Corpus Christi declines to seek federal grant for long-debated water desalination plant
City Council members traded insults before the 5-4 vote blocked an effort to apply for up to $120 million in federal grants to help build the treatment plant.
TribCast: Can Ted Cruz save college sports?
Texas politics have become deeply engaged in the fight over the future of college football. We discuss the saga of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, the influence of megadonor Cody Campbell and U.S. Ted Cruz’s proposed fix.
Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods
Abbott previously outlined a broad regulatory framework around data centers amid backlash from rural communities around their impact on residential neighborhoods.
Texas education board member threatens to sue colleagues over posts calling her “Marxist”
A Democratic board member says colleagues harassed her in social media posts during Texas’ debate over how history is taught. The GOP members deny any bullying.
Texas cities forced to remove rainbow crosswalks are installing colorful alternatives
Cities and advocates are channeling support for LGBTQ+ residents into murals, lighting and rainbow-decorated sidewalks and stairs.
Ruling that blocks Trump use of system to hunt noncitizen voters won’t stop ongoing investigations
States that already ran voter rolls through the revamped federal SAVE immigration database can continue ongoing investigations of the estimated 24,000 voters it flagged.
Maternal health ‘deserts’ endanger some Texas women, babies
Of the more than 200 rural counties in Texas, about 70% have no hospital at all or have hospitals that don’t have facilities for delivering babies.
Japanese internment survivors, faith leaders demand closure of South Texas ICE detention center
Completing a pilgrimage from a World War II internment camp in Crystal City, activists said history is repeating itself with family detentions at the Dilley facility.
Kendall Scudder wins race to lead Texas Democratic Party into critical midterms
Texas Democrats overwhelmingly elected Scudder, the incumbent, to a full term as party chair at their state convention Saturday.
Unease about Talarico’s Black support on display at Texas Democratic Convention
Black elected officials said the Senate nominee had more work to do to engage voters in their communities, while noting there was still time to do so before November.