TribCast: Unpacking the constitutional amendments
Texas Politics Project’s Joshua Blank joins the TribCast to walk through the 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot this November
SNAP cutoff could hurt Texas grocers and the rest of the economy, experts say
The ongoing government shutdown means more than $600 million per month won’t go to millions of Texas SNAP beneficiaries who pump that money into the state economy.
Why more Tarrant County kids are going to Texas youth prisons than any others
The rising number of youth sent from counties like Tarrant is helping to push the waitlist for beds in youth prisons to near an all-time high, the state says.
The federal shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits. Here’s what you need to know.
In Texas, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — rely on SNAP, also referred to as food stamps, each month.
Texas attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claims
This lawsuit comes a month after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a possible cause of autism.
Texas SNAP benefit pause: Here’s how to receive and give help
Food assistance will be canceled in November amid the current federal government shutdown, halting benefits for 11% of Texas’ population.
North Texas Rep. Nate Schatzline won’t run for reelection
Schatzline, who represents Fort Worth, is one the most conservative members of the Legislature’s lower chamber.
Federal appeals court will reconsider West Texas A&M drag show ban
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday tossed a three-judge panel’s earlier ruling that found the ban violated students’ free speech rights. The court’s 17 judges will rehear the case.
More first-generation students in Texas are applying for college
Experts say the increase in applicants, which has more than tripled in the last five years, stems from getting extra support in the application process.
How John Cornyn’s historic gun safety bill has become a reelection liability
Critics accuse Cornyn of capitulating to Democrats’ gun control demands — even though the bill largely did not restrict gun owner’s existing rights.