State Sens. West and Burton call for “due process” in colleagues’ harassment allegations
Watch the full video of our conversation in Dallas with state Sens. Konni Burton and Royce West. Or check out our recap below. Full Story
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Republican Party of Texas sues to keep U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold off 2018 ballot
The Texas GOP is suing the Texas secretary of state to keep embattled U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold off the 2018 primary ballot — one day after he announced he will not seek re-election in 2018. Full Story
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Analysis: What recent election results in Texas state Senate districts tell us about 2018
Twelve of the 15 districts on the Texas Senate ballot in 2018 are represented by Republicans. Most of those, and all of those held by Democrats, have remained firmly in the clutches of the party now in power during the last two election cycles. Most of 2018's competition will be in March, not in November. Full Story
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The border fence looms over these Texans. Should the government pay them?
Scores of Texas landowners who have lived in the shadow of the border fence for years were never compensated for any damage to their property values. Full Story
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![Melissa Solis picks guavas behind her family home on Oklahoma Avenue in Brownsville in August 2017. The federal government built the border fence about 40 feet from her family's home, but because it's not on their property they didn't receive compensation.]()
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Texas lawmaker questions education group's tactics for getting out the vote
A state lawmaker is seeking a legal opinion on whether an educator group is encouraging improper use of public funds to get out the vote. Teachers say they are modeling civic engagement for their students within legal limits, and the letter is motivated by a backlash against public education. Full Story
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Texas Education Agency waives some testing requirements for Harvey-affected students
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath is not changing state standardized test dates for students affected by Hurricane Harvey, but he is waiving some requirements for certain students, his agency said Thursday. Full Story
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Top Paxton staff member resigns after story about social media comments
A top lawyer in Attorney General Ken Paxton's office has resigned following a report about a comment he made on social media belittling the recent flood of women who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations. Full Story
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Global warming boosted Hurricane Harvey's rainfall by at least 15 percent, studies find
Two independent research teams have reported that the deluge from Hurricane Harvey was significantly heavier than it would have been before the era of human-caused global warming. Full Story
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How the border fence cut through one Brownsville neighborhood (video)
An investigation by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica revealed that landowners were paid unevenly for similar plots of land when the federal government began taking property to build a border fence in the Rio Grande Valley. Hear the stories of a few of those landowners. Full Story
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Former Texas Solicitor General James Ho wins confirmation for federal court
James Ho, a well-respected Dallas attorney and former state solicitor general, was confirmed Thursday to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. He joins Don Willett, a longtime Texas Supreme Court justice who was confirmed Wednesday. Full Story
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Baylor still faces five sexual assault investigations. Here’s where they stand.
At our conversation in Austin, Baylor University President Linda Livingstone offered updates on the five sexual assault investigations still facing the university. Watch the full video here. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Farenthold of Texas to retire amid sexual harassment scandal
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, announced Thursday he would retire from Congress after finishing his current term following new allegations that included former employees describing him as verbally abusive and sexually demeaning. Full Story
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T-Squared: Three new hires and a breaking news editor
The Texas Tribune is a lean and mean operation. So it’s not every day you get to announce three — yes, three! — phenomenal new hires, plus one great promotion. Full Story
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Explore new data about Texas' 8,757 public schools
We’ve updated our Texas Public Schools Explorer with data from the 2016-17 school year. Explore demographic trends, graduation rates and teacher salaries for all 1,203 school districts and 8,757 campuses in the state. Full Story
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Texas leads the nation in executions, but its death row population is dropping
Texas executed more people than any other state this year, but fewer new death sentences has led to a shrinking death row population. Full Story
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The Taking: How the federal government abused its power to seize property for a border fence
A decade ago, many border Texans got a raw deal when the federal government seized land for a barrier — while others pushed up the price. Will the government's rushed, haphazard process be repeated as it pushes for a border wall? Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Williams endorses Farenthold challenger as sexual harassment scandal grows
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams is set to help fundraise for an opponent of a fellow Republican congressman, embattled U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold. Full Story
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Texas campaign season opens with conflict-of-interest questions
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says Travis County GOP Chairman Matt Mackowiak should resign over a conflict of interest, an accusation Mackowiak denies. Questions of conflicts are also being raised elsewhere as the 2018 election season gets underway. Full Story
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Texan Don Willett confirmed by U.S. Senate to federal 5th Circuit Court
The U.S. Senate confirmed Don Willett, a Texas Supreme Court justice, to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday. A confirmation vote on Jim Ho, a former state solicitor general, is expected later this week. Full Story
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![Texas Supreme Court Justice Don R. Willett testifies during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to confirm him and Dallas attorney James C. Ho to the 5th Circuit Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on November 15, 2017.]()
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Straus says "decency trumped tribalism" in Roy Moore defeat
House Speaker Joe Straus praised Alabama for rejecting Roy Moore in Tuesday's special election and urged mainstream Texas voters to get involved in 2018 primaries to keep people like Moore out of power. Full Story
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