primaries for Texas attorney general, comptroller

New campaign finance filings provide the first glimpse of the financial and political fault lines emerging in the open primaries for key statewide offices.

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Rio Grande Valley’s biggest free health clinic event of the year is canceled due to federal cuts

It’s the first time Operation Border Health has canceled in 26 years. More than 6,600 people received check-ups, dental services, diabetes screenings and more last year.

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TribCast: Texas’ redistricting gamble

The gang is joined by Kareem Crayton, from the Brennan Center for Justice, to discuss Texas’ mid-decade redistricting effort.

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As Trump looks to net five GOP seats through Texas redistricting, Democrats grasp for response

President Donald Trump said he thinks Republicans could flip a handful of congressional districts in Texas next year through “just a very simple redrawing."

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State Rep. Steve Toth to challenge Congressman Dan Crenshaw in Republican primary

Crenshaw’s sparring with fellow prominent conservatives has invited backlash from the right, but his past primary opponents have failed to capitalize at the ballot box.

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Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson announces run for attorney general

The third-term Democrat from Dallas faces long odds in a state that has only elected Republicans to statewide office for three decades.

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How a small East Texas town turned a devastating tornado into funding for sirens

As the public scrutinizes parts of the Hill Country for a lack of sirens during the July 4 floods, Crockett turned its own tragedy into preparedness.

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Officials say at least 100 people still missing after July Fourth floods; recovery efforts could take months

At least 132 people have died. State and local leaders say getting an exact figure of the missing is difficult because so many people were visiting the Guadalupe River on the holiday weekend.

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Newly formed Texas disaster preparedness and flooding committee will visit Kerr County

The joint House and Senate committee will first meet in Austin next week, then in Kerrville on July 31 to hear from Hill Country residents about their concerns.

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Texas lawmaker proposes beefing up temporary worker program to ease farm labor shortages

The South Texas Republican's "Bracero 2.0" legislation — named after a 1940s temporary labor program — would raise wages for migrant farmers and simplify applications for employers, amid other changes.

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Mental health programs could bear the brunt of $600M federal cuts to Texas schools

Federal cuts and a lack of dedicated mental health funding from the state could erode programs to address chronic absenteeism, crises and more.

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Recovering from the floods will be a massive task. One Hill Country restaurant is focusing on the smaller picture.

As residents recover and rebuild, Grape Juice in downtown Kerrville is serving as a hub for people needing meals, supplies and other necessities.

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