Feds pausing Big Bend border construction while CBP commissioner visits the park: It was not immediately clear how long CBP plans to implement the pause ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/17/texas-big-bend-national-park-border-wall-construction-pause/
Can Austin break the costly cycle of homelessness, jail and crisis? A new program aims to do that.
texastribune.org/2026/08/17/austin-no-wrong-door-jail-homelessness-program/
Texas cities eye property tax hikes, spending cuts amid yawning budget gaps: Rising costs, slowing tax revenue and a sluggish economy have saddled some of Texas’ ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/17/texas-city-budgets-cuts-tax-hikes/
New lawsuit seeks to stop Big Bend border wall construction: A tribal nonprofit and an outdoor recreation company filed the federal lawsuit ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/14/texas-big-bend-border-wall-lawsuit-lipan-apache/
Federal judge extends pause on border wall construction at South Texas wildlife refuge
texastribune.org/2026/08/13/border-wall-construction-paused-santa-ana-refuge/
Data center audit lacks specifics even as Gov. Abbott, industry leaders tout it: Without key details on the audits but the eagerness to support them ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/14/data-center-texas-audit-moratorium/
Texas schools receive A-F accountability grades as more districts hope to avoid takeovers
texastribune.org/2026/08/14/texas-school-accountability-ratings-2026/
U.S. attorney: Aaron Reitz did not reveal what FBI testing found in bags taken from Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van after his July 7 shooting death ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/13/texas-houston-ice-shooting-fbi-testing-meth-search-warrant-salgado/
Fifth Circuit reaffirms death row inmate Brittany Holberg’s conviction: A three-judge panel had reversed Holberg’s sentence in 2025, but Friday’s decision will ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/14/texas-death-row-brittany-holberg-appeal-denied-fifth-circuit/
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Look up your Texas school’s A-F accountability grade, STAAR performance: Texas grades public schools largely on how well students perform on the STAAR tests.
texastribune.org/2026/08/14/look-up-texas-school-accountability-grades-2026-ratings-search/
In San Antonio’s immigrant community, the fear of ICE weighs on every move: Everyday tasks like buying groceries or taking kids to the park now bring ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/13/texas-undocumented-immigrants-ice-fear-san-antonio/
Rio Grande Valley residents are feeling more negative about their lives. That could spill into the voting booth.
texastribune.org/2026/08/13/texas-rio-grande-valley-life-satisfaction-survey/
Corpus Christi voters to decide if industry should pay sharply higher water fees during droughts
insideclimatenews.org/news/12082026/corpus-christi-industrial-water-charge-referendum/
Austin ISD moves closer to state takeover after 2 schools receive fifth failing ratings
austincurrent.org/2026/08/13/austin-austinisd-tea-takeover-ratings-dobie-webb-burnet/
Texas detention center holding kids beyond court-ordered limit: The nation’s only detention center for families is routinely holding children beyond the 20-day ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/12/texas-immigration-ice-detention-children-dilley/
Rural communities are rich with natural resources and human know-how. However, many small Texas towns grapple with affording basic services and struggle to ... Show more
Rural Prosperity: A Texas Tribune symposium
Rural Prosperity: A Texas Tribune symposium
Surrogate asks Texas court to let her seek medical care on the baby she’s carrying, AG Paxton says
texastribune.org/2026/08/11/texas-surrogate-ken-paxton-abortion-baby-gabriel/
Broadband grants paused as critics allege favoritism toward Elon Musk’s Starlink: The Texas Broadband office made the announcement after facing scrutiny from ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/12/texas-broadband-office-pauses-funds-disbursement/
The Texas Tribune is investing in coverage of education and Houston: One of the state’s most important topics and one of its most important regions will get more ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/12/t-squared-houston-coverage/
Texas will audit up to 300 projects, mostly data center proposals: The state’s power grid operator had already planned on auditing several data center proposals ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/14/texas-data-center-approval-pause-ercot-power-grid/
Feds plan to sell three warehouses near El Paso it bought for migrant detention centers, Congress member says
texastribune.org/2026/08/11/texas-ice-immigrant-detention-warehouse-socorro-el-paso/
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Texas fights court ruling requiring that defendants get quicker access to psychiatric hospitals
texastribune.org/2026/08/11/texas-state-hospital-bed-mental-health-trial-competency/
Here’s how to find information about data centers in Texas: What information is accessible about a data center project can differ from place to place and depend ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/11/texas-data-centers-how-to-find-information/
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Texas THC ban continues as federal judge rejects emergency motion: Hemp businesses and consumers asked to block state regulations on THC, but their lawsuit ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/10/texas-hemp-thc-ban-federal-court-emergency/
Despite federal efforts to drop vaccine recommendations, Texas requirements unchanged
texastribune.org/2026/08/10/texas-schools-vaccines-no-changes-exemptions/
New secretary of state will continue to defend Texas’ open primaries against GOP lawsuit
texastribune.org/2026/08/10/texas-closed-primaries-secretary-of-state-robert-howden-gop-lawsuit/
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While data centers boom in Texas, their plans stay shrouded in secrecy: Data center developers can use nondisclosure agreements and shell companies to shield the ...
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The jobs Texas will need to fill in 10 years are being defined today, and the state's education and workforce systems are racing to catch up ... Show more
Future of the Texas Workforce
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Black-majority schools in Texas receive more Fs than A ratings, leaving parents with tough choices
texastribune.org/2026/08/10/black-children-texas-school-ratings-choices/
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U.S. Senate race: Tracking poll results for James Talarico and Ken Paxton: The 2026 U.S. Senate race is poised to be one of Texas’ most competitive statewide ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/07/texas-us-senate-james-talarico-ken-paxton-polls/
Democrats in Congress, able to visit ICE lockups in Texas, describe grim conditions
texastribune.org/2026/08/07/texas-immigration-detention-facilities-ice-congress-oversight-visits/
Sid Miller says Republicans will lose statewide elections due to rapid data center development, backlash
texastribune.org/2026/08/06/sid-miller-republicans-elections-data-centers-abbott/
Court rejects Texas AG effort to overturn state fair gun ban: The fair banned firearms in 2024 after a shooting at Fair Park. Paxton’s lawsuit has faced multiple ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/06/texas-state-fair-dallas-gun-ban-paxton-appeals-court-ruling/
Houston area toddler at center of fight over brain death testing has died: In May, the family of 2-year-old Annelise Camp sued Texas Children’s Hospital to ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/07/texas-brain-death-testing-annelise-camp/
James Talarico rolls out economic agenda that takes aim at “false Gospel of trickle-down economics”
texastribune.org/2026/08/05/texas-senate-james-talarico-economic-agenda-ken-paxton/
DA receives $2.5 million for Houston ICE shooting probe: District Attorney Sean Teare said his office may need to sue to see evidence in the July shooting of ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/06/texas-ice-shooting-investigation-budget-harris-county-district-attorney/
Fracas over Tarrant County voting sites highlights public distrust over how elections are run
votebeat.org/texas/2026/08/06/tarrant-county-tim-ohare-polling-place-voting-access-public-meeting-arrests/
A Border Patrol agent killed a migrant in Texas last December. Officials are still withholding details.
texastribune.org/2026/08/06/texas-immigration-border-patrol-killed-migrant-starr-county-isaias-sanchez-barbosa/
Lack of broadband service, funding gives rise to telehealth services in rural clinics
texastribune.org/2026/08/06/rural-texas-telehealth-services-broadband-access/
Rural communities are rich with natural resources and human know-how. However, many small Texas towns grapple with affording basic services and struggle to ... Show more
Rural Prosperity: A Texas Tribune symposium
Rural Prosperity: A Texas Tribune symposium
DCCC adds Texas’ 23rd Congressional District to target list: The sprawling district, vacated by Gonzales earlier this year , went for President Trump by 15 ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/05/texas-dccc-adds-tony-gonzales-congressional-district-target-list-2026-house/
Arrests made, room cleared during chaotic Tarrant County meeting on voting site cuts
fortworthreport.org/2026/08/04/tarrant-county-judge-removes-attendees-during-public-meeting-about-voting-site-reductions/
Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender: This is the second Texas university system sued over teaching restrictions in recent weeks.
texastribune.org/2026/08/04/texas-am-sued-race-gender-restrictions-professors/
Cornyn reaches deal to scrap DOJ anti-weaponization fund, ending Blanche standoff
texastribune.org/2026/08/03/texas-john-cornyn-justice-department-deal-blanche-nomination-trump/
Key FactsTrump Attacks Cornyn Over Blanche Nomination and $1.8 Billion Fund
Jul 31, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: huffpost.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: huffpost.com
- President Donald Trump attacked Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Friday morning because Cornyn opposes Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general over the fund.
- Cornyn lost the Texas Republican primary to Trump-backed Ken Paxton, and Trump threatened on July 30 to withdraw Blanche’s nomination until Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave office.
- An IRS settlement granted Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and created the fund, which could pay Americans deemed to have been unfairly targeted by the government.
- Tillis said later Friday morning on X that he and Cornyn were working with Blanche to end the fund, but his confirmation had stalled because a personal presidential adviser would not amend the settlement.
Perhaps there has never been a group of people treated so badly in our Nation’s history.— Truth Social post by Donald J. Trump, around 7 a.m. on July 31, 2026.
Waco families brace as charter network takes over schools: The Waco school district is the latest to partner with Third Future charter network as a last-ditch ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/05/third-future-charter-network-takeover-texas/
The jobs Texas will need to fill in 10 years are being defined today, and the state's education and workforce systems are racing to catch up ... Show more
Future of the Texas Workforce
Future of the Texas Workforce
Greg Abbott slow to act on river authority he has power over - The Texas Tribune: A Nueces River Authority project could expand Corpus Christi's water supply ...
kristv.com/news/6-investigates/greg-abbott-blasted-corpus-christi-for-its-water-crisis-a-river-authority-he-has-power-over-is-falling-apart
TribCast: The Flock camera freakout: As Texas police departments build out a network of advanced license plate readers, public outcry over surveillance and ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/04/tribcast-flock-cameras-police-surveillance/
Data center approvals in Texas halted until audits completed, Gov. Greg Abbott says
texastribune.org/2026/08/03/texas-data-center-project-audit-greg-abbott/
Following ban, Texas hemp reps sue state for violating commerce protections: Members of the hemp industry are suing Texas, claiming that the ban on hemp-derived ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/03/texas-hemp-thc-lawsuit-ban-felony/
More than 100K students using ESAs during Texas’ first year: The number of Texas students using taxpayer money for private school or home-school could increase ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/03/esa-students-texas-school-vouchers-first-year/
Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger dies at 83: Granger was the first GOP woman from Texas to be elected to Congress, where she served for nearly three decades.
texastribune.org/2026/08/02/kay-granger-texas-congresswoman-obituary/
Key FactsKay Granger, Texas’ first Republican woman in U.S. House, dies
Aug 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: apnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: apnews.com
- Her son J.D. Granger said Granger died Sunday at the age of 83.
- She was the first woman elected mayor of Fort Worth and the first Republican woman to lead the House Appropriations Committee.
- After winning her first House election in 1996, she did not seek reelection in 2024, while her office reported worsening health challenges during her final months in Congress.
- When Republicans took control of the House in 2023, she became chair of the Appropriations Committee and focused there in part on producing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in Fort Worth.
Advocacy groups that track camera positions across Texas estimate there are more than 10,000 cameras in the state, including several thousand concentrated in ... Show more
They’ve been hit by two major floods in two years. But Kerr County residents are staying.
texastribune.org/2026/08/03/texas-two-floods-kerr-county-rebuilds/
Huffines takes over Texas comptroller office months before midterms: Gov. Greg Abbott appointed the hard-right, former state senator to lead the office as it ...
texastribune.org/2026/08/01/don-huffines-sworn-in-as-texas-acting-comptroller-ahead-of-november-elections/
Ten Commandments in Texas public schools face new lawsuit: The parents' suit leverages Texas law — versus federal First Amendment arguments — in the latest legal ...
texastribune.org/2026/07/31/texas-ten-commandments-lawsuit-houston-parental-rights/
Texas lawmakers want to halt plan to build high-voltage transmission lines across the state
texastribune.org/2026/07/31/texas-transmission-lines-dan-patrick/
Gov. Abbott takes aim at Texas cities resisting housing laws: Some cities are trying to make it more difficult to build apartments under a new housing law.
texastribune.org/2026/07/31/texas-greg-abbott-suburbs-housing-campaign/
Texas is banning several THC products. Find out what will still be legal on July 31.
texastribune.org/2026/07/30/texas-thc-cannabis-ban-delta-9-8-marijuana/
State finds some registered Texas voters were wrongly flagged as potential noncitizens
votebeat.org/texas/2026/07/30/save-potential-noncitizens-gave-proof-of-citizenship-to-dps/
ACLU launches legal claims in 17 states against immigration detention conditions, including Texas
texastribune.org/2026/07/30/texas-immigrant-detention-legal-claim-medical-neglect-aclu/
Texas could send a record four GOP women to Congress — if they make it through November
texastribune.org/2026/07/30/texas-republican-women-congress-house-record-steinmann-mealer-2026/
South Texas Republican builders warn of voter backlash in November if aggressive ICE tactics continue
texastribune.org/2026/07/29/republican-south-texas-builders-decry-ice-raids/
Dream Con brought Black nerd culture to Texas, but to keep it, founders say support is needed
texastribune.org/2026/07/30/dream-con-brings-black-nerd-culture-texas/
Corpus Christi City Council rejects $60,000 community gift to benefit water desalination plant
texastribune.org/2026/07/29/texas-corpus-christi-council-vote-water-grant-gift/
Community colleges brace for local cuts after Texas funding shortchanges them millions
texastribune.org/2026/07/28/texas-community-college-funding-shortfalls/
“Where are all the volunteers?” Kerr County faces worse flood damage with fewer resources
texastribune.org/2026/07/29/texas-floods-kerr-county-damage-donations-volunteers/
“A deal with the devil”: Religion motivates data center opponents in Texas: Some see the AI facilities as a sign of the apocalypse, others see an opportunity to ...
texastribune.org/2026/07/29/texas-data-centers-religion-opposition/
Energy agencies want more authority over Texas data centers: The request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ...
houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2026/07/28/558124/data-centers-texas-ercot-puc-authority-governor-abbott/
Dan Patrick directs Texas Senate to expand religious liberty: The lieutenant governor released seven new charges for state senators to study before the ...
texastribune.org/2026/07/27/texas-dan-patrick-religious-liberty-interim-charges-religion-public-life-legislature/
Witness to Houston ICE shooting must be released from immigration detention, judge orders
texastribune.org/2026/07/27/texas-houston-ice-shooting-witness-release/
U.S. House Ethics Committee is investigating GOP Rep. Lance Gooden: The panel did not say why it was looking into the Terrell Republican, noting only that the ...
texastribune.org/2026/07/27/texas-lance-gooden-house-ethics-committee-probe-office-congressional-conduct/
Universities to detail progress on new Texas law that increased state scrutiny of colleges
texastribune.org/2026/07/28/university-texas-law-scrutiny-update-testimony-censorship/
Texas imports of Venezuelan oil soar as war chokes off Middle East supply: Gulf Coast refineries are welcoming the surge from Venezuela during the prolonged ...
texastribune.org/2026/07/28/texas-venezuelan-oil-imports-refineries-strait-hormuz/
