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Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +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 Census: As North Texas’ far-flung towns grow, Dallas and its bigger suburbs shrink https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17341053/texas-dallas-el-paso-arlington-plano-celina-city-population-census Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=230077 ]]> default 230077 Cornyn and Paxton bury each other in negative ads as Senate GOP runoff enters final stretch https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17341054/texas-us-senate-gop-runoff-cornyn-paxton-attack-ads-spending Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=230087 ]]> default 230087 Here are the megadonors and dark money groups boosting James Talarico’s anti-billionaire Senate bid https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17341055/texas-james-talarico-super-pac-donors-lone-star-rising-dark-money-democratic-billionaires Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229623 ]]> default 229623 State asks to continue monitoring Dallas-area foster care contractor until August https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17301802/texas-foster-care-empower-receivership Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:46:47 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=224388 ]]> default 224388 AG Ken Paxton demands Dallas County sheriff enter formal partnership with ICE https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17340093/texas-ice-agreement-paxton-dallas-county-sheriff-investigation Wed, 13 May 2026 19:51:18 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=230046 ]]> default 230046 Texas county pauses data center construction in rural areas for a year https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17339521/texas-hill-county-approves-data-center-construction-pause-ai Wed, 13 May 2026 00:13:03 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229902 ]]> default 229902 Parts of Texas immigration law are likely unconstitutional, federal judge signals https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17340447/texas-immigration-law-state-police-arrests-sb4-unconstitutional Wed, 13 May 2026 20:34:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=230066 ]]> default 230066 Greg Abbott expands task force targeting repeat offenders from Houston to other large cities https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17340005/texas-repeat-offender-task-force-abbott-dps-expands Wed, 13 May 2026 17:27:21 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229977 ]]> default 229977 Hours after statewide ban is reinstated, smokeable hemp is temporarily back on Texas shelves, court rules https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17315842/texas-hemp-smokeable-ban-joints-lawsuit Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:03:40 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=226090 ]]> default 226090 For Texas GOP, immigration politics show signs of fading potency https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17339728/texas-gop-immigration-border-security-trump-deportations-unity-2026-midterms Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229828 ]]> default 229828 Immigration a flashpoint in Allred-Johnson Democratic runoff https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17339729/texas-democratic-primary-runoff-colin-allred-julie-johnson-congress Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229835 ]]> default 229835 After being deported, allowed to return, then detained again, a Texas DACA recipient fears what’s next https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17339730/texas-daca-deported-released-jose-contreras-honduras Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229856 ]]> default 229856 Corpus Christi moves toward mandatory 25% cut in water use if emergency is declared https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17339522/texas-corpus-christi-water-emergency-restrictions-vote Wed, 13 May 2026 00:07:03 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229806 ]]> default 229806 TribCast: Previewing the primary runoffs as early voting approaches https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17339543/tribcast-runoffs-paxton-cornyn Wed, 13 May 2026 01:02:01 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229849 ]]> hidden 229849 Former Texas lottery director was indicted by grand jury before case got dismissed https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17339510/texas-lottery-gary-grief-indictment Tue, 12 May 2026 22:51:06 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229889 ]]> default 229889 Barack Obama appears with James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa at Austin restaurant https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17339445/texas-barack-obama-james-talarico-gina-hinojosa-austin-restaurant-2026 Tue, 12 May 2026 21:30:33 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229870 ]]> default 229870 Texas Tech discipline against law student over alleged Charlie Kirk comments stands after court ruling https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17318558/texas-tech-student-lawsuit-charlie-kirk-discipline Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:46:36 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=226517 ]]> default 226517 Excessive heat suspected as cause of death after six bodies found in rail car near Laredo https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17338744/texas-laredo-railroad-car-six-dead-heat-suspected Mon, 11 May 2026 21:35:42 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=229673 ]]> default 229673 Texas State University professor’s firing after Israeli-Palestinian comments blocked https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17306000/texas-state-university-professor-lawsuit-fired-israel-palestine Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:02:33 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=224869 ]]> default 224869 Christian Menefee, Alex Mealer lead Houston-area congressional runoffs, new poll finds https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17339156/texas-houston-congressional-runoffs-hobby-school-poll-menefee-green-mealer-cain Tue, 12 May 2026 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