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A hazy legal landscape means people can get high on hemp products, even where pot is prohibited

In Texas, where I live, marijuana has long been illegal. Yet on a busy street in my Houston neighborhood, at least five stores within a half-mile of each other sell cannabis products that promise a strong high.

The Conversation

Texas Gov. Abbott Announces Immigration Operation In Colony Ridge

Governor Abbott announces an immigration enforcement operation in Colony Ridge targeting illegal immigrants and criminals, with collaboration between Texas...

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Why two border counties are joining Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star after migration slows

The counties hope to access state money to help pay for some criminal justice work, such as prosecuting drug cases and overtime.

The Texas Tribune

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“We’re in competition”: An East Texas school district faces hard choices as education options grow

The Lufkin school district says it must do a better job of promoting itself amid growing competition from charter schools and homeschooling.

The Texas Tribune

ICE Deports Six Migrants After Raiding Texas Bakery, Charges Owners with 'Harboring Aliens': 'I Knew This Would Happen One Day'

The attorney for one of the owners expressed concern that the case could instill fear among business owners who offer housing to their employees

Latin Times

U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence

Ruben Gutierrez wants to be able to sue prosecutors to compel them to test evidence that he says will prove he did not kill a Brownsville woman in 1998.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House unveils plan to cut property taxes, setting up fight with Senate

Lawmakers will debate how to spend $3.5 billion in proposed tax cuts, a legislative priority for Republican leaders.

The Texas Tribune

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What is Colony Ridge? Greg Abbott Announces Texas Operation Targeting 'Criminals and Illegal Immigrants' That's Been in Works 'For Months'

State troops are assisting DHS with an operation, the governor said in a post on X. "I have worked with Tom Homan on this for months:"

Latin Times

Texas Women's Basketball Ranks No. 1 in AP Poll for First Time in Two Decades

The Longhorns are on a 10-game winning streak as the enter Monday night's SEC matchup vs. Georgia.

Sports Illustrated

Texas Lottery remains in lawmakers’ sights despite move to ban third-party sales of tickets

The policy shift was announced before state senators, skeptical of the move, grilled officials with the department and courier services in a hearing on SB 28.

The Texas Tribune

Apple announces $500 billion investment in US amid tariff threats that could affect the iPhone

Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas

The Independent UK

Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools

Sen. Brandon Creighton has filed bills that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and programming, while creating ways for parents to complain about violations to the DEI ban.

The Texas Tribune

Apple announces $500bn in US investments over next four years

Spending ranges from new AI server factory in Texas to film and TV content and may add 20,000 jobs

The Guardian - US

Health officials sound alarms after Texas measles outbreak spreads to metropolitan area with nearly 100 sick now

Measles cases have also spread to neighboring New Mexico, sickening primarily children and teenagers

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Costly New Bail Bills Would Needlessly Jail More People

Texas politicians are wasting your money to punish the working class.

The Texas Tribune

Companies are coming to Texas to develop a new generation of nuclear reactors

The state is aggressively pushing to deploy the next generation of atomic energy that would power big industrial operations.

The Texas Tribune

Young Democratic social media star, frustrated by campaigns, sees another path to turn Texas blue

Olivia Julianna, 22, loves politics but hates the in-fighting she sees in too many Democratic campaigns in the state.

Latin Times

Abortion Rights Advocates Gather in Texas as Bans Drive Rise in Maternal Mortality: 'We Are at Ground Zero'

Advocates warn that restrictive laws are endangering lives as new data reveals a surge in life-threatening pregnancy complications linked to abortion bans.

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Greenpeace says a pipeline company's lawsuit threatens the organization's future

A Texas pipeline company has sued Greenpeace accusing the organization of defamation, disruptions and attacks during protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline

The Texas Tribune

Texas Lottery commissioner resigns as agency faces legislative scrutiny

Clark Smith, one of five members of the commission, stepped down Friday as lawmakers have raised questions about the role of lottery couriers and agency governance.

The Texas Tribune

Texas A&M regents may soon decide the university system’s next leader

Sources indicate the board has narrowed its search to five candidates: Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, Texas A&M Foundation President Tyson Voelkel, University of Alabama President Stuart Bell and state Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin.

The Guardian - US

Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, worst level in 30 years

Epicenter of latest outbreak had one of state’s highest immunization exemption rates for 2023-24 school year

International Business Times UK

'They Told Her ICE Was Coming': The Racist Bullying That Led to an 11-Year-Old's Suicide in Texas

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, 11, took her own life following relentless bullying from her classmates at her Gainesville, Texas, school, who threatened to call ICE on her family.

The Texas Tribune

South Texas bakery owners housed undocumented workers next to business before ICE raid, feds allege in hearing

Before federal agents arrested them, the couple who runs the bakery in Los Fresnos said they “knew this would happen one day,” a federal agent testified at court hearing.

Reason

Texas Cops Seized Photographs From a Museum and Launched Child Pornography Investigation

"It's shameful that government officials would use the criminal legal process to censor art and expression."

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