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The attorney general secured a temporary injunction blocking the judge’s ruling while the case proceeds.
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Jeffery Parker teaches special education in Pleasant Grove ISD near Texarkana.
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Bonnie Wallace was escorted out of a Houston ISD board meeting after reading passages from a book available to students in the district libraries.
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Plaintiffs had conveniently interpreted the Texas Hemp Law to be a legalization of an artificially manufactured THC.
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New owners want to remediate a former landfill that the state sued the county for neglecting.
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Jimmy Lee Hanks was a teacher and coach at Wills Point High School at the time of his arrest in 2025.
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Christopher Wooten is the second LEE High School teacher this year to face allegations of “inappropriate” behavior with students.
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Texas’ draft 2027 State Water Plan says the state must spend an estimated $174 billion over the next 50 years to keep taps flowing during future droughts—more than double the cost projected just four years ago.
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A sitting judge’s campaign reported contributions that appear to exceed limits set by state law.
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Houston's city controller has opened a review of complaints surrounding Mayor John Whitmire's taxpayer-funded podcast.
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After a four-way primary, GOP voters have their choice between U.S. Rep. Chip Roy and State. Sen. Mayes Middleton in the upcoming runoff election. Brandon Waltens examines what to watch for as the race enters the final weeks.
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On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Travis Morgan, legal reporter for Texas Scorecard.
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Liberty will die on these shores only after we have killed it in our hearts.
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that mifepristone must be obtained in person. 
The lawsuit filed by 80 plaintiffs Thursday accuse Elon Musk's company of gross negligence and trespassing for loud blasts from 11 rocket tests. 
Brian José Morales García has a birth certificate showing he was born in Denver. ICE agents accused him of lying and says he entered the country illegally. 
A drop in international student enrollment and state funding contributed to financial woes at the University of North Texas. Other state colleges face similar challenges. 
Paxton filed a lawsuit against ActBlue in late April, claiming the platform allows improper donations from people outside the United States and those who have already hit the mandated donor limits. 
Friday’s ruling by a Travis County district judge extends a pause on the statewide ban that was granted earlier this month. 
The proposal is part of a package from the Casar-led Congressional Progressive Caucus focused on cost of living. It’s unlikely to go anywhere but could give Democrats a campaign blueprint. 
A Trump administration agency has sued other states that sought to regulate Kalshi, Polymarket and other prediction operations under their gambling laws. 
Unlike criminal warrants, ICE administrative warrants don’t require approval from an independent judge. ICE defends the practice, but legal experts say they can have errors and risk wrongful detention. 
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Broadnax, who was convicted of killing two music producers in Garland in a 2008 robbery, is the third inmate executed by the state this year. 
The far East El Paso complex, which the U.S. Army wants to be operational by 2027, is one of several the Department of Defense plans to support artificial intelligence in the military. 
Hasty, known statewide for his evocative political conversations, is described by his friends as “open-minded and respectful.” 
Twenty-five campers, two counselors and the Hill Country Christian camp's executive director died in a devastating 2025 flood. Families of victims had criticized plans to reopen. 
Texas lawmakers will be able to draw more aggressively partisan maps for the state House, Senate and education board when they return in 2027.