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Wed, 29 Jul 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 “A deal with the devil”: Religion motivates data center opponents in Texas https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17391662/texas-data-centers-religion-opposition Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238167 ]]> above 238167 Energy agencies want more authority over Texas data centers https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17391663/texas-ercot-puct-power-grid-data-centers Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238199 ]]> default 238199 “Where are all the volunteers?” Kerr County faces worse flood damage with fewer resources https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17391664/texas-floods-kerr-county-damage-donations-volunteers Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238209 ]]> above 238209 Community colleges brace for local cuts after Texas funding shortchanges them millions https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17391271/texas-community-college-funding-shortfalls Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:06:47 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238243 ]]> default 238243 TribCast: Should we be worried about Dallas? https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17390909/tribcast-dallas-downtown-growth Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:46:48 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238175 ]]> hidden 238175 Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17389501/texas-senate-poll-james-talarico-ken-paxton-july-2026 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238107 ]]> default 238107 Censorship or accountability? Impact of law prompting Texas’ scrutiny of universities detailed https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17391272/university-texas-law-scrutiny-update-testimony-censorship-2 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238094 ]]> default 238094 Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is going https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17389502/texas-broadband-funding-favoritism Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238113 ]]> default 238113 Texas imports of Venezuelan oil soar as war chokes off Middle East supply https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17389503/texas-venezuelan-oil-imports-refineries-strait-hormuz Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=237645 ]]> default 237645 Witness to Houston ICE shooting must be released from immigration detention, judge orders https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17389265/texas-houston-ice-shooting-witness-release Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:46:49 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238099 ]]> default 238099 Texas’ multibillion-dollar sales tax exemption for data centers is growing, while audits lag https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17389245/texas-data-centers-sales-tax-break-audits Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:30:24 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238086 ]]> default 238086 U.S. House Ethics Committee is investigating GOP Rep. Lance Gooden https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17389176/texas-lance-gooden-house-ethics-committee-probe-office-congressional-conduct Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:55:41 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238078 ]]> default 238078 Dan Patrick directs Texas Senate to study ways to further ingrain religion into public life https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17388228/texas-dan-patrick-religious-liberty-interim-charges-religion-public-life-legislature Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:37:48 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238054 ]]> default 238054 Floodwater delays Corpus Christi’s water emergency until fall 2028 https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17388229/corpus-christi-water-texas-floodwater-emergency Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:49:31 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238044 ]]> default 238044 Use our database to see what state employees in Texas are paid, as of July 2026 https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/7382318/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=237922 ]]> default 237922 Thousands of apartments going up thanks to new Texas housing laws. But resistance lingers in the suburbs. https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17387929/texas-housing-laws-new-homes-apartments-pushback Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=237951 ]]> default 237951 Universities can use conservative-favored entrance exam as Texas eyes wider use, agency chief says https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17387930/conservative-college-entrance-exam-texas-universty-admissions Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=237990 ]]> default 237990 Floodwater starts arriving in Corpus Christi reservoirs, sparking hope for a water crisis delay https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17386930/texas-corpus-christi-flood-water-gains-lakes-choke-canyon Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:48:12 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=237915 ]]> default 237915 U.S. will begin limited imports of Mexican cattle as screwworm outbreak continues https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17387046/united-states-mexico-cattle-industry-imports-resumption-screwworm Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:30:23 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=238003 ]]> default 238003 Substance found in van after Houston ICE shooting wasn’t drugs, DA and U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia say https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17386996/texas-ice-shooting-drug-test-results-salt-meth Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:27:05 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=237942 ]]> default 237942