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• Texas Republicans seek to clarify when doctors can intervene under abortion bans

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: 1 hour ago

  A Senate bill filed Friday does not expand abortion access, but aims to give doctors clarity while operating under laws that come with up to life in prison. Full Story 

• Lawmakers weigh moving bingo operations out of Texas Lottery’s purview amid agency’s uncertain future

  By Ayden Runnels 5 hours ago

  A possible reassignment of the charitable games comes as 15 bills in the Legislature seek to either alter or abolish the troubled agency. Full Story 

• Texas lawmakers seek to transfer University of Houston-Victoria to Texas A&M system

  By Jessica Priest 6 hours ago

  Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, said Texas A&M is better positioned to grow the Victoria school and serve the region’s petrochemical and agriculture industries. Full Story 

• National Republicans target South Texas Democrats for 2026 election

  By Matthew Choi March 17, 2025

  Reps. Cuellar and Gonzalez are moderate Democrats who represent border districts that increasingly vote Republican. Full Story 

• Texas schools have leaned on uncertified teachers to fill vacancies. Lawmakers want to put a stop to it.

  By Sneha Dey Updated: March 17, 2025

  Underprepared teachers have been tied to student learning losses. But amid a teacher shortage crisis, school leaders fear the restrictions will lead to fewer instructors in their classrooms. Full Story 

• Texas to close border site used to process arrested migrants

  By Alejandro Serrano March 17, 2025

  The state opened the facility in Jim Hogg County in 2022. Full Story 

• In Texas, Christian right grows confident and assertive

  By Robert Downen March 17, 2025

  Emboldened by court rulings and election victories, the Christian right is outspoken as it pushes its moral views through the Texas Legislature. Full Story 

• Texas school districts hopeful lawmakers will help plug $1.7 billion gap in special education funding

  By Pavan Acharya March 17, 2025

  Proponents say the changes would better serve special education students with widely varying needs — and help schools pay for it. Full Story 

• Sylvester Turner eulogized as a man of faith, family and public service to Houston

  By Paul Cobler, Houston Landing March 15, 2025

  The former Houston mayor’s funeral drew more than 1,000 mourners on Saturday, including 20 of his congressional colleagues from both political parties. Full Story 

• Houston police directed to call ICE on undocumented immigrants with deportation orders

  By Kate McGee March 14, 2025

  The new guidance comes after ICE added 700,000 individuals with deportation orders to a national crime database that law enforcement uses to track warrants. Full Story 

• University of North Texas and Rice University under federal investigation for “race-exclusionary practices”

  By Jessica Priest Updated: March 14, 2025

  The Texas universities are among dozens accused of violating the law by partnering with a group that had sought to increase diversity in graduate programs. Full Story 

• Paxton says trans Texans can’t use court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates

  By Eleanor Klibanoff March 14, 2025

  Per the attorney general’s nonbinding opinion, state agencies should change gender markers on government documents back to a person’s sex assigned at birth. Full Story 

• Texas measles cases rise to 259. Here is what you need to know.

  By Stephen Simpson, Terri Langford and Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: March 14, 2025

  Measles now detected in two new counties, as of Friday: Lamar and Cochran. All but two of the cases involved unvaccinated individuals. Full Story 

• Texas lawmakers and charter leaders push back on the $870K paid to Valere schools’ superintendent

  By Lexi Churchill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Ellis Simani, ProPublica March 14, 2025

  The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among the most well-paid superintendents in the country. Full Story 

• Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar

  By Pooja Salhotra March 14, 2025

  Proposed legislation includes increased penalties for retail theft, car burglaries and forgery, among others. Full Story 

• Feds are opening more detention centers in Texas as Trump administration steps up deportations

  By Alejandro Serrano March 14, 2025

  The feds are adding thousands of beds to hold families in Texas, which reportedly holds the most immigrants of any state at its 21 detention centers. Full Story