School districts lost a court case that could have forced the state to reform its school finance system, and federal officials toured Texas to investigate claims that special education services were arbitrarily capped. Full Story
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Hey, Texplainer: A federal judge in Arizona just ruled that witnesses have the right to see the full process of an execution, including the administration of lethal drugs. Will this affect how Texas carries out executions? Full Story
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Elsa Murano, former president of Texas A&M University, is under consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's agriculture secretary, according to his transition team. Full Story
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In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: In LA, universities reach out to partner with local schools, a report says fewer Americans speak a second language and an interview with Penny Schwinn of the Texas Education Agency. Full Story
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Texas is home to nearly 300,000 active oil and gas wells. When most wells end their service operators will plug them, limiting pollution threats, and move on. But the state is facing a surge of abandoned drilling sites and dwindling funds to clean them up. Full Story
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The president-elect's tough border talk propelled him to victory, the U.S. Supreme Court dashed President Obama's deferred action hopes and the Texas border surge drew questions. Full Story
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In Houston and Austin, some builders are voluntarily trying to ensure that construction workers are paid well and their safety is protected. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast — the last of 2016 — Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Aman about Texas kicking Planned Parenthood out of the Medicaid program and Donald Trump's consideration of two Texas ag commissioners (one current, one former) as agriculture secretary. Full Story
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A lawsuit is moving forward against Gov. Greg Abbott over his order to remove a satirical nativity scene from the Texas Capitol last year. Full Story
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Texas is among several states grappling with a surge of abandoned drilling sites and dwindling funds to clean them up. Full Story
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The race to be President-elect Donald Trump's agriculture secretary is heating up, and two Texans appear to be at the center of it. Full Story
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Texans recognize that the problems at Child Protective Services are not with the hardworking people in the agency but are the natural result of legacy thinking, which trusts the state to institutionalize, engineer and manage families, writes Brandon J. Logan of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Full Story
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In a move that could affect thousands of low-income women, state health officials on Tuesday delivered a final legal notice to defund Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid program through which it provides family planning and women’s health services to the poor. Full Story
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Here’s a look at the top health and human services storylines The Texas Tribune tracked this year. Full Story
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Corpus Christi has been struggling with water problems since last summer. But this latest incident — and its root cause — are different. Full Story
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Texas health officials on Tuesday delivered a final legal notice to nix the funding Planned Parenthood receives through the Medicaid program. Full Story
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A new name from Texas is surfacing as President-elect Donald Trump works to fill his administration: former state Comptroller Susan Combs. Full Story
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In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: The CDC identifies top health threats for the coming year, tech helps doctors have more face time with patients and an interview with Robert Lapus of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Full Story
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Thirty-six of Texas' 38 electors voted for Donald Trump at a Monday afternoon meeting at the Capitol, enough to put the real estate mogul over the 270-vote tipping point to be confirmed as the next president of the United States. Full Story
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Before he could vote, before he could drive, before he made it into high school, Miguel Navarro was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Now he’s fighting for a second chance to be seen – in the eyes of the court – as a child. Full Story
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