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Venezuelan parents watch from home as their son is buried in Texas after drowning

Gustavo Alfonso Garcia Olivares died at 24, drowning in the Rio Grande not far from where he was buried Thursday at the Maverick County Cemetery in Eagle Pass.

The Texas Tribune

Venezuelan parents watch from home as their son is laid to rest in Texas after drowning

The cries of a mother watching from Venezuela through a cellphone pierced through the somber Christian music and gusts of wind as her son's casket was lowered into the ground

The Independent UK

Christi Craddick, Don Huffines announce bids for Texas comptroller after Hegar tapped for A&M chancellor

Hegar’s impending departure from the comptroller’s seat creates a rare opening for one of Texas’ coveted statewide offices.

The Texas Tribune

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Amid Texas Measles Outbreak, Conservatives Double Down on Anti-Vax Crusade

Spread of the virus is due to low immunization rates in certain communities. Meanwhile, some legislators are cheering for more “medical freedom.”

Texas Observer

Elon Musk celebrates after Texas man loses job over refusal to remove gender preferences from email

Frank Zamora was terminated for failing to comply with a directive inspired by Governor Greg Abbott’s order for state agencies to ‘reject woke gender ideologies’

The Independent UK

Trump administration briefing: Trump changes tack on tariffs – again – as US plans to close consulates

Trump shelves Canada-Mexico tariffs; Musk says he is not to blame for mass firings of federal workers – key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk and Texas governor celebrate firing of worker over pronouns in email signature

Billionaire Trump ally and Greg Abbott tweet about Frank Zamora, who was let go after refusing to remove pronouns

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With Texas facing soaring electricity demand, the politics of energy quietly shift at the Capitol

The Legislature has tried to clamp down on renewable energy resources in the past, but many lawmakers are recognizing the need to support all types of generation to meet record demand growth.

The Texas Tribune

Following Trump’s lead, Gov. Abbott pushes state agencies to end telework

The directive comes as some state agencies have downsized their office spaces after the pandemic forced many employees to work remotely.

The Texas Tribune

Vance visits Texas-Mexico border to promote Trump's immigration crackdown

The vice president, joined by two other top Trump administration officials, took an aerial tour of the border and met with law enforcement officials.

The Texas Tribune

Rep. Sylvester Turner, former Houston mayor, dies two months into House term - Roll Call

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who spent nearly three decades as a state lawmaker and eight years as Houston mayor, has died.

Roll Call

U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas nuclear waste disposal case

The case could establish the nation’s first independent repository for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas, despite the objections of state leaders.

The Texas Tribune

Abbott’s Border Splurge

There is now a powerful, well-heeled constituency that has built up around Operation Lone Star.

Texas Observer

Migrants Are Now Paying Up to $18,000 To Be Smuggled Into U.S. as Cartels Hike Fees: Report

The surge in smuggling costs coincides with broader U.S. and Mexican efforts to dismantle transnational criminal networks

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Texas GOP leaders defend appointee after tense exchange over diversity hiring

Several of Texas’ top Republicans are defending Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to head the state’s water agency following pointed questions from a GOP lawmaker over the agency’s diversity hiring policies

Texas Observer

From Bullion to Bitcoin: Crypto Reserve Is Latest Fiscal Folly in Texas

Why?

The Texas Tribune

Texas leaders defend Black official after lawmaker’s public interrogation of DEI policies left her in tears

The topic was a budget request from a state agency. The exchange grew emotional when a lawmaker pressed for answers about a strategic plan that praises diversity.

The Texas Tribune

Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades

Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response.

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Local and State Police Are Joining Trump’s ‘Deportation Force’

Texas law enforcement agencies and others around the nation are reviving a long-dead "task force" program that led to racial profiling in the past.

The Texas Tribune

Operaciones de ICE en Texas: Qué derechos tienen los inmigrantes

Abogados y grupos de inmigración recomiendan a los inmigrantes informarse sobre las acciones de la administración del presidente Donald Trump, como la expansión del uso de expulsiones aceleradas.

The Independent UK

Texas lottery drawings that paid out big jackpots are the focus of widening investigatons

Two of the biggest lottery jackpots in Texas history are under investigation over claims that the winners may have benefitted from more than good luck

The Texas Tribune

New Texas Supreme Court chief justice calls for judicial raises, changes to bail laws

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock embraced constitutional originalism, a judicial philosophy tied to conservatism, in addressing the Legislature.

Latin Times

Texas Senator Files 'Parental Bill of Rights' to Extend State's DEI Ban in Public Schools

Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said "schools must not push woke agendas on our kids," adding that "schools are for education, not indoctrination."

The Texas Tribune

Thin majority of Texas House signs on to support voucher bill

The 75 co-sponsors plus the bill’s author would provide enough votes to pass Gov. Abbott’s top priority measure in the 150-seat House.

Latin Times

Texas Emerges as State Holding The Most Migrant Detainees as Abbott's Immigration Crackdown Continues

As of Feb. 8, eight detention centers in the Texas were among the nation's top 20 facilities holding migrants, with each holding at least 800 for ICE.

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