TEXAS NEWS
Detained Guatemalan woman who required urgent ovarian surgery for months released by ICE
Read full article: Detained Guatemalan woman who required urgent ovarian surgery for months released by ICEAndrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled for surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February. Then ICE detained her, repeatedly denying her the procedures.
Texas lawmakers put limits on cities’ abilities to enact progressive policies. Some want to go further.
Read full article: Texas lawmakers put limits on cities’ abilities to enact progressive policies. Some want to go further.Some Republican Texas House members floated want to give more power to the attorney general to sue cities and issue financial penalties.
Texas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can’t afford it.
Read full article: Texas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can’t afford it.More than 130 cities, most with fewer than 10,000 residents, were blocked from increasing their property tax revenue because they had broken the law.
Advocates ask court for chance to defend Texas Dream Act, in-state tuition for undocumented students
Read full article: Advocates ask court for chance to defend Texas Dream Act, in-state tuition for undocumented studentsAdvocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The law giving eligible undocumented students in-state tuition at colleges was blocked last year.
Texas rides Teagan Kavan, Katie Stewart to 7-3 win over Texas Tech to open WCWS title series
Read full article: Texas rides Teagan Kavan, Katie Stewart to 7-3 win over Texas Tech to open WCWS title seriesTeagan Kavan pitched a complete-game three-hitter, Katie Stewart hit her fourth home run in as many games, and Texas opened the Women’s College World Series championship round with a 7-3 victory over Texas Tech. The No. 2 seed Longhorns can wrap up their second consecutive national championship with a victory in Game 2 on Thursday night.
Prosecutor tells jury that teen's killing at a Texas track meet was murder, not self-defense
Read full article: Prosecutor tells jury that teen's killing at a Texas track meet was murder, not self-defenseLawyers have delivered opening statements in the trial of a former Texas high school athlete who is accused of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old competitor from a rival team at a track meet.
Big Tech finds a foe in Texas’ robust consumer protection laws and AG Ken Paxton
Read full article: Big Tech finds a foe in Texas’ robust consumer protection laws and AG Ken PaxtonPaxton is banking on his recent lawsuits against tech and social media companies like Meta, WhatsApp and Discord to win a Senate seat, building on notable victories in years past.
National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list
Read full article: National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target listRepublicans would have just a 76-74 majority in the Texas House if the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee succeeds in flipping its targeted GOP districts.
Corpus Christi delays decision on nearly billion-dollar water plant despite impending crisis
Read full article: Corpus Christi delays decision on nearly billion-dollar water plant despite impending crisisThe City Council rejected the treatment plant last year over cost and environmental concerns, but plans resurfaced as the city’s water woes continued.
Screwworms are closer than ever to Texas, but not 1 mile away as lawmaker claims
Read full article: Screwworms are closer than ever to Texas, but not 1 mile away as lawmaker claimsOn Monday, state Rep. Don McLaughlin said the parasitic fly that threatens the state’s cattle industry was 1 mile away. U.S. officials said that was not yet true.
Announcing our next round of can’t-miss speakers for September’s TribFest
Read full article: Announcing our next round of can’t-miss speakers for September’s TribFestMarjorie Taylor Greene, Amy Webb, Pete Sessions and Annette Gordon-Reed among newly announced TribFest voices helping us navigate a world in flux.
Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas county. Local officials say they have no power to stop them.
Read full article: Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas county. Local officials say they have no power to stop them.At least 248 data centers are planned to be built in Texas. Of those, nearly half will be built in unincorporated areas, where county officials are limited in their ability to regulate development, according to a Texas Tribune analysis.
Texas Tech and Texas will rematch in Women’s College World Series
Read full article: Texas Tech and Texas will rematch in Women’s College World SeriesTexas Tech (61-8) will play No. 2 Texas (51-12) on Wednesday at Devon Park in a double-elimination format. The Longhorns won the 2025 national championship after beating the Red Raiders in three games.
Texas Children’s Hospital’s detransition clinic to launch this year, include mental health and endocrinology services
Read full article: Texas Children’s Hospital’s detransition clinic to launch this year, include mental health and endocrinology servicesThe Houston hospital must set up the facility within 90 days of signing a settlement agreement with the Texas attorney general and and create a list of potential gender affirming patients, according to a document obtained by The Texas Tribune.
Texas lifts commercial drivers license ban for temporary agricultural workers
Read full article: Texas lifts commercial drivers license ban for temporary agricultural workersThe policy change was announced hours after the Department of Public Safety removed the Spanish language option for commercial driver’s license tests to align with federal guidance.
Paxton sues Denton to block gender-neutral changing rooms at Pride pool party
Read full article: Paxton sues Denton to block gender-neutral changing rooms at Pride pool partyTwo LGBTQ+ groups called the lawsuit “frivolous,” saying plans for the event at a public pool had already changed to comply with a new Texas law.
Corpus Christi reconsiders building a desalination plant leaders rejected last year
Read full article: Corpus Christi reconsiders building a desalination plant leaders rejected last yearThe almost billion-dollar plant, praised as a drought-resistant option, wouldn’t provide water until 2029. Opponents cite cost and environmental concerns.
Texas schools say they still face budget difficulties despite $8.5 billion boost
Read full article: Texas schools say they still face budget difficulties despite $8.5 billion boostPublic school leaders told lawmakers how they're navigating finances, teacher quality and special education after last year’s state funding overhaul.
ICE sued over “inhumane” conditions at Camp East Montana in West Texas
Read full article: ICE sued over “inhumane” conditions at Camp East Montana in West TexasThe El Paso tent camp has seen at least three detainee deaths, a measles outbreak and nearly 50 detention standards violations in less than a year of operation.
Outside spending blitz defined the close of Texas’ District 35 Democratic runoff
Read full article: Outside spending blitz defined the close of Texas’ District 35 Democratic runoffTo counter what appeared to be a GOP push to elevate Maureen Galindo, who’d voiced antisemitic stereotypes, national Democrats carpet-bombed the San Antonio area with $1.7 million worth of ads.
Accused of a crime after shooting a migrant in Minnesota, ICE agent is arrested in South Texas
Read full article: Accused of a crime after shooting a migrant in Minnesota, ICE agent is arrested in South TexasMinnesota prosecutors say the agent lied about what led up to the shooting. He is now charged with four felonies and one misdemeanor.
Teaching restrictions prompted half of surveyed Texas Tech faculty to alter courses, results show
Read full article: Teaching restrictions prompted half of surveyed Texas Tech faculty to alter courses, results showA faculty senate survey found professors altered or were asked to change material in 277 courses after Texas Tech’s restrictions on race, sexuality and gender.
In Harris County judge runoff, a Democratic upset underscores voters’ desire for new blood
Read full article: In Harris County judge runoff, a Democratic upset underscores voters’ desire for new bloodFormer Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer defeated longtime local politician Annise Parker to win the Democratic nomination for Harris County judge in what political experts say might be a sign of the changing of the guard.
A Texas town hopes a new data center will pay to fix its cracked streets and leaking pipes
Read full article: A Texas town hopes a new data center will pay to fix its cracked streets and leaking pipesLacy Lakeview, a Waco suburb, said it is considering a data center project in efforts to boost their spending power to repair aging roads.
With limited options, Corpus Christi focuses on delaying – not avoiding – its looming water crisis
Read full article: With limited options, Corpus Christi focuses on delaying – not avoiding – its looming water crisisThe city is looking into emergency conservation measures as most options for additional water have been tapped or are years from completion.
Texas’ app age verification law allowed to go into effect for now
Read full article: Texas’ app age verification law allowed to go into effect for nowA federal appeals court allowed Texas to require app stores to verify users’ ages and seek parental consent before a minor can download apps.
From Cornyn to Paxton: How Trump helped accelerate the Texas GOP’s transformation
Read full article: From Cornyn to Paxton: How Trump helped accelerate the Texas GOP’s transformationThe power struggle between old-school Bush Republicans and hardline conservatives predates President Donald Trump. But he has used his clout to help tip the scales.
Austin ISD’s bid to avoid state takeover rejected by Texas Education Agency
Read full article: Austin ISD’s bid to avoid state takeover rejected by Texas Education AgencyTEA officials on Thursday denied the district’s request to approve a partnership to run its three chronically failing schools that would have put a pause on the campuses' accountability rating.
East Texas could be the key to developing critical lithium supply for the U.S. military
Read full article: East Texas could be the key to developing critical lithium supply for the U.S. militaryTexas lawmakers proposed a bill to allow private-sector lithium mining companies to work on certain military bases.
Camp Mystic chief health officer barred from direct patient care by Texas nursing board
Read full article: Camp Mystic chief health officer barred from direct patient care by Texas nursing boardMary Liz Eastland failed to develop proper emergency plans or properly respond to the flood that killed 25 campers and two counselors last year, the order states.
Tala-freak-o vs. Ken the Criminal: Texas candidates sharpen attacks as U.S. Senate race locks in
Read full article: Tala-freak-o vs. Ken the Criminal: Texas candidates sharpen attacks as U.S. Senate race locks inTexas' Ken Paxton and James Talarico focus their energies — and attack ads — on each other as the fight for U.S. Senate narrows to two.
Senate GOP leaders spent months trashing Paxton. Can they turn the page and unify against Talarico?
Read full article: Senate GOP leaders spent months trashing Paxton. Can they turn the page and unify against Talarico?Paxton’s blowout win on Tuesday compelled an alliance by necessity, if not natural synergy, between the attorney general and the Washington groups that spent months trying to elect John Cornyn.
Hill Country ranch with caves, cliffs and lake will become Texas’ second-largest state park
Read full article: Hill Country ranch with caves, cliffs and lake will become Texas’ second-largest state parkThe 54,000-acre Silver Lake Ranch, straddling Kinney and Edwards counties, has a 30-acre spring-fed lake. An opening date hasn’t been determined.