“Perhaps the Attorney General only recently learned of this program; perhaps the office’s attention was focused elsewhere,” lawyers for Abbott wrote, noting the fund has existed for five years.
Abbott legal brief criticizes Paxton’s rushed lawsuit against Harris County’s immigrant legal fund
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Public Education
Florida educator tapped to lead Fort Worth schools under Texas takeover
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath also named nine managers to essentially replace the school district’s elected trustees.
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Environment
Corpus Christi is scrambling to ward off a water crisis. Here’s a guide to its water projects.
From drilling groundwater wells to recycling wastewater, Corpus Christi has launched a host of projects as it races against the clock to find more water.
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Politics
More than 12,000 Dallas County voters showed up at wrong primary polling place
The county GOP forced the elimination of countywide polling sites on primary election day, creating confusion for voters of both parties.
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Health care
Texas will ban smokeable hemp cannabis on March 31. Here’s what you need to know.
New rules from state health officials ban smokeable intoxicating hemp products, including pre-rolled joints and hemp flower.
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T-Squared
Taylor Goldenstein and Lomi Kriel join Texas Tribune’s revamped investigative team
The Texas Tribune has added some new faces to the roster who will be digging deep and investigating some of the state’s most urgent and interesting storylines.
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Texas Education Agency orders public schools to remove mentions of Cesar Chavez from lessons
Schools were also directed to cancel or change celebrations of the late civil rights leader amid allegations of sexual abuse.
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Criminal Justice
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed
Reed has sought to test crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him of the killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites in 1996.
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Environment
Dead gardens, dusty cars: Frustrated Corpus Christi residents take precautions as water crisis nears
The city’s water supply has been nearly depleted by a prolonged drought and a recent boom of oil refineries in the area. Locals have been limiting outdoor watering, shower time and car washes.
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Public Education
Blocked from Texas vouchers, this private Islamic school wants a chance to prove its pro-America values
Several Islamic schools sued Texas for excluding them from the voucher program. Iman Academy is instead calling for fairness while hoping to be judged by its work — not stereotypes.