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“We don’t know what we’re going to eat”: Texans are still waiting for November SNAP benefits

Although the federal government has said it will deposit half of November benefits, Texans are still unsure when money will land in their accounts.

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Christian Menefee, Amanda Edwards advance to runoff in special election for Houston congressional seat

The runoff winner will serve out the term of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died in office earlier this year. The seat will immediately be up for election again in 2026 for a full two-year term.

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All 17 Texas Constitutional amendments pass

The propositions include restrictions on the creation of certain taxes, new tax exemptions, investments on water infrastructure and dementia research.

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Texans approve $850 million endowment for Texas State Technical College

The funds will help the workforce training institution fix campus infrastructure and expand its footprint at a time when the state has seen a decline in skilled workers in some fields.

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Texans set to approve $3 billion dementia research fund

The Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas fund, a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, will provide $3 billion in grants to researchers.

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Texas set to make $20 billion investment in water after voters approve Proposition 4

Texas will use $1 billion in sales tax a year for the next two decades to help secure the state’s water supply.

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Texas voters poised to approve stricter bail rules in state Constitution

Under Proposition 3, judges will be required to deny bail for certain violent offenses if the state demonstrates that doing so is necessary to ensure public safety or the defendant’s appearance in court.

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Voters OK property tax breaks for Texas homeowners, businesses

Tuesday’s vote is part of a push by Texas lawmakers to rein in the state’s high property taxes.

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TribCast: The neediest Texans are feeling the pain of the government shutdown

Texas Tribune reporters Terri Langford and Gabby Birenbaum join the Tribcast to discuss how Texans are coping with the loss of SNAP benefits, chaos at airports and rising health care premiums amid partisan fighting in Washington.

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Texas A&M paid former president Mark A. Welsh III $3.5 million after he resigned

Welsh had pushed for a full payout of the remainder of his contract, something that appears to have been a source of tension between Welsh and top administrators, records show.

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Trump administration plans to build border wall in Laredo, mayor says

The city learned about plans to build a new barrier along the southern border during a regular meeting with the Department of Homeland Security.

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George W. Bush calls Dick Cheney’s death a “loss to the nation”

Cheney, who was Bush’s vice president, died Monday at 84.

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Texas sent $223 million to rural communities to fix water infrastructure after 2023 election

Texas voters will decide Tuesday whether the state should continue spending $1 billion a year to secure the state’s water supply. Part of that investment will be spent to find new water supply.

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Democrat Rehmet, Republican Wambsganss head to runoff in special election for North Texas Senate seat

With the GOP vote fractured between Wambsganss and another Republican, Rehmet led the three-person contest for the red-leaning district.

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It’s Election Day in Texas. Here’s what to watch.

Texans will decide the fate of 17 proposed amendments to the state Constitution and vote in special elections for Congress and the state Senate.

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Texas airports see major delays, long security lines as government shutdown continues

Airports across the country have experienced shortages of air traffic controllers and security workers, who have gone weeks without pay amid the shutdown.

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Texas cities grapple with order to remove rainbow crosswalks as state deadline approaches

At the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott, state transportation officials told local leaders to remove crosswalk art often used to mark historically LGBTQ+ neighborhoods or risk losing millions in funding.

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New data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas under Trump’s immigration crackdown

ICE agents are arresting more immigrants on the streets and at routine check-ins than under President Biden. But most of them don’t have criminal convictions despite pledges to pursue “the worst of the worst.”

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Judicial conduct ballot proposal would expand Abbott’s growing influence over courts

Proposition 12 would allow the governor to appoint a majority of the commission that disciplines judges, as Abbott condemns “activist judges.”

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Texas ACA insurers hike monthly premiums by 35% on average

The amount Texans will pay toward their ACA premiums will likely rise more steeply, with enhanced subsidies set to expire.

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Uncertainty grows on when Texans will get SNAP benefits as U.S. Supreme Court emergency order blocks full aid

The order will expire two days after an appeals court issues a more permanent ruling on the funding while the Trump administration will continue with partial SNAP payments.

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DHS asked Texas to hand over driver’s license data for citizenship checks

It’s the latest step to pool confidential data that the Trump administration claims will help identify noncitizens on voter rolls and tighten immigration enforcement.

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Texas put its chief financial officer in charge of school vouchers. Here’s what you need to know.

The Texas comptroller holds tremendous power over the program, including choosing which companies the state will pay millions to help manage it. Voters will decide who runs the agency next year.

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Texas DACA recipients ponder leaving the state amid push to revoke their work permits

A Trump administration proposal would strip Texas’ more than 86,000 DACA recipients of their work permits — including two nurses who say they’ll move to other states if that happens.

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Dallas attorney Tony Box enters Democratic primary for Texas attorney general

Box, a first-time political candidate, is an Army veteran who also worked as an FBI agent and federal prosecutor.

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