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Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:47:51 +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 MAGA Inc. cavalry arrives for Paxton in Texas Senate as Trump’s PAC places $10 million ad buy https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17440601/texas-maga-inc-10-million-ad-spend-paxton-trump Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:47:51 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=242116 ]]> default 242116 ICE officer charged in Minnesota shooting released on bond https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17440220/texas-ice-agent-charged-minnesota-immigration-shooting Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:29:34 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=242108 ]]> default 242108 After rescoring STAAR exams, 11 Texas districts seeing A-F grades improve https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17440184/school-districts-improved-ratings-staar-rescore-2026 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:50:56 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=242078 ]]> default 242078 AG Ken Paxton hasn’t challenged the Trump administration over Texas’ $10-billion Medicaid cut even though he sued Biden https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17440185/texas-medicaid-hospitals-ken-paxton-trump-biden-lawsuit Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:24:45 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=242070 ]]> default 242070 State education board finalizes anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17435481/texas-rewrite-social-studies-high-school Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241299 ]]> default 241299 Elon Musk’s super PAC starts spending to boost Ken Paxton in Texas https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17440063/elon-musk-ken-paxton-super-pac-spending-texas-senate-race Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:35:06 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=242054 ]]> default 242054 Texas A&M System removes courses on LGBTQ, ethnic studies and climate change from core offerings https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17438361/texas-am-remove-core-courses-lgbtq-race-climate-change Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241803 ]]> default 241803 Ken Paxton omits rental income and mortgages from financial disclosures, obscuring his wealth https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17439929/texas-ken-paxton-personal-financial-disclosures-ethics-law-us-senate-race Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:35:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241855 ]]> default 241855 Meet our new class of fall fellows https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17439665/fall-2026-fellows Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241923 ]]> default 241923 After Abbott’s order limiting Flock cameras, DPS to continue using its vast surveillance network https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17439666/texas-flock-cameras-dps-network-search-abbott Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241964 ]]> default 241964 School librarians hesitant to discuss books, order more amid Texas battles to restrict titles, they say https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17439667/texas-school-library-books-student-reading-dan-patrick Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241908 ]]> default 241908 Tesla launches steering-wheel-free Cybercabs in Austin https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17439446/tesla-elon-musk-autonomous-cybercabs-launch-austin Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:50:56 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241953 ]]> default 241953 ICE officer in Texas-Minnesota fight turns himself in to face shooting charges, AP reports https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17439230/texas-ice-agent-federal-charges-minnesota Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:45:22 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241866 ]]> default 241866 Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17439231/texas-school-voucher-program-2-billion-expansion-budget-comptroller Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:04:26 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241852 ]]> default 241852 Already one of the largest recorded wildfires in North Texas history, Ross Fire continues burning https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17433096/texas-ross-fire-wildfires-north-texas Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:42:45 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241050 ]]> default 241050 1 in 5 Texans experience food insecurity as food banks struggle to keep up with demand https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17439194/texas-food-banks-struggle-federal-cuts Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241807 ]]> default 241807 Federal disaster assistance approved for some Texas counties after July floods https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17437275/trump-texas-flood-recovery-50-million Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:42:59 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241749 ]]> default 241749 With voters squeezed by high costs, Texas candidates race to claim affordability mantle https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17438362/texas-affordability-costs-inflation-2026-elections Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241640 ]]> beside 241640 Edouard causes flooding in East Texas, dumping more than 20 inches of rain in places https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17435962/texas-tropical-storm-edouard-flooding-forecast Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:10:43 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241483 ]]> default 241483 In a rare move, Gov. Greg Abbott defends Medicaid funding for Texas https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17437995/texas-hospitals-medicaid-greg-abbott Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:19:16 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=241764 ]]> default 241764