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The Beaten Path: Go West, Young Mayor
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (826+ words) Isaiah Mitchell is a reporter for The Texan who holds degrees in English from Trinity University and the University of Dallas. His work has appeared in The Dallas Morning News and The Real Deal. In his free time, he enjoys…...
Social Media, Infant Mortality Take Center Stage at Interim Hearing of Texas House Public Health Committee
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (812+ words) Lawmakers will have 30 days to take up a number of hot-butto… The plan would expand Medicaid and create two additional cov… Rep. Gary VanDeaver (R-New Boston) (The Texan/Brad Johnson) It took nearly all day Thursday for the Texas House…...
Cook Political Report Moves Texas Statewide Races Toward Democrats
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (210+ words) Clockwise from top left: Attorney General Ken Paxton (The Texan/Brad Johnson), state Rep. Gina Hinojosa (The Texan/Brad Johnson), Gov. Greg Abbott (Office of the Governor/Eduardo Leal), and state Rep. James Talarico (The Texan/Jaden Heard). The Cook…...
Democratic Lt. Gov. Candidate Vikki Goodwin Proposes Government-Funded, Statewide Healthcare Program
3+ day, 1+ min ago (639+ words) Democratic state Rep. Vikki Goodwin at her "Texas Cares" healthcare proposal announcement (center), joined by Harris County judge Democratic candidate Letitia Plummer (right). This week, state Rep. Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin), the Democratic candidate for Texas lieutenant governor, announced her plans…...
Battle Lines Emerge in Texas House Committee Hearing on 765-kV Transmission Plan
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (444+ words) Unlikely alliances have emerged in the debate raging through the Texas political world around the Permian Basin Reliability Plan. The Texas House State Affairs Committee met on Wednesday to hear testimony on data centers and the state’s plan to build…...
From the Editor’s Desk: Dune-atics, interviewing the new reporter, and ‘Rejected Headlines’
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1045+ words) It’s hard to put into words how excited I am for “Dune: Part Three,” especially after a new teaser dropped this week. I watched the first “Dune” movie by Denis Villeneuve in college, and now I can’t wait for the…...
Texas Lawmakers Discuss Using Automatic License Plate Readers to Catch Speeders in School and Work Zones
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (893+ words) Mobile speed enforcement system deployed by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (DOT) to increase work zone safety. State lawmakers are considering using technology to crack down on speeding in school and work zones with an automated system that combines speed…...
U.S. Attorney Announces 'Project Safe Schools' Initiative for North Texas
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (908+ words) U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould speaking at the podium. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas announced a federal initiative to combat abuse in public schools titled Project Safe Schools. According to an August 18 press release, the initiative is “aimed…...
The 40: Fundraising and Poaching, Minnesotan Extradition, and Big Bend
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1088+ words) Mary Elise O'Bar is a reporter for The Texan, residing in Southeast Texas. She was born and raised on a small ranch west of Houston, hopping from East-Central Texas to a temporary stay in Washington, D.C. where she worked as a…...
Minnesota Sues Abbott Over Failure to Extradite ICE Agent Charged With Assault
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (557+ words) Left to right: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (Office of Gov. Walz) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (The Texan). Gov. Greg Abbott is being sued by the State of Minnesota over not allowing the extradition of an immigration enforcement agent criminally…...