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West Texas lawmakers push bills to divert some oil and gas taxes to help oil-producing counties with roads, other needs

Reps. Tom Craddick and Brooks Landgraf want to divert 10% of taxes collected on oil and gas production to help budget-strapped counties keep up with growth.

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Interim UT-Austin president seeks to walk fine line between faculty and lawmakers’ concerns

Jim Davis told professors he’ll share their concerns with lawmakers about proposals that would increase oversight on curricula and hiring. Elsewhere on campus, former UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell criticized the bills.

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Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules

Judge Lee H. Rosenthal said the student group that organizes Draggieland, the Queer Empowerment Council, was likely to succeed in showing the ban violates the First Amendment.

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Lawmakers push to spend billions of dollars for water projects and debate which ones to prioritize

Gov. Greg Abbott has made water a priority for this legislative session. Lawmakers will debate whether to invest more into new water supplies or repairing old, leaking pipes around Texas.

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Texas’ DEI debate centers on a disagreement about whether programs perpetuate or prevent discrimination

Supporters say diversity initiatives close educational and income gaps born from a history of prejudice. Republican officials say they prioritize identity over merit.

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Texas’ DEI bans: What to know about the term and the debate

Diversity, equity and inclusion has become highly politicized — and there’s no standard definition for what it is.

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Republican lawmakers revive effort to give attorney general more power to prosecute election crimes

Critics fear increased election prosecutions could intimidate voters and local election officials. Attorney General Ken Paxton has long sought more autonomy over election cases.

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95,000 Texas children are waiting for state help to pay for day care

Adding more funding to scholarships is just one way experts say state lawmakers could address Texas’ child care crisis.

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Different pace and priorities separate Texas Senate and House on school vouchers

The gaps over eligibility and on spending levels are narrower than the fundamental differences of the previous session.

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Texas faculty testify against bills to screen universities’ curriculum for “ideological” bias

Lawmakers say several bills under consideration Thursday would “address the unchecked authority of faculty.” They would expand university governing boards’ oversight powers.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton accuses Coppell ISD of violating Texas’ “critical race theory” ban

The attorney general office’s lawsuit is based on an undercover video published in February by a conservative activist group.

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Texas’ First Abortion Arrests Stem from Monthlong Attorney General Investigation

These represent the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban.

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Bills seek to improve state’s response to wildfires a year after devastation in Panhandle

A proposal to create a statewide system connecting emergency personnel and agencies is among several bills that target problems exposed in 2024.

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Texas bill would ban K-12 students from using cell phones during school hours

If the proposal becomes law, Texas would follow in the footsteps of several Democrat- and Republican-led states that have enacted similar bans.

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University of Texas System bans drag shows in campus facilities

The move comes a few weeks after the Texas A&M System issued a similar ban, which is being challenged in court.

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Migrants Turn to TikTok to Find Smugglers as U.S. Crackdown Escalates: 'It Took Me Half an Hour'

A report by The Texas Tribune in December also revealed that smugglers are using social media to recruit Americans to take part in smuggling schemes as well

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After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic

Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold.

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Texas lawmakers seek to transfer University of Houston-Victoria to Texas A&M system

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, said Texas A&M is better positioned to grow the Victoria school and serve the region’s petrochemical and agriculture industries.

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In Texas, Christian right grows confident and assertive

Emboldened by court rulings and election victories, the Christian right is outspoken as it pushes its moral views through the Texas Legislature.

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Paxton says trans Texans can’t use court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates

Per the attorney general’s nonbinding opinion, state agencies should change gender markers on government documents back to a person’s sex assigned at birth.

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University of North Texas and Rice University under federal investigation for “race-exclusionary practices”

The Texas universities are among dozens accused of violating the law by partnering with a group that had sought to increase diversity in graduate programs.

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Feds are opening more detention centers in Texas as Trump administration steps up deportations

The feds are adding thousands of beds to hold families in Texas, which reportedly holds the most immigrants of any state at its 21 detention centers.

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Texas lawmakers will debate saving the state’s water supply after key legislation is introduced

The state House and Senate have similar proposals to solve the state's water crisis, but there are stark differences on how to invest billions of dollars to resolve.

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Texas bill would increase oversight of universities’ hiring, curriculum and compliance

Senate Bill 37 would create a state office to investigate complaints against universities and require governing boards to ensure courses don’t endorse certain ideologies.

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DOJ drops fight against Texas political maps as Trump administration retreats from voting rights cases

The Biden administration had challenged a Republican-led redistricting plan that diluted the political power of minorities. Other legal challenges will continue.

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