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‘It’s Not a War Zone’: Val Verde County’s Conservative Democratic Sheriff on Misinformation, Immigration

"Before people start commenting on the border, come visit the border. Right now there's nothing going on."

Texas Observer

In bail talks, lawmakers close in on Texas GOP goal of keeping defendants in jail

While Gov. Greg Abbott steps up his push for stricter bail rules, critics seek a balance between the rights of the accused and the goal of keeping dangerous defendants behind bars.

The Texas Tribune

Attempt to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips in Texas could stall in the Senate for a third time

Opponents fear that fentanyl test strips will increase the usage of the deadly drug.

The Texas Tribune

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The High Cost of Texas’ Property Tax Cut-and-Run Politics

Biennial promises of “relief” are just window dressing on a broken taxation system.

Texas Observer

School board races across Texas deal losses for many conservatives

Issues about control of book purchases and how curriculums teach race and gender have led to change on many boards, including Keller, Katy and Mansfield ISDs.

The Texas Tribune

Private school vouchers are now law in Texas. Here’s how they will work.

Texas will give participating families about $10,000 to pay for their kids’ private schooling. Other details about the program, set to launch in 2026, are unclear.

The Texas Tribune

At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance

Students gathered for a joyful protest of the university system’s drag show ban.

Texas Observer

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How Greg Abbott took a flailing school voucher movement and turned it into a winning issue

Abbott tapped into a powerful national conservative movement and his own campaign war chest to turn legislative races into multimillion-dollar affairs.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Gov. Accuses San Marcos of Antisemitism, Threatens to Terminate Grants for Plan to End $4M in Funds to Israel

Gov. Greg Abbott condemned San Marcos for proposing a resolution that would spend millions in taxpayer funds domestically instead of on weapons sent to Israel.

Latin Times

Abbott’s Bail Agenda Could Swell Texas Jails, Test U.S. Constitution

Republicans want to double down on a system that can keep Texans in jail for years without a trial, while attacking bail funds that try to help.

Texas Observer

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta confirmed as Trump’s ambassador to Italy

The Texas billionaire has said he will drop his position at Landry’s, but will continue his ownership of the Houston Rockets.

The Texas Tribune

Experts cast doubt on state’s report that undocumented immigrants cost Texas hospitals $122M in a month

Policy experts say undocumented immigrants' cost to hospitals is a small fraction of the total cost from uninsured Texans.

The Texas Tribune

Requiring voters to prove citizenship spurs concern that eligible Texans won’t be able to cast ballots

Democrats and other critics say Texas legislation threatens to keep citizens who can’t easily access the right documents from voting.

The Texas Tribune

Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law

The program will officially launch at the start of the 2026-27 school year.

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The Lege’s ‘Big Government Intrusion’ into University Academics

Expanding on last session's anti-DEI campus crackdown, Republicans are now going after gender and ethnic studies programs and faculty independence.

Texas Observer

Texas Police Are Slowly Joining What Could Be a ‘Giant ICE Army’

New 287(g) task force agreements are trickling in as the Lege considers mandating ICE cooperation and some counties await federal training.

Latin Times

"Tens of Thousands" of Undocumented Patients Cost Texas Hospitals "Millions," Per State Official

As hospitals begin collecting immigration status data under Governor Abbott's order, critics argue that uninsured non-U.S. citizens are not the problem

The Independent UK

Texas governor signs bill creating another DOGE-inspired effort at the state level

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill to create a DOGE-inspired office to oversee and dissolve rules and regulations within state agencies

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The Texas Tribune

Abbott signs first bill of session into law, creating a Texas DOGE

The first bill to reach Abbott’s desk this session creates a regulation-cutting state agency under the purview of the governor. It was passed with bipartisan supermajorities.

Latin Times

Jasmine Crockett Would 'Absolutely' Challenge Trump to a Battle of Wits After He Slammed Her as 'Very Low-IQ'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett escalated her feud with Donald Trump on Jimmy Kimmel Live, accepting an IQ test challenge and continuing to roast the president.

Texas Observer

It’s a Long Way to the Top (if You Wanna Oust the Pols)

The Texas GOP’s dominance of the 21st Century has been marked by entrenchment in the highest offices. Is that changing?

Latin Times

Texas Poised to Spend $6.5 Billion More on Border Security—Even as Crossings Plummet

Despite record-low border crossings and renewed federal immigration enforcement, Gov. Abbott's Operation Lone Star keeps growing, the Texas Tribune reported

The Independent UK

The Texas Lottery's top executive resigns as scrutiny over big jackpot winners intensifies

The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission has resigned in the latest shake-up at the state’s retail gambling enterprise amid multiple investigations into large jackpots in 2023 and earlier this year and threats from some lawmakers to shut it down

The Texas Tribune

Early Texas hospital data shows millions spent in care for non-U.S. citizens

A state employee testified Monday that tens of thousands of people in the U.S. unlawfully were treated, but it was unclear how long the data had been collected.

The Texas Tribune

“A global loss”: Millions of Texans mourn the death of Pope Francis

Some churchgoers in the Rio Grande Valley remembered the leader of the Catholic Church as a forward-thinking figure who cared for everyone.

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