Watch Glenn Youngkin speak at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
The Virginia governor will discuss his record in the commonwealth, the state of his party and a conservative policy agenda for America.
Watch Nancy Pelosi speak at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
The U.S. House speaker emerita will speak at 3:15 p.m. Saturday for a recording of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast.
Texas would need about $81.5 billion a year to end property taxes, officials say
Texas Republicans have been trying to reduce the state’s high property taxes for years, but some acknowledge eliminating them would be too expensive.
Watch Colin Allred speak at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Allred will be interviewed by The Bulwark’s Tim Miller about his race against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
Watch a discussion with the staff of The Bulwark at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Four of the digital news organization’s sharpest minds will discuss the politics of 2024 and beyond.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce backs Ted Cruz for Senate over Colin Allred
Allred, who had previously gotten the Chamber’s endorsement in his House races, had long used the endorsement as proof of his bipartisan credentials.
Texas schools are hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope the state will pay to prepare them.
Schools are hiring instructors with different types of backgrounds to deal with critical staff shortages.
In South Texas, SpaceX faces skepticism over environmental damage
A federal agency has paused some of SpaceX’s plans amid concerns over the environment.
Another Republican is challenging Dade Phelan for Texas House speaker
The Texas House speaker race is becoming increasingly crowded. Phelan, who is under fire from his right, says he plans to seek the leadership position again.
With national brand growing, TCU draws majority of students from outside Texas
The school has had more out-of-state students than in-state students since 2018. Most of them come from California.