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Texas Republicans have a data center problem

Data center construction is unpopular among locals, and a majority of the facilities are being proposed in red, rural counties. That puts Texas Republicans in a tough spot, as the White House has encouraged states to let the centers flourish.

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Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to pass flood protections. Some could have saved lives.

Dozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. Some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas.

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‘McCarthyism with a Texas Accent’

State Representative Salman Bhojani on the (not so) new rise of politicized Islamophobia

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Texas’ 9th Congressional District GOP runoff: Who is running and what to know

Army veteran Alex Mealer and state Rep. Briscoe Cain are facing off for the Republican nomination in the newly drawn 9th District, anchored in east Harris County.

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Nearly 96,000 students receiving Texas school voucher award notices

Families have until July 15 to opt in to the education savings accounts, or ESAs, which launches next school year.

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ICE warrants were central to Abbott’s immigration dispute with Texas cities. Here’s how they work.

Unlike criminal warrants, ICE administrative warrants don’t require approval from an independent judge. ICE defends the practice, but legal experts say they can have errors and risk wrongful detention.

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Supreme Court voting rights ruling empowers Texas Republicans to redraw more partisan maps

Texas lawmakers will be able to draw more aggressively partisan maps for the state House, Senate and education board when they return in 2027.

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Christian Menefee’s district sat vacant for 11 months. His first bill in Congress would set a deadline for special elections.

The Houston Democrat was elected earlier this year to finish out the term of Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died in March 2025. The safely blue district was left vacant for 334 days.

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Disaster declarations ripple through South Texas amid water crisis

Small towns around Corpus Christi worry where they’ll fall on the pecking order if the region’s water runs out.

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Supreme Court Order Stuns Legal Experts: 'Entirely Worrisome' Texas Ruling Revealed

The US Supreme Court has cleared Texas to use a controversial mid‑decade election map expected to add up to five Republican House seats.

International Business Times UK

Talarico leads both Cornyn, Paxton in new polls of Texas’ U.S. Senate race

The Austin Democrat, who won his party’s nomination in March, led Cornyn and Paxton in two successive polls, though he did not crack 50%.

The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court's Texas Map Ruling: Why the GOP's 2026 Power Grab Depends on a Fragile Latino Voter Shift

How the Supreme Court's decision on Texas's redistricting impacts Latino voters and the 2026 midterms, with counter-maps from California and Virginia reshaping the political landscape.

International Business Times UK

Texas Governor Threatens Austin, Dallas and Houston's World Cup Funding Over ICE Fight

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office threatened to pull or withhold public safety grants from Houston, Dallas, and Austin unless the cities changed policies that state officials said limited police cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, turning preparations for the 2026 World Cup into the latest front in the national…

Latin Times

Austin, Dallas revise police policy allowing more ICE cooperation after Abbott funding cut threat

Austin, which on Friday became the third city to revise similar policies, had $2.5 million in public safety grants at risk before receiving a deadline extension to make the changes.

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TribCast: Greg Abbott battles cities over working with ICE

TribCast takes a deeper look at Gov. Greg Abbott’s battle with Houston, Dallas and Austin over the cities’ relationship with federal immigration enforcement.

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Houston Irks Texas Gov. Greg Abbott by Reminding Cops To Comply With the Fourth Amendment

The governor is threatening to defund the police because of an ordinance noting that an ICE administrative warrant "does not justify a stop, arrest, or continued detention" by city officers.

The Texas Tribune

Houston City Council approves gutting policy limiting ICE cooperation, civil rights groups say

In contrast to the civil rights groups’ assessment, Houston’s city attorney told council members that the amendment — crafted by the mayor’s staff and the governor’s office — brings no major changes.

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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens $200 million in funding from major Texas cities over ICE policies

The governor’s letters to Austin, Dallas and Houston say the state will pull back state grants because of local policies that deter police from fully cooperating with immigration officials.

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Texas cities try to address citizen anger over immigration crackdown without riling state leaders

For much of President Donald Trump’s second term, Texas city leaders have avoided opposing his immigration crackdown, but that’s changing — and sparking tensions with the state.

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Houston to consider repealing ordinance limiting its ICE cooperation amid state funding threat, investigation

Gov. Greg Abbott’s office told Houston Mayor John Whitmire Monday that the state will withdraw $110 million in funding if the city doesn’t axe the ordinance.

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Rep. Tony Gonzales resigns from Congress amid backlash over sexual misconduct allegations

House members were set to vote this week on expelling both the San Antonio Republican and Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell. Gonzales’ announcement came shortly after Swalwell said he would step down.

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Low-tax Texas opens London office to lure jobs and investment

Exclusive: US state is targeting corporate heavyweights in the UK with subsidies and incentives

Texas Observer

Who Accounts for Freedom?

The nascent "freedom accounts" program is, predictably, burdened by Republicans’ insistence on religious discrimination—and likely set to benefit those already outside the public school system.

Latin Times

Texas Moves to Restrict Noncitizens' Rights Through New Laws and Policy Changes, Report Says

In a state with nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants, refugees, and individuals with temporary protected status, these changes have led to widespread fear and uncertainty, according to immigration attorneys and advocates.

Texas Observer

Corpus Christi Water Crisis Spurs Stampede on South Texas Aquifers

Cities, towns, and industrial complexes aim to quickly pump tens of millions of gallons per day in a bid to avert disaster.

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