Austin man’s wrongful deportation casts scrutiny on Texas’ embrace of ICE partnerships
The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian José Morales García return to Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in Central Texas.
State education board advances anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons
The preliminary votes occurred after hours of debate Monday and Tuesday, with final decisions expected Friday.
Jasmine Crockett’s down-ballot slate starts to take shape as she steers clear of Senate race
The Dallas congresswoman has said she plans to focus on local races in Texas this fall rather than campaigning for James Talarico, who defeated her in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
TribCast: A data center proponent makes his case
In this week’s podcast, former Public Utilities Commission member Will McAdams, president of the McAdams Energy Group, describes why he thinks data centers are necessary and shouldn’t be overly regulated.
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