One candidate received about $1 million within an eight-day span from the head of a Dallas tax firm — and 72 of his employees — that helps corporations secure tax breaks under comptroller-run programs.
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Economy
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
More than 300 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
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Transgender Texans
Ken Paxton’s office launches tip line to encourage enforcement of Texas’ “bathroom bill”
The attorney general’s complaint form is the latest effort to enforce new state restrictions on which restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings.
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Courts
Texas National Guard’s deployment in Illinois blocked by U.S. Supreme Court
Around 200 Texas National Guard troops were deployed to the Chicago area in early October, despite opposition from local and state governments in Illinois.
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State Government
Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas law restricting kids from app stores
Senate Bill 2420, which would have gone into effect on Jan. 1, likely violates the First Amendment, according to the ruling.
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Courts
“Terrorist” designation doesn’t apply to local CAIR chapters, Paxton argues in defending Abbott order
In his office’s response to a lawsuit filed by Texas chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the AG said the governor’s “foreign terrorist organization” proclamation applies only to CAIR’s national entity.
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Feds and Colony Ridge agree to settle predatory lending lawsuit, court records show
The Houston-area developer came under fierce GOP scrutiny two years ago for selling land to undocumented people.
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Public Education
Probes of racism in Lubbock schools have stalled under Trump
West Texas parents say racist incidents are going unchecked after the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights retreated from investigating schools.
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Congress
Another exodus in Congress means Texas will need to start rebuilding its clout in 2027
At least 10 Texas incumbents will not be returning to Congress next term, a high-water mark for turnover in the delegation.
