Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday lost his last-minute bid for a court injunction to prevent the federal government from transferring its oversight of internet registrations to an international body. Full Story
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The state health commission has begun advertising for someone to fill a new executive job overseeing “women’s education services” — including abstinence education and counseling on alternatives to abortion. The position could pay six figures. Full Story
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Texas has officially withdrawn from the nation’s refugee resettlement program, according to Gov. Greg Abbott's office. But that won't stop the federal government from continuing to help refugees relocate here. Full Story
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If Texas uses STAAR testing as a basis for school funding, the state's slow creep toward a separate and unequal school system will turn into a sprint. Full Story
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Ted Cruz gives Donald Trump high marks for Monday debate showing, Joe Straus names Steve Wolens to Ethics Commission and the insiders give cheers and jeers to recent statements from state leaders — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story
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Another Texan has joined U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s crusade against the Obama administration’s “illegal internet giveaway,” as critics of the move describe it. Full Story
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The end of one political race is often the beginning of the next one. As former Gov. Rick Perry learned, an "oops" moment in one contest can color voter opinion in the next one. That ought to worry U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Full Story
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Texas nonprofits that resettle refugees say volunteer turnout has increased — in some cases dramatically — since the state's elected officials started trying to bar Syrians fleeing violence at home. Full Story
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In the Roundup: National Democrats see Texas as a worthwhile investment this election cycle. Plus, the issue of transgender bathrooms heats up in Dripping Springs and Rick Perry takes his final bow on “Dancing with the Stars.” Full Story
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Houston Texans owner Robert McNair has made $1.3 million in political contributions this year, according to a new report. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has ponied up $200,000. Full Story
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Check out our live Tribune Festival edition of the TribCast and The Ticket 2016, featuring Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, state Rep. Chris Paddie, politicos Sarah Isgur Flores and Erick Erickson, and music from the Bad Precedents. Full Story
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While HB 2 is gone, one of the harshest barriers to abortion access for Texans — the Hyde Amendment — remains, write Amanda Williams and Laila Khalili of the Lilith Fund. Full Story
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Legislation passed by Congress on Wednesday did not address concerns that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz raised over U.S. control of the Internet. Full Story
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is jumping into Ted Cruz's fight to stop what the U.S. senator calls President Barack Obama's illegal Internet "giveaway." Full Story
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: A divisive political climate complicates efforts to teach about the elections, an Alabama school requires a background check before having lunch with a child and an interview with Anthony Brown and Louis Harrison of the University of Texas at Austin. Full Story
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The state's system of funding public schools was in the spotlight on Wednesday as lawmakers examined ways to fix the complex formulas of paying to educate public school students. Full Story
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There's been a lot of fuss made about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s recent decision to support Donald Trump for president after refusing to endorse him at the Republican National Convention. But he's not the only Texas leader who’s expressed a change of heart. Full Story
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At the University of Houston, enrollment is up 18 percent since 2009-10. But black enrollment is down 17 percent. Full Story
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University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall has filed an appeal to the Texas Supreme Court to get access to confidential student records that UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven has denied him. Full Story
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Hundreds of Texas high schools are likely flouting state requirements that they register eligible students to vote, new data suggests. Full Story
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