A court hearing this week has produced extensive details from camp operators of what happened in last year’s Hill Country flood.
Camp Mystic security guard says an early evacuation order could have saved lives
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Criminal Justice
Austin expands encampment clean-ups, as shelter shortage leaves few options
The city has ramped up encampment enforcement while officials concede there aren’t enough beds for those displaced.
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Politics
Texas oil and gas regulator Wayne Christian peddles oil-backed crypto coin
Government watchdogs raised conflict-of-interests concerns, but Christian said his involvement in the venture is “separate” from his elected position on the Railroad Commission.
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Immigration
A Venezuelan family followed the rules to enter the U.S. After being arrested and detained for a month, they’re leaving.
Like thousands of other migrants, the family entered under the Biden administration’s rules in 2024. With Trump in office, they were locked up in Texas before deciding to abandon asylum.
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Economy
She won a $7M grant to teach Texans how to farm. Then the Trump administration yanked it over DEI.
Diana Padilla has spent a decade teaching Rio Grande Valley residents how to farm and was set to expand across the rest of the state, first in Kaufman County.
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2026 Texas Elections
Dallas County GOP chair Allen West resigns after backing countywide voting for runoff
West faced opposition after backing countywide polling sites for the runoff, following a chaotic precinct-based primary.
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2026 Texas Elections
John Cornyn wallops Ken Paxton in first quarter fundraising for U.S. Senate seat
Both Republican candidates lagged far behind Democratic candidate James Talarico.
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2026 Texas Elections
James Talarico raises record-breaking $27 million in first quarter for Senate bid
The Austin Democrat’s haul is the largest-ever sum for a Senate candidate — in any state — in the first quarter of an election year.
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Immigration
Texas cities try to address citizen anger over immigration crackdown without riling state leaders
For much of President Donald Trump’s second term, Texas city leaders have avoided opposing his immigration crackdown, but that’s changing — and sparking tensions with the state.
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State Government
Judge temporarily allows women, minority-owned businesses to qualify for Texas HUB program again
A judge has sided against the state after acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock stripped women- and minority-owned businesses of their Historically Underutilized Business certifications in December.