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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:47:28 +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 Migrant found dead at Laredo ICE facility https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17500258/migrant-found-dead-ice-laredo Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:47:28 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=247101 ]]> default 247101 In Senate race, Paxton and Talarico each promise relief from rising energy costs in Texas https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17500042/paxton-talarico-energy-prices-senate-race-texas Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=247041 ]]> default 247041 For Texas schoolchildren, minor misbehavior can mean criminal charges https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17500043/needs-to-be-like-this-no-spaces-short-2 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246924 ]]> default 246924 Bo French, Jon Rosenthal battle over culture, job duties in bid to regulate the oil and gas industry https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17499354/jon-rosenthal-bo-french-texas-railroad-commission-election Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246976 ]]> default 246976 Tracking the money raised and spent in the U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17383612/texas-senate-talarico-paxton-fundraising-spending-money-donors Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=236623 ]]> default 236623 19 million Texans are registered to vote, breaking record https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17499112/texas-voter-registration-2026-election Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:30:03 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246932 ]]> default 246932 Texas election laws: What voters need to know before casting ballots in the 2026 midterm https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498812/texas-voting-laws-what-to-know-midterms Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246639 ]]> default 246639 Texas discovers more backlogged voter registration records days before early voting begins https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17499073/texas-voter-registration-records-new-backlog Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:45:03 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246839 ]]> default 246839 How Gina Hinojosa went from progressive to populist, emerging as Greg Abbott’s most formidable challenger https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17499113/gina-hinojosa-greg-abbott-texas-governor-race Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:49:39 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246826 ]]> default 246826 Ken Paxton to close Senate campaign with “Come and Take It” bus tour ending at the Alamo https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17497673/ken-paxton-bus-tour-texas-senate-come-and-take-it Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:45:22 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246460 ]]> default 246460 Bobby Pulido pitches himself as the Democrat “you used to vote for” in bid to oust Rep. Monica De La Cruz https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17499040/south-texas-rgv-bobby-pulido-monica-de-la-cruz-congress Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:07:12 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246731 ]]> default 246731 Pro-Cruz PAC launches seven-figure Spanish-language ad buy attacking Talarico https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498901/texas-senate-ted-cruz-pac-spanish-ad-buy-james-talarico Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246690 ]]> default 246690 Meet the candidates running for Texas’ State Board of Education in 2026 https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498813/texas-state-board-education-2026-election-voter-guide Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246462 ]]> default 246462 Trump says John Cornyn and Karl Rove to blame if Ken Paxton loses Senate race https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498531/texas-trump-cornyn-rove-truth-social-paxton Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:03:21 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246634 ]]> default 246634 Elon Musk is the donor behind Senate Republicans’ massive rescue mission for Ken Paxton https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498597/elon-musk-ken-paxton-donations-senate-gop-super-pac Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:27:52 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246668 ]]> default 246668 In race to lead Texas agriculture department, Sheets and Tucker clash on data centers, credentials https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498329/texas-election-2026-agriculture-commissioner-nate-sheets-clayton-tucker Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:54:09 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246603 ]]> default 246603 Execution of Fort Hood shooter will not be live-streamed, Trump says https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498330/texas-fort-hood-execution-trump-live-stream-hasan Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:44:01 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246594 ]]> default 246594 Talarico raises $64 million in third quarter, more than any U.S. Senate candidate on record https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498198/james-talarico-64-million-fundraising-texas-senate Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:22:10 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246573 ]]> default 246573 Trump says the border is secure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott keeps declaring an emergency. https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498069/greg-abbott-border-emergency-trump Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246397 ]]> large 246397 Outspent and unknown, Democrat Vikki Goodwin gives Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick his toughest race yet https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17498070/texas-lieutenant-governor-election-vikki-goodwin-dan-patrick Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=246511 ]]> default 246511