Allred, who had previously gotten the Chamber’s endorsement in his House races, had long used the endorsement as proof of his bipartisan credentials.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce backs Ted Cruz for Senate over Colin Allred
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2024 Texas Elections
Ken Paxton sues Bexar County over voter registration outreach effort
The move escalates Texas Republicans’ brewing fight with urban counties over initiatives to proactively send applications to unregistered voters.
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Texas schools are hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope the state will pay to prepare them.
Schools are hiring instructors with different types of backgrounds to deal with critical staff shortages.
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Environment
In South Texas, SpaceX faces skepticism over environmental damage
A federal agency has paused some of SpaceX’s plans amid concerns over the environment.
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Another Republican is challenging Dade Phelan for Texas House speaker
The Texas House speaker race is becoming increasingly crowded. Phelan, who is under fire from his right, says he plans to seek the leadership position again.
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Higher Education
With national brand growing, TCU draws majority of students from outside Texas
The school has had more out-of-state students than in-state students since 2018. Most of them come from California.
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Health care
State health department blocks transgender Texans from changing sex on birth certificates
The agency quietly rolled out the policy change on its website last week, days after DPS blocked changes to the sex listed on a Texas driver’s license.
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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch a conversation about Latino influence on national politics at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro will speak with Maria Teresa Kumar, Mike Madrid and Luis Miranda Jr. The conversation starts at 3:15 p.m. Friday.
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Watch Liz Cheney at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
The former Wyoming congresswoman spoke Friday in Austin. She said her father was voting for Kamala Harris.
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Watch Wes Moore at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
In a conversation Friday, the Maryland governor discussed his first two years leading the Old Line State and the sprint to Nov. 5.
