Texas gambling regulators will decide Tuesday whether to continue a standoff between the state’s racetracks and its top political leaders, with a vote on whether to outlaw a new form of gambling at the tracks.
Luqman Adeniyi
Luqman Adeniyi was a 2015 reporting fellow for The Texas Tribune. He studied political communications and business at the University of Texas at Austin. Luqman previously interned at the Associated Press in New York, KXAN News in Austin and Community Impact Newspaper. He has written for the Daily Texan and served as the news director for Texas Student Television on the campus of UT-Austin.
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Public Education
UIL Gears Up to Hold New Statewide Robotics Competition
High school students creating robotic arms and small electronic vehicles will compete for a new championship title as the University Interscholastic League is launching a pilot robotics program for Texas schools.
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Higher Education
Fake Mass Shooting Moved Off Campus
A gun rights group plans to hold a fake mass shooting Saturday near UT-Austin to protest gun-free zones. The group decided to move it just off campus after the university said demonstrators could face criminal trespassing charges.
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Targeting Child Abuse, Panel Pushes for State Advisory Board
At the state Capitol on Wednesday, a group of medical, law and child welfare experts recommended new policies to help prevent child abuse fatalities in the state of Texas.
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Higher Education
Rice University Opts Out of Campus Carry
Rice University is the latest private college in Texas to announce that it would opt out of the state’s new campus carry law.
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Criminal Justice
Paxton’s Attorneys Fire Back at Prosecutors in Court Filing
Lawyers in Attorney General Ken Paxton’s ongoing securities fraud case have fired back against special prosecutors in the latest in a series of back-and-forth court filings.
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Transportation
I-35 in Austin Named the Most Congested Roadway in Texas
A new report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute named the stretch of I-35 between U.S. 290 N and SH 71 as the most congested roadway in Texas. We map the 10 most congested roadways.
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Texas Legislature Backs Abbott’s Position On “Sanctuary Cities”
A majority of lawmakers in both the Texas House and Senate back Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent moves to rein in “sanctuary cities” that don’t comply fully with federal immigration policies, a Tribune tally shows.
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Video: The 7 Ballot Propositions Up to Texas Voters
From highway funding to protecting hunting and fishing, Texas voters will have a say in whether the state Constitution should be amended in seven very different ways.
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Economy
Texans to Decide on Transportation Funding with Prop 7
As Texas’ transportation needs multiply, voters in the rapidly growing state will be asked Nov. 3 to consider a way to pay for those needs.