The U.S. doesn’t produce the minerals and metals needed for renewable energy, microchips or military technology. Companies are rushing to open new mines in Texas.
A new generation of industries emerges in Texas as feds push to mine more rare minerals
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Higher Education
Trans Texas college students bearing more hostility as officials push binary gender definitions
Once considered a safe haven to explore identity, Texas campuses are invalidating and alienating trans people, students say.
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2025 Texas Elections
In special election for Houston congressional seat, candidates confront a bewildered electorate
Voters in the heavily Democratic district have expressed confusion about who can vote — after the boundaries were upended by a GOP gerrymander — and what November’s special election is for.
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2025 Texas Elections
Election officials ask Texas to halt rollout of updated voter registration system
With early voting just days away, counties say they’re running out of time to get their complaints addressed.
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Higher Education
Texas AG Ken Paxton to investigate UNT for not disciplining students accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk killing
Paxton called on the university to expel the students. Free speech experts have previously criticized state leaders who laud Kirk as a free speech champion while seeking to discipline those who have celebrated his death.
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Health care
3.5 million Texans will see food assistance halted if government shutdown continues
Texas officials say food stamp benefits, which go to 1.7 million children, would not be distributed in November under an extended shutdown.
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Running Out: Texas’ Water Crisis
Texas voters have final say on $20 billion package to secure state’s water supply
No new taxes would be collected for the package that would give the state’s water department $1 billion to spend on projects like cleaning salty water, flood control and reservoirs.
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2026 Texas Elections
Rep. Wesley Hunt pitches himself as a younger Ken Paxton in U.S. Senate primary bid
Hunt, 43, said his entry into the race to defeat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn guarantees that a “conservative warrior” will be Texas’ next senator — and that only he and Paxton fit the bill.
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State Government
Gov. Abbott activates Texas National Guard ahead of “No Kings” protest in Austin
Austin’s mayor clarified in a statement later Thursday that the troops would not be on the streets unless there was “emergency need.”
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Higher Education
Gov. Greg Abbott names head of new office to investigate higher ed complaints
Supporters say the office will bring needed accountability to Texas universities, while faculty groups have said that, without due process protections, it is ripe for abuse.
