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U.S. House approves legislation to deport undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes

The proposal requires immigration authorities to hold and deport immigrants charged with crimes like burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting. The bill now goes to the Senate where Republicans hold the majority.

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Meta to move content moderators to Texas as part of plan to end fact-checking program

The tech giant’s decision to end the program comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeks to mend ties with the incoming Trump administration.

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UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell will leave to lead SMU

Hartzell leaves UT-Austin after four years of tense political battles and legislative efforts to implement a more conservative vision of public higher ed.

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With lawsuits and legislation, Texas Republicans take aim at abortion pills

More than 2,800 Texans are getting abortion pills through the mail from out-of-state every month, prompting a lawsuit and legislation seeking to end the practice.

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Jimmy Blacklock named new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court

Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, the longest serving justice on the high court. Gov. Greg Abbott also appointed his general counsel, James Sullivan, to the bench.

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Ken Paxton kicks off tour to pressure Republicans to support David Cook for House speaker

Paxton’s latest tour is the continuation of his efforts in the past year to get political revenge on House Republicans who supported his impeachment.

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As bitter cold sweeps through Texas, ERCOT says the power grid is stable

The state’s electric grid operator issued a weather watch until Friday but says it doesn’t expect power disruptions as demand rises.

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Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of calls are abandoned monthly

The state’s 988 suicide had the nation’s fifth highest rate of abandoned calls in August, the latest data available, amid a multi-million funding deficit that could worsen as federal dollars expire this year.

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Texas has a housing affordability crisis. Here’s how state lawmakers may tackle it in 2025.

A likely fight over how much power to take away from local governments may dominate the debate.

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Joint Base San Antonio tightens security after Army vet, Green Beret suspected in unrelated New Year’s attacks

After separate attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, officials ordered the suspension of the Trusted Traveler policy.

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After first opposing Mike Johnson, Texas Congressman Keith Self changes vote to allow him to retain speakership

Rep. Keith Self was initially one of three who voted against House Speaker Mike Johnson’s reelection to lead the lower chamber.

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A former shrimper tries to revive Matagorda Bay and its fishing industry with $50 million pollution settlement

Five years after Diane Wilson’s landmark settlement with Formosa Plastics, she’s directing the money toward reviving “the bay and the fishermen.”

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Rep. Mihaela Plesa survived a heated GOP challenge. Here’s how she thinks Democrats can prevail.

Plesa, a Dallas Democrat, said the party should embrace bipartisanship, and start talking about economic issues.

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Mental health advocates ask Texas lawmakers to replace expiring COVID-19 relief funding

Texas received $203.4 million in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts. Those funds expire Dec. 31.

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SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court

Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and clergy in 2019.

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Texas man identified as suspect in deadly New Orleans truck attack

FBI officials said Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran, drove the pickup truck that fatally rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street.

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Texas Supreme Court dismisses State Bar lawsuit against assistant attorney general

The state bar sought to take away the law license of Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster over a Texas lawsuit challenging 2020 presidential election results.

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Texas driver license offices reopen after systemwide outage

The outage appeared only to affect the Texas public safety department. Driver license offices reopened after the New Year’s Day holiday.

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Texas congressmen cleared in ethics investigation over campaign finance spending

The ethics committee said existing law and guidance from the Federal Election Commission is “often ambiguous” and provides gray areas of spending.

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Texas 2024: The stories that most resonated with our readers

Voter guides, election results and a new law that does away with vehicle inspections were among the journalism that Texas Tribune readers engaged with the most.

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Texans remember Jimmy Carter, the last Democrat to take the state’s presidential election

The Georgia peanut farmer turned politician won Texas’ 26 electoral votes in 1976 but couldn’t repeat the feat four years later against Ronald Reagan.

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Here are the biggest stories from our data visuals team in 2024

The Tribune’s data journalists helped visualize everything from voter participation and extreme weather to gaps in the state’s border wall. Here are some of the highlights.

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2024: The year in photos

A look at some of the best photos from the stories we published over the last year.

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Look back at some of the best Texas Tribune reads of 2024

Our journalists brought life to the experiences of everyday Texans, held powerful institutions accountable and surfaced stories that went beyond the daily news cycles.

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Seven Texans facing federal execution given clemency, four others given state pardons

On the same day that President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of seven Texans, Gov. Greg Abbott issued his own set of pardons.

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