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Texas Legislature’s long summer ends with Democrats marginalized, Republicans triumphant and unified

Democrats in the Texas House began the year by elevating a new speaker and left Austin relegated to the sidelines in the one chamber that had granted them at least scraps from the table.

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Powerful GOP fundraising group calls Rep. Wesley Hunt’s speculative Senate bid a wasteful “vanity project”

In a memo, the National Republican Senate Committee asked Hunt’s donors to tell him to stop wasting resources and endorse Sen. John Cornyn’s reelection.

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Sen. Brandon Creighton’s switch from lawmaking to Texas Tech leader signals a new era for higher ed

More Texas universities are turning to politicians to lead their systems, preferring political clout over academic credentials.

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Texas Republicans in Congress scaled back town halls during summer recess amid criticism over Trump megabill

Some who did host public events were interrupted by protesters and heckled for their support of President Donald Trump and his signature legislation.

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Retailers relieved that Texas skirted a THC ban — again

While Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick remains adamant about a ban, hemp industry representatives say they would compromise on creating a 21 age limit to purchase.

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Texas Republican Party sues state to end open primaries

Currently, any Texas voter can cast a ballot in GOP primaries. The party wants to limit eligibility to registered members.

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Texas launches downloadable form to exempt kids from school-required vaccines

Previously, parents had to wait for the state to mail them the exemption form. They still have to get the form notarized before submitting it to the school for enrollment purposes.

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This West Texas town's proof is in the banana pudding

More than 10,000 people met over Labor Day weekend in Slaton to sample the banana pudding — a major boost to the rural town’s economy.

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Texans are voting in new congressional districts. See how yours looks for the March 2026 primaries.

Last year, Texas Republicans drew new districts aimed at picking up five more U.S. House seats. This tool compares previous and new districts.

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Bill overhauling disaster emergency response misses final approval in Texas Senate

Both legislative chambers adjourned without agreeing on changes to Senate Bill 2, which aimed to create new training and licensing requirements for local officials.

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Texas Legislature ends second special session marked by new political maps, slew of conservative wins

Between cracking down on abortion pills and restricting transgender restroom use, lawmakers also tackled flood safety and the STAAR test. Left untouched: Texas’ hemp industry.

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Texas kids’ camps must remove cabins from floodplains, operate warning systems under new laws

The parents of children who died at Camp Mystic advocated for the new legislation, which now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature.

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Texas is poised to replace STAAR. Here is what schools’ new standardized tests would look like.

A bill scrapping the state’s standardized test heads over to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. It would replace STAAR with three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year.

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UT System will push to enforce campus protest bans that judge temporarily blocked

A judge said the university can’t be trusted to enforce a state law that bans overnight “expressive activity,” among other restrictions, in a constitutional way.

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Most Texas THC products remain legal after GOP leaders fail to break legislative impasse

Legislators couldn’t reach a last-minute deal to tighten regulations on consumable hemp products.

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Texas sued over its lab-grown meat ban

Two California-based companies accuse the state of government overreach for banning the sale of their products for the next two years.

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Lawmakers fail to pass a bill to end massive water exports from East Texas

The House refused Senate changes allowing exports to continue while the state studies its underground water supply. Lawmakers left the Capitol without reaching a compromise.

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Proposal limiting Texas city, county property taxes dies in the Legislature

The House refused to back a bill that would apply only to the state’s largest cities.

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Texas suburbs resist new state law allowing more apartments

Suburban officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth region have enacted rules aimed at curtailing a sweeping new state law to allow more apartments.

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Rep. Alma Allen, longtime Houston Democratic lawmaker, to retire from Texas House

Allen, known for her focus on public education issues, announced her retirement after 20 years in the House. She endorsed her son, Lawrence Allen Jr., to succeed her.

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Texas lawmakers scrap new measure allowing late voter registration changes

Lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year allowing voters to update their address at the polls and immediately vote on elections tied to that new residence, as long as the move was within the county. This bill walks it back.

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Texas Legislature approves stiff penalties, fundraising limits for lawmakers who leave state to block bills

House members who freeze future legislation by fleeing Texas will face steeper fines, loss of seniority and committee posts, and limits on political fundraising.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton encourages students to recite Lord’s Prayer in latest test of church-state separation

The endorsement comes as Texas elected officials push for more Christianity in public life and as Paxton’s office fights a legal challenge to religion in education.

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Former Texas Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, author of 2013 abortion restrictions, dies

Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, announced her passing Monday, calling her “one of the first and most effective fighters” for the anti-abortion movement.

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TribCast: Sid Miller’s THC entanglements

In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Texas Tribune reporter Kate McGee about her recent investigative reporting in to Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and his staff.

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