Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also speculated during their conversation that Gov. Greg Abbott also aspires for the White House.
August 2026
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Environment
How Corpus Christi’s water emergency exposed flaws in Texas’ water planning
State water planners don’t use climate projections when they plan for future water supply. Experts say they should model for more extreme droughts rather than relying on historical data.
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Health care
California couple confront their surrogate in a Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates
The attorney for the couple’s surrogate McKenna West said in court she should be the mother of the newborn. The biological parents have a restraining order against West.
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Courts
Meta to pay Texas $1 billion in child safety case
As part of Texas’ settlement, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram will apply stricter age verification measures and institute a daily two-hour limit for teens.
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2026 Texas Elections
Talarico campaign asks court to unseal Paxton’s depositions in energy investing dispute
The petition, to be filed in Collin County, seeks the transcripts from two rounds of testimony Paxton gave as part of a legal clash that entangled his financial adviser and former business associates.
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Data Centers in Texas
Austin races to regulate AI data centers before they strain city’s water and power
Austin is considering new regulations for massive AI data centers amid growing concerns over their significant water and energy demands.
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State Government
A new Texas law declaws neighborhood groups that oppose housing projects
Lawmakers gutted an old state law that required a city council supermajority to approve a new housing development if neighbors petitioned the proposal.
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TribCast
TribCast: The Big Bend border barrier backlash
TribCast is joined by state Sen. César Blanco and politics reporter Alejandro Serrano to discuss the growing bipartisan outrage over building border barriers in Texas’ largest national park.
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Courts
Shawn Thierry, who broke with Democrats over trans issues, appointed Harris County district judge
The former Houston legislator left the Democratic Party over its stance on gender-transitioning care for minors, and is now embraced by Republicans.
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Immigration
Judge orders witness to Houston ICE shooting released from detention
Daniel Tirado Pantoja, who was a backseat passenger in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van when he was shot by ICE officers in July, is the second witness to be ordered released by a federal judge.
