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Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:40:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-cropped-texas-tribune-favicon-32x32.png The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/ 32 32 249301168 Houston mayor limits police cooperation with ICE after Democratic wins https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17516829/ice-warrants-immigration-houston-texas-whitmire-police Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:03:11 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252172 ]]> default 252172 Texas officials acknowledge problems with voter registration system, will work with locals on a fix https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17517543/texas-elections-teams-fix-secretary-state Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:18:22 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252332 ]]> default 252332 Texas’ school voucher program could be “unrecognizable, if not extinct,” says Democratic lawmaker https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17517394/texas-school-vouchers-hinojosa-abbott Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252216 ]]> beside 252216 With Democrats sweeping Texas, the GOP-led war on cities nears its end https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17517395/texas-local-control-wars-over-cities-counties Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252263 ]]> default 252263 Texas appeals court cancels oral arguments in challenge to state hemp rules https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17517225/texas-15th-court-appeals-arguments-cancel-hemp Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:57:01 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252296 ]]> default 252296 State-appointed managers in Texas takeover school districts brace for imminent removal https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17517226/texas-school-takeovers-board-managers-gina-hinojosa Fri, 06 Nov 2026 23:46:39 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252259 ]]> default 252259 In historic first, women poised to hold top three leadership positions in Texas government https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17517204/texas-governor-speaker-big-three-women-midterms-2026 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 23:06:19 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252224 ]]> default 252224 Senfronia Thompson says she has the votes to become the first woman and first Black Texas House speaker https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17516830/senfronia-thompson-texas-house-speaker-votes-legislature Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:29:04 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252130 ]]> default 252130 Leaders of powerful energy industry prepare to work with Democrat on Texas Railroad Commission https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17516493/texas-energy-industry-reaction-railroad-commissioner-rosenthal Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252015 ]]> default 252015 As power shifts in Texas, the state’s economic strength is based on more than politics https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17516494/texas-economy-business-oil-and-gas-tech-companies-data-centers Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252025 ]]> default 252025 Texas spent billions on border security. What happens to Greg Abbott’s mission when Dems take over? https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17516495/texas-immigration-operation-lonestar-democrats-election Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=252029 ]]> default 252029 Texas Democrats already angling to be the next House speaker https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17516206/texas-democrats-house-speaker-senfronia-thompson-eddie-morales Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:48:20 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=251985 ]]> default 251985 Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa pledges bipartisan administration in first public appearance since win https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17516128/texas-gina-hinojosa-press-conference Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:43:10 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=251933 ]]> default 251933 Texas Dems celebrate flipping State Board of Education, brace for potential recount https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17515337/texas-state-board-education-elections-2026 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:25:47 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=251362 ]]> default 251362 Hemp-friendly candidates win in Texas, but don’t expect to see THC products on shelves any time soon https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17516129/texas-democrats-hemp-thc-ban-regulations Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:57:48 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=251888 ]]> default 251888 Texas Democrats won big with little-known underdogs. Here’s how they pulled it off. https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17516030/texas-democrats-election-statewide-blue-wave Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:19:55 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=251844 ]]> default 251844 Texas Dems vowed seismic education change. Here’s how schools could change for millions of students. https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17515860/texas-dems-vowed-seismic-education-change-heres-how-schools-could-change-for-millions-of-students Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=251732 ]]> default 251732 GOP state senators could emerge as last protectors of party power in Texas https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17515861/texas-senate-republican-majority-lieutenant-governor-powers Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=251734 ]]> default 251734 Democrats inheriting Texas colleges the GOP overhauled in conservative push https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17515862/texas-universities-colleges-conservative-overhaul-democrats-reverse Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=251783 ]]> default 251783 Rio Grande Valley celebrates daughter Gina Hinojosa’s historic gubernatorial win https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17515675/gina-hinojosa-first-latina-governor-texas Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:13:33 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=251795 ]]> default 251795