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Congressmen demand Travis DA's immigration prosecution records
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (358+ words) by Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2026 A congressional committee is demanding Travis County District Attorney Jos" Garza provide them with years" worth of documents and communications related to his office"s prosecution of non-citizens and communication with immigration officials....
Most data centers ignore Texas surveys about their water use
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (814+ words) by Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2026 Data centers need a lot of water and energy. State officials want to know how much, and they hoped a survey sent to data center companies would give them the answers. But at…...
Rodents could be to blame for New World Screwworm in Texas
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (799+ words) by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2026 Mc ALLEN " As the New World screwworm continues to infiltrate livestock and other animals in Texas, many have been asking how the parasitic fly landed here to begin with. Last week, the Texas…...
Trib Cast: What a new Secretary of State could mean for Texas
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (241+ words) Eleanor Klibanoff is the law and politics reporter, based in Austin, where she covers the the Texas Legislature, the Office of the Attorney General, state and federal courts and politics writ large. She also co-hosts the weekly politics podcast, Trib…...
Rain pushes Corpus Christi water crisis back 9 months
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (543+ words) by Colleen De Guzman, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2026 Corpus Christi got welcome news Tuesday when the city's projected water emergency was delayed to September 2027 after recent rains boosted some of the region's reservoirs. The city was initially bracing for a…...
Majority of Texans oppose data center construction
13+ hour, 59+ min ago (642+ words) by Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2026 The survey of 1, 200 self-reported registered voters conducted by the University of Texas/Texas Politics Project comes as Republican state officials increase their scrutiny of the tech industry and its race to build out…...
Poll: Paxton and Talarico are virtually tied in Senate race
14+ hour, 2+ min ago (510+ words) by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2026 Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are neck and neck in the race for U. S. Senate, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas…...
Three Texas health priorities have hit roadblocks
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (1067+ words) by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2026 Last year, Texas became the first state to require warning labels on thousands of food and beverages containing common 44 dyes or additives, cleared the way for ivermectin to be sold without a prescription…...
Optimism abounds for Texas Democrats ahead of convention
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (1003+ words) by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2026 After a contentious primary, Texas Democrats will host their state convention in Corpus Christi this week and look to rally the party behind their ticket ahead of what they hope will be a…...
Texas foster care system improving, although problems persist
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (778+ words) by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune June 22, 2026 The Texas foster care system is improving but cases where children are improperly supervised, exposing them to injuries and even death continue, according to documents filed in the long-running federal lawsuit on Monday....