High housing costs cut into Texans’ income gains in 2025, new Census data shows
Incomes largely slowed in Texas last year, and fell dramatically in at least one major urban area, as Texans face considerable and sustained pressure from high housing costs, the U.S. Census Bureau …
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Texas SNAP participation drops to a 17-year low as the feds tighten eligibility
The number of Texans receiving food stamps has hit a 17-year low as the federal government tightens …
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Greg Abbott raked in $9 million from data center-related donors as he called for regulations
In June, as public opinion on data centers soured, Gov. Greg Abbott took his first big swing at …
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19 million Texans are registered to vote, breaking record
Texas voter registrations hit a record high of more than 19 million ahead of the pivotal midterm election on Nov. 3. Registrations are up 2.2% from the last major general election in November …
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Taxpayers pay the price when Texas education department takes over school districts
As Austin ISD braces for state intervention, a critical question about the possible future of the …
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STAAR rescoring requests triple after more Texas schools question computer grading
The number of requests to rescore students’ STAAR tests nearly tripled from last year as more Texas …
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Texas city charges $2 million for Flock records as agencies make it harder to see how cameras are used
In the Fort Worth-area suburb of North Richland Hills, getting answers about how police use their Flock …
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Betting that Abbott will soon restore funding, some Texas agencies accept Flock’s offer to keep cameras on
Dallas will keep more than 300 Flock Safety cameras originally slated for removal after the surveillance …
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Texas DPS’ voter registration problems were flagged months before notice went out to local election officials
Six months before the Texas Department of Public Safety and Secretary of State’s Office were …
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Cattle associations say ICE operations are disrupting Texas agriculture industry, will cause higher beef prices
Three organizations representing thousands of ranchers in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas issued a joint …
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Delayed Texas voter applications highlight how difficult it is to register in the state, experts say
Texas’ backlog of at least 200,000 voter registration applications and updates, which election …
After backlash, power grid officials back away from agreement to give ERCOT CEO millions in additional bonuses
The president and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas secured approval for a contract Tuesday that documents suggested could pay up to $6.4 million next year. But after Lt. Gov. Dan …
Texas cities say Abbott’s proposal to disband their electric companies won’t lower costs
The cities of Austin and San Antonio stand to lose hundreds of millions in revenue each year if a proposal by Gov. Greg Abbott to disband their energy utilities is enacted by the Legislature. …
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states, like Texas, with abortion bans.
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn …
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Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, in a case that could potentially affect hundreds of …
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Texans shouldn’t expect Supreme Court ruling against tariffs to bring prices down soon, economists say
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported …
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Austin judge gives time-served sentence in Russia export case
AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin federal judge sentenced Bulgarian national Milan Dimitrov to time served …
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School choice programs grow in popularity — and cost
States are scrambling to meet rising demand for newly expanded school choice initiatives, pouring more …
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Government by AI? Trump administration official plans to "flood the zone" with AI-generated policy
The Trump administration is planning to use artificial intelligence to write federal transportation …
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Ex-Trump aide Meadows faces contempt citation next week
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will vote Monday night to …
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State education board advances anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons
State Board of Education members on Tuesday preliminarily approved a rewrite of what Texas high schoolers learn in social studies, largely …
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With voters squeezed by high costs, Texas candidates race to claim affordability mantle
In a state once considered one of the most affordable places in the country, candidates have popped up at barbershops and in voters’ homes …
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Lawmakers added $1 to Texans’ car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.
In 2023, the Texas Legislature unanimously passed a law raising auto insurance costs for Texans by $1 to combat rampant catalytic converter …
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Texas lawmaker wants oil regulators to explain why they ended public comment at meetings
ODESSA — A bipartisan pair of Texas lawmakers say they are concerned about the Texas Railroad Commission's decision to end general public …
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FEMA still hasn’t approved most disaster aid for Texans hit by this year’s July floods
Six weeks after extensive floods damaged homes, bridges and roads across southwest Texas, President Donald Trump still has not made most of the …
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Texas adds 1,600 jobs as sectors diverge
AUSTIN — Texas added 1,600 nonfarm jobs in July, as gains in health care, business services and hospitality offset losses in several other …
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Gov. Abbott proposes ban on H-1B visa use for Texas public schools during campaign stop
Texas public schools couldn’t sponsor H-1B visas to hire foreign workers under a ban Gov. Greg Abbott proposed Tuesday. As part of an …
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes penalties for schools that keep “vulgar” books on library shelves
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday vowed to pass legislation punishing public schools that do not remove graphic books from their shelves by …
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Texas will audit up to 300 projects, mostly data centers, after Gov. Greg Abbott’s order
The audit and verification of data centers ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott will involve about 250 to 300 projects, most of which are data centers, …
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