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• Texas Education Agency picks Mike Miles for Houston ISD superintendent as state takeover begins

  by Alejandro Serrano and Brian Lopez 1 hour ago

  The former Dallas ISD superintendent and state-appointed board of managers will replace Houston’s elected school board in response to years of poor academic outcomes at a single campus in the district. Full Story 

• Harris County elections face state intervention under new Texas voting laws

  by Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune 6 hours ago

  The bill’s sponsor says greater oversight is needed for Texas’ largest county as county officials have vowed to fight the legislation in court. Full Story 

• 14 U.S. House Republicans from Texas vote against raising the debt limit

  by Matthew Choi Updated: May 31, 2023

  Joined in opposition by four Texas Democrats, the “no” votes weren’t enough to sink the proposal, which next heads to the U.S. Senate. Full Story 

• Ron DeSantis plans 3-day fundraising swing through Texas next week

  by Patrick Svitek Updated: May 31, 2023

  The Florida governor’s events in six cities are drawing some of the state’s biggest Republican donors. Full Story 

• Tension over property taxes produces rare public clash between Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott

  by Patrick Svitek and Zach Despart May 31, 2023

  Always happy to castigate the Texas House, Patrick breaks form to criticize the governor as misinformed and unsympathetic toward homeowners. Full Story 

• Abbott taps John Scott, former Texas secretary of state, as interim attorney general

  by Zach Despart and Robert Downen Updated: May 31, 2023

  Scott, a former deputy attorney general, will run the agency because Ken Paxton has been suspended from office until his impeachment trial before the Texas Senate. Full Story 

• Across Texas, a slow and sputtered rollout of foster care privatization

  by Sneha Dey May 31, 2023

  Lawmakers were assured that outsourcing management of foster care services would fix the state’s troubled child welfare agency. But the rollout of the new model, set to be completed by 2029, has been complicated by setbacks. Full Story 

• This class president is the model of a successful Texas teen. After a ban on trans health care, she can’t wait to leave the state.

  by William Melhado and Leila Saidane May 31, 2023

  For one Round Rock teen, getting accepted to Harvard was her ticket out of a state that she says is hostile to trans youth. Now Texas will ensure young people like her no longer have access to gender-affirming care. Full Story 

• Abbott backs Phelan’s property tax cut plan, spurring ire from Patrick

  by Joshua Fechter, Uriel J. García and Alex Nguyen Updated: May 30, 2023

  The House passed a bill without Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s preferred increase to homestead exemptions — then abruptly adjourned for the special session. That basically tells the Senate to take the House bill Gov. Greg Abbott backs or leave it. Full Story 

• Watch a documentary about the Uvalde shooting from The Texas Tribune, Frontline and Futuro Investigates

  by Texas Tribune Staff Updated: May 30, 2023

  The film, “After Uvalde: Guns, Grief and Texas Politics,” was broadcast nationally on PBS and is also available for streaming on The Texas Tribune and Frontline’s websites. Full Story 

• 6 Texas AG employees take leave of absence to defend Ken Paxton at impeachment trial

  by James Barragán and Patrick Svitek May 30, 2023

  The defense team includes the agency’s chief appellate lawyer and head of its general litigation division. Full Story 

• The regular 2023 legislative session is over. Here’s how the most consequential bills fared.

  by Texas Tribune Staff Updated: May 30, 2023

  A look at which bills passed and which failed during the 2023 legislative session. Full Story 

• Special election to replace expelled Bryan Slaton in Texas House set for Nov. 7

  by Patrick Svitek May 30, 2023

  At least five candidates have already announced their intention to run in the solidly Republican North Texas district. Full Story 

• Gov. Greg Abbott calls immediate special session to address property taxes and border issues

  by Alejandro Serrano Updated: May 30, 2023

  Abbott noted many bills that were passed during the regular session, which ended around 6 p.m. Monday, but he added that “many critical items remain” and will require multiple special sessions. Full Story 

• In first session after Dobbs ruling, Texas lawmakers provide more support for pregnant and parenting college students

  by Kate McGee May 30, 2023

  Now that Texas has a near-total ban on abortion, lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are trying to make sure colleges are serving students who are pregnant or have children. Full Story 

• At session’s end, Houston language access advocates clung to one last hope that their voices had been heard

  by Alexa Ura May 30, 2023

  Their dream of passing a bill to improve access to state services for Texans who don’t speak English or Spanish was dashed. Woori Juntos activists fought until the end seeking at least a study of their ideas. Full Story