Texas senators hope to ban youth from changing sex on birth certificate: Opponents of the bill call it a “power play aimed at making the lives of transgender ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/28/texas-legislature-minors-gender-birth-certificate/
Education savings account bill moves to the full Senate for a vote: Education savings accounts, which are similar to vouchers, are a priority of Gov ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/28/texas-senate-education-savings-accounts/
Texas Senate approves restrictions on transgender athletes in college: After final Senate approval, the bill will head to the Texas House where enough lawmakers ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/28/texas-senate-transgender-college-bill/
Homeland Security Chief Mayorkas calls Ted Cruz’s comments “revolting”: “You’re willing to let children be raped to follow political orders,” Cruz told Sec ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/28/ted-cruz-mayorkas-border-revolting/
Bill eliminating tampon, diaper sales taxes OK’d by Texas House: The proposal removes sales tax on diapers, baby wipes and bottles; feminine hygiene products ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/28/texas-diaper-tampon-sales-tax/
Republicans aim to rein in local prosecutors: Some local district and county attorneys have said they will not pursue abortion-related cases ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/28/texas-legislature-district-attorneys/
Texas may be about to scrap a voting security system it can’t replace: It took years to build the multi-state system known as ERIC, which weeds out duplicate ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/28/texas-voting-fraud-eric/
At least 39 dead in fire at migrant center in Mexico: There were a total of 68 men in the facility, 29 of whom were injured and transported to four local ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/28/migrant-deaths-juarez-mexico-el-paso-fire/
Texas lawmakers, medical groups clash on transition-related health care: In 2021, a bill that would block transgender kids’ access to transition-related care ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/24/texas-legislature-transgender-health-care/
Texas DPS will help Austin with police patrols amid officer shortage: Austin officials view the partnership as a stopgap measure as they try to fill the city’s ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/27/texas-dps-austin-police-shortage/
Texas Senate budget writers pitch billions for property tax cuts, schools: The Senate Finance Committee’s proposals won’t be voted on and sent to the full ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/27/texas-senate-budget/
Texas Observer editors fight closing of 68-year-old magazine: Journalists at the progressive publication, which has deep financial problems ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/27/texas-observer-closing-editors-fight/
Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt arrested at protest in McKinney: The protest was in memory of Marvin Scott III, who died in Collin County Jail custody ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/27/lee-merritt-arrest-protest/
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is running for Houston mayor: Jackson Lee enters a mayoral contest that is already well underway. The early frontrunner is state Sen ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/27/sheila-jackson-lee-houston-mayor/
Houston GOP official knew of abuse claims against Southern Baptist leader: Under oath, outspoken anti-gay activist Jared Woodfill said he was told in 2004 that ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/27/houston-jared-woodfill-gop-paul-pressler-southern-baptist/
Former president Donald Trump used his nearly 90-minute speech to frame himself as a victim of politicized legal investigations and to focus on his ... Show more
Trump rallying in Waco on Saturday amid potential indictment: Trump’s rally, which begins at 5 p.m. at Waco Regional Airport, comes days after he said he was to ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/25/donald-trump-waco-rally-indictment/
Two dead among migrant group “suffocating” inside train car: Uvalde officials said U.S. Border Patrol responded to a 911 call alerting them about a group of ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/24/uvalde-county-migrant-deaths-train-car/
Texas abortion funds resume paying for out-of-state procedures: A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in February, blocking a limited number of ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/24/texas-court-abortion-funds/
TribCast: Police officers’ fear of the AR-15 in Robb Elementary: In this week’s episode, we discuss the weapon used by the school shooter in Uvalde and new ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/24/tribcast-uvalde-ar15/
What transition-related care is available to transgender Texas kids?: Some Republicans want to block transgender kids’ access to puberty blockers and hormone ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/24/texas-transgender-kids-transition-related-health-care/
West Texas A&M University president sued after canceling student drag show: The lawsuit comes after protests each day this week, calling for university president ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/24/west-texas-am-university-lawsuit-drag-show/
Pandemic SNAP benefits have ended: During the pandemic, Texans received extra money on their Lone Star cards through the federal Supplemental Nutrition ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/24/texas-snap-food-stamps/
Drag performers and allies opposing restrictions testify in Senate: Proposed legislation from Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, would criminalize explicit ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/23/texas-senate-drag-performers/
Texas bill expands restrictions on lessons about sexuality, gender identity: Senate Bill 8 supporters say the legislation protects the rights of parents who ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/23/texas-schools-bill-sexuality-gender-identity/
DFPS special investigations director resigns, citing “untenable” agency: Sharon Fonvielle-Baughman said leadership has failed to support the special ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/23/dfps-investigations-staff-turnover/
Join us at the Tribune’s Studio 919 in Austin and online at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 13, for a conversation and book signing featuring Texas Tribune reporter ... Show more
Report: Texas isn’t holding polluters accountable for unexpected emissions: A new report found that companies in Texas have had 21,000 unexpected pollution ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/23/texas-environment-pollution-tceq-report/
Texas House budget panel set to advance two-year spending plan: The proposal recommends spending billions on programs including property tax cuts ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/20/texas-house-budget/
Bills call for Texas teachers to administer lifesaving overdose drugs to students
texastribune.org/2023/03/23/texas-schools-narcan-opioids/
Texas House committee considers sports betting, casino legalization bills: House Bill 1942, written by Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, would permit regulated sports ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/22/texas-gambling-sports-betting-casinos/
Texas Senate approves $16.5 billion for property tax cuts: The proposals target the taxes homeowners pay and require school districts to lower their tax rates.
texastribune.org/2023/03/22/texas-senate-property-taxes/
Join us for a virtual event, “Safer Schools: Students, Educators & Mental Health One Year After the Uvalde Shooting,” happening at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 23 ... Show more
How an antiquated software results in delays in care for Texas foster kids: Caseworkers and foster care providers often get incomplete and inaccurate information ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/22/foster-care-technology-system-impact/
Houston ISD parents angry over impending TEA takeover: The Texas Education Agency announced on March 15 that it would replace the current superintendent and its ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/21/houston-isd-tea-takeover-meeting/
Gov. Greg Abbott organizes “school choice” rally at the Capitol: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has embraced Senate Bill 8, which will get its first committee hearing ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/21/texas-gov-greg-abbott-school-choice-esa/
Biden designates Castner Range in El Paso a national monument: At a Tuesday summit, the president also declared Avi Kwa Ame, 500,000 acres of land in Nevada ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/21/biden-castner-range-national-monument-el-paso/
West Texas A&M University cancels student drag show: Students and First Amendment lawyers say President Walter Wendler’s portrayal of drag shows is off base and ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/21/west-texas-am-drag-show/
Texas bill would prohibit bans on dreadlocks and other hairstyles: Texas lawmakers could prohibit race-based hair discrimination at schools and workplaces ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/21/texas-crown-act-legislature-2023/
Proposed rule to limit pollution may force Texas to limit emissions: Federal limits on particulate matter commonly known as soot could mean cleaner ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/21/epa-texas-particulate-matter-soot-air-pollution-joppa-dallas/
Texas water legislation clears key Senate committee: Voters would have the final say on whether the state sets aside billions of dollars to acquire new water ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/20/texas-water-legislation/
Texas bill blocking trans kids’ access to puberty blockers heads to Senate: Senate Bill 14 would ban doctors from providing kids with transition-related ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/20/texas-transender-kids-puberty-blockers-legislature/
TribCast: Will the Texas Legislature pay Ken Paxton’s legal settlement?: In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James about lawmakers’ reluctance to spend ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/20/tribcast-ken-paxton/
Comstock Act revived in FDA abortion drug case: Anti-abortion advocates are trying to revive the long-dormant 1873 Comstock Act, which banned mailing of anything ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/20/texas-fda-abortion-pill-comstock-act/
“He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15: In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/20/uvalde-shooting-police-ar-15/
Texas Legislature looks for ways to ease housing crisis: Housing advocates, builders and real estate experts agree that the state simply isn’t building enough ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/18/texas-legislature-housing-affordability/
Donald Trump will host first 2024 presidential rally in Waco: In his third consecutive bid for the White House, the former president hopes “Trump Country” ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/17/donald-trump-2024-presidential-race-waco/
PUC set power prices too high during Winter Storm Uri, court rules: The actions by the Public Utility Commission led to billions of dollars of overcharges ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/17/puc-appeals-court-uri-prices/
EPA regional leaders tour North Texas’ Barnett Shale: The agency’s regional administrator toured the area with the head of a local nonprofit ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/17/texas-epa-barnett-shale/
Military groups urge Texas to give National Guard troops death benefits: Law enforcement officers who serve on Operation Lone Star get a $500 ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/16/texas-national-guard-death-benefits-bishop-evans/
T-Squared: Read The Texas Tribune’s annual report: In 2022, we went to extraordinary lengths to tell the stories of Texans. See the work we accomplished on ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/16/texas-tribune-annual-report/
Rural Texans must travel long distances for basic health care needs: Bigger cities like Lubbock can unintentionally suck health care resources and professionals ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/16/texas-health-care-deserts/
In rural Texas, law puts low-income defendants at a disadvantage: A two-tiered system gives less populated counties more time to provide court-appointed lawyers ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/16/rural-texas-attorney-shortage-legislature/
Texas legislation would curb cities’ ability to regulate labor: Lawmakers say their bills are needed to provide small businesses with consistent regulations and ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/16/texas-cities-labor-ordinances/
Houston language activists work against Texas Capitol bedlam: Woori Juntos began the legislative session hoping to win over a majority of legislators to their ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/16/language-access-texas-woori-juntos/
Houston ISD families worry how TEA takeover will affect district: Parents and students of the Houston Independent School District decried the state’s decision to ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/15/houston-isd-tea-takeover-families/
Texas Republicans’ property tax cut proposals, explained: Cuts to school property tax bills. Bigger tax benefits for homeowners. A controversial idea to limit ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/15/texas-property-tax-proposals-explained/
West Texas town spends four years without safe drinking water: Some Toyah residents say state regulators at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality were ...
insideclimatenews.org/news/15032023/toyah-texas-drinking-water/
Senate taps $4 billion to lower bills from 2021 storm: The allocation is part of a plan to add $12 billion to the current budget. It hasn’t been approved yet by ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/15/texas-supplemental-budget-2021-storm/
Judge hears challenge to FDA approval of abortion drug: U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said he would rule “as soon as possible” on the request for a ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/15/fda-abortion-drug-federal-court/
Texas’ Chip Roy says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis should be president: The Austin Republican is the staunch conservative who led 19 House members in blocking Kevin ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/15/chip-roy-ron-desantis-election-2024/
Texas Senate confirms Jane Nelson as secretary of state: Nelson’s former colleagues in the Senate gave her resounding approval, avoiding another embarrassment ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/15/jane-nelson-secretary-state-texas-confirmed/
Uvalde families ask to join lawsuit pressing DPS to release public records: The lawyers for some of the Uvalde families say there is “a compelling need” for ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/15/uvalde-families-public-records-lawsuit/
Meet the judge in Amarillo at center of FDA abortion drug case: U.S. District Matthew Kacsmaryk was once deputy counsel for the First Liberty Institute ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/15/federal-judge-amarillo-abortion-fda/
Texas Education Agency will take control of Houston ISD: The announcement comes almost four years after the agency first moved to take the district over.
texastribune.org/2023/03/15/texas-education-houston-isd-takeover/
Texas AG Ken Paxton’s election crime cases face dismissal after ruling: Many of the illegal voting cases the Texas attorney general has boasted about are ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/15/ken-paxton-texas-election-crimes/
Texas education agency is ready to take over Houston ISD, documents show: Texas’ education agency first moved to take over the district in 2019 after years of ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/06/houston-isd-takeover/
Texas has long removed Black kids from their homes, sometimes with tragic results
texastribune.org/2023/03/14/texas-child-welfare-removal-hart-family-deaths/
Texas news desert expands after Canadian Record stops publishing: The end of The Canadian Record’s print edition — even if temporary — is another indication of ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/14/texas-news-deserts-canadian-record-closing/
Texas Senate gives OK to make illegal voting a felony: The priority bill, backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, reverses a change the Legislature made two years ago ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/13/texas-senate-illegal-voting-felony-vote/
Fairfield Lake State Park opens again: State officials plan to offer free day access to the property as they consider how to acquire the land before its sale.
texastribune.org/2023/03/13/texas-fairfield-lake-state-park/
National Republicans say they plan to oust Rep. Vicente Gonzalez: Congressional Republicans’ campaign arm will make another effort to unseat the South Texas ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/13/vicente-gonzalez-republican-target-nrcc/
Texas lawmakers hesitant to fund Ken Paxton’s whistleblower settlement: A lack of lawmaker support jeopardizes the attorney general’s $3.3 million settlement ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/13/legislature-ken-paxton-whistleblower-settlement/
How could Texas spend its record $32.7 billion budget surplus?: If Texas’ budget surplus were distributed directly to Texans, it could pay for 12 years of school ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/13/texas-budget-surplus/
Venezuelan migrants block bridge linking El Paso and Juárez: Migrants rushed through the toll booths on the Juárez side of the bridge Sunday afternoon after ...
elpasomatters.org/2023/03/12/el-paso-juarez-bridge-blocked-by-venezuelan-migrants/
Texas bills on higher ed would end tenure, diversity policies: The bills are part of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s list of priorities and, if passed as filed ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/10/texas-senate-tenure-diversity/
Texas House bill would give state power to “repel,” return migrants: House Bill 20 by state Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, would test the boundaries of the state’s ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/10/border-security-texas-house-bill/
Gender lesson ban, private school tuition in Texas Senate bill: The bill, which has the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, will create new rules on how gender and ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/10/gender-sexual-orientation-vouchers-texas-senate-bill/
Glenn Beck buys Roe v. Wade attorney Linda Coffee’s archive: Coffee, the last living member of the legal team that argued the landmark abortion case ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/10/roe-v-wade-archive-linda-coffee-glenn-beck/
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