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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:38:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-cropped-texas-tribune-favicon-32x32.png The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/ 32 32 249301168 Mexican man dies in ICE custody in Laredo, at least the 20th fatality this year https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17367502/ice-detention-webb-county-laredo Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:20:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234177 ]]> default 234177 Texas must pay millions to fix errors in Bluebonnet school materials, contract shows https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17368065/bluebonnet-learning-corrections-cost-texas-millions Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:28:40 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234289 ]]> default 234289 Tensions with landowners rise as a raft of gas pipelines push through Texas properties https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17367911/texas-natural-gas-pipelines-eminent-domain-land-fights Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234017 ]]> above 234017 Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17367875/supreme-court-trump-immigration-asylum-ruling-texas-us-mexico-border Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:01:54 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234256 ]]> default 234256 The U.S. last beat screwworm in 1966. Can current leaders learn from the past’s playbook? https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17367737/texas-screwworm-history-eradication Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234166 ]]> default 234166 As supporters praise Texas’ proposed “Judeo-Christian” curriculum, rabbis say it dismisses Judaism https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17367738/texas-education-board-judeo-christian-required-reading-list Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234204 ]]> default 234204 Census: Texas leads the U.S. in having more kids, but the state’s fertility rate is still falling https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17367739/texas-census-fertility-rate Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234217 ]]> default 234217 Less diverse history, more Bible stories in public schools get initial OK by Texas board https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17365179/texas-votes-bible-history-lessons-public-schools Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=233830 ]]> default 233830 Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy almost one year after deadly flood https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366575/texas-camp-mystic-bankruptcy-flood Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:28:59 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234112 ]]> default 234112 Where is screwworm in Texas? Track cases here. https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17360310/screwworm-tracker-texas-cases-by-county Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=233269 ]]> default 233269 Cornyn and Crockett remain top skeptics of their party’s U.S. Senate nominees after primary losses https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366466/john-cornyn-jasmine-crockett-talarico-paxton-texas-senate Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234056 ]]> default 234056 USDA defends screwworm response amid congressional fingerpointing https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366467/new-world-screwworm-texas-sterile-flies-usda-trump-brooke-rollins Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234071 ]]> default 234071 Texas lawmakers want fixes to statewide voter registration system ahead of midterms https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366468/texas-team-voter-registration-system-civix-secretary-of-state Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234075 ]]> default 234075 Congressional panel demands Travis County DA’s records on immigration prosecution https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366267/texas-congressional-committee-records-travis-county-jose-garza-chip-roy Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:29:09 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234100 ]]> default 234100 Texas leaders are asking data centers how much water they use. Most aren’t responding. https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366250/texas-data-centers-puc-water-survey Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:45:07 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234092 ]]> default 234092 Texas officials say rodents and other small wildlife could be to blame for New World Screwworm infestations https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366197/screwworm-texas-potential-causes-identified Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:47:55 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234041 ]]> default 234041 TribCast: What a new secretary of state could mean for Texas elections https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366154/tribcast-texas-secretary-of-state-elections Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:43:09 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234014 ]]> hidden 234014 Recent rain gives Corpus Christi a 9-month reprieve on projected water crisis https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366109/texas-corpus-christi-water-crisis-delayed Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:05:07 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=234003 ]]> default 234003 Data centers not welcome: New poll shows most Texans oppose them in their communities https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366066/texans-oppose-data-centers-poll Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:18:44 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=233986 ]]> default 233986 Ken Paxton and James Talarico are neck and neck in U.S. Senate race, new poll finds https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17366067/texas-us-senate-poll-ken-paxton-james-talarico-ut-austin Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:16:03 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=233983 ]]> default 233983