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Live winter storm updates: Extreme cold rushes Texas
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (903+ words) Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. by Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune January 24, 2026 An arctic storm is crawling across Texas, bringing frigid temperatures and frozen precipitation that is expected to last into Monday." Much…...
Top candidates in the 2026 Texas governor's race primary
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (301+ words) by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune January 21, 2026 If an elected official, a judge or a justice resigns or dies, the governor is responsible for calling a special election or filling that vacancy. The governor can also make appointments to hundreds…...
City of San Antonio shuts down its abortion travel fund
2+ week, 1+ day ago (294+ words) by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune January 9, 2026 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement Friday that ends the city of San Antonio's $100,000 Reproductive Justice Fund that covered travel for out-of-state abortions. "Texas respects the sanctity of unborn life, and…...
From school vouchers to flood warning systems, these are the Texas developments to watch in 2026
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1314+ words) by Alex Nguyen, Stephen Simpson, Alejandra Martinez, Paul Cobler, Jaden Edison, Sneha Dey and Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune January 5, 2026 On top of dozens of laws taking effect on Jan. 1 and the incoming midterm elections, the new year also comes…...
Trump administration weighs South Texas land swap with SpaceX
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (320+ words) by Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune December 23, 2025 The Trump administration is weighing a deal with SpaceX that would give Elon Musk's" aerospace company 775 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, according to a New York Times report…...
TribCast: Dissecting the 2026 Texas primaries
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (304+ words) Eleanor Klibanoff is the law and politics reporter, based in Austin, where she covers the the Texas Legislature, the Office of the Attorney General, state and federal courts and politics writ large. She also co-hosts the weekly politics podcast, TribCast....
Prop 1 would secure funding for Texas State Technical College
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (1163+ words) TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase Independent news. Trusted by Texans. About The Texas Tribune | Staff | Contact | Send a Confidential Tip | Ethics | Republish Our Work | Jobs | Awards | Corrections | Strategic Plan | Downloads | Documents Take our content " please! " You're welcome to republish this…...
The feds are cutting off public money for all Planned Parenthoods, following a playbook that began in Texas
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3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1691+ words) Texas" Planned Parenthood has lost half its clinics, but they continue to see thousands of patients a year. On Sept. 30, Planned Parenthood"s Gulf Coast branch in Houston, which ran the organization"s largest clinic in the country, shuttered to…...
Texas GOP to consider blocking lawmakers from 2026 primary ballot in first test of new censure rule
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3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1737+ words) " It's here! The full TribFest program is now LIVE.TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase The state party's governing board will meet Saturday to decide whether 10 Texas House Republicans tried to thwart GOP priorities during this year's legislative session. The Republican…...
Introducing the Austin Current: A new voice for Central Texas
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3+ mon, 2+ week ago (235+ words) Our new community newsroom will be focused on providing Austin-area residents with the knowledge and context they need to navigate a region transformed by explosive growth. When we imagined this newsroom, we envisioned more than headlines. We want to become…...