With voters squeezed by high costs, Texas candidates race to claim affordability mantle

If not carefully vetted, candidates’ proposals to lower costs could exacerbate future affordability issues, experts say.
Texas A&M System considers removing courses on LGBTQ, ethnic studies and climate change from core offerings

More than 200 courses, including those on LGBTQ literature, cultural studies and climate change, could no longer count toward core degree requirements at 11 Texas A&M universities.
In a rare move, Gov. Greg Abbott defends Medicaid funding for Texas

Abbott’s spokesman reiterated that Texas is not doing anything wrong that would disqualify hospitals from receiving nearly $10 billion in Medicaid funding annually.
Corpus Christi, still in need of long-term water sources, again rejects desalination plant

Gov. Greg Abbott was quick to criticize a similar vote last year, when he said the state may need to “micromanage” the city to protect water availability in the region.
Texas rejected an AI-driven school’s bid to open a charter. Then the state approved it for the voucher program.

Alpha School quadrupled its Texas private school campuses. Most are eligible for state dollars through the new voucher program.
Find data centers near you in Texas with our search tools

These resources can help you locate data centers that are planned or operating in your community and who regulates them.
Austin man’s wrongful deportation casts scrutiny on Texas’ embrace of ICE partnerships

The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian José Morales García return to Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in Central Texas.
As Hill Country waits for FEMA money after July flood, Trump announces $50 million for storm recovery

The announced funding was still only a fraction of Gov. Greg Abbott’s initial estimate of $489.7 million in costs in his first request for federal help.
Jasmine Crockett’s down-ballot slate starts to take shape as she steers clear of Senate race

The Dallas congresswoman has said she plans to focus on local races in Texas this fall rather than campaigning for James Talarico, who defeated her in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
TribCast: A data center proponent makes his case

In this week’s podcast, former Public Utilities Commission member Will McAdams, president of the McAdams Energy Group, describes why he thinks data centers are necessary and shouldn’t be overly regulated.