People with ties to Brownstone Institute have significant authority over access to vaccines and scientific research.
A small Texas think tank cultivated COVID dissidents. Now they’re running U.S. health policy.
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Investigations
Gov. Greg Abbott was ordered to release emails with Elon Musk. Most of the 1,400 pages are blacked out.
The heavily redacted emails reveal little of the two men’s relationship.
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Economy
Texas moves ahead with regulating hemp industry as federal ban looms
TABC intends to proceed with the adoption of permanent regulations on the hemp industry in Texas despite the potential ban.
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Public Education
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues three school districts for not displaying Ten Commandments in classrooms
The suits against Galveston, Round Rock and Leander ISDs come after Texas passed a law requiring the commandments be posted in classrooms. The law is being challenged in federal court.
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Congress
Entire Texas congressional delegation votes to release Epstein files
Rep. Troy Nehls of Richmond was among House Republicans who had previously opposed releasing the files, but reversed their stances this week.
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Public Education
Why some Texas teachers are being forced to “deadname” trans students under a new state law
The law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.
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State Government
Former Alamo Trust President Kate Rogers sues over exit
Rogers resigned from her position after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick criticized a 2023 dissertation in which she asserted the importance of Indigenous people’s history at the Alamo.
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State Government
Trump administration considers moving FEMA to Texas and tapping state’s top emergency official, report says
According to Politico, federal officials could relocate the agency here and tap Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd to lead it.
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Immigration
More than 140 arrested in San Antonio raid, feds say
Federal authorities say a court-authorized operation is among the first carried out by a new Homeland Security Task Force in South Texas.
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Public Education
Foreign exchange students could be banned from Texas varsity sports
Some school leaders said teams might get an advantage when foreign exchange students get a waiver to play at the varsity level while Texas students are restricted to play in the towns where they live.
