Despite pressure from students and graduates to condemn the remarks as racist, University of Texas officials took a more careful approach.
“Silence is getting a bit loud”: Emails show UT leaders took heat for slow response to Bo French post
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Immigration
A Texas cop signed on to help ICE deport his neighbors. It tore the town apart.
Ingram was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town.
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Immigration
Trump administration can hold immigrants in ICE custody without bond, court rules
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled detained immigrants don’t have a constitutional right to a bond hearing after they enter the country illegally.
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State Government
Head of Texas juvenile justice department resigns
It’s not immediately clear why TJJD Executive Director Shandra Carter left the role, which she had held since 2022.
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Courts
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
CEO Sam Altman and ChatGPT are top competitors to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire fueling Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign.
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Hill Country floods
Emergency weather alerts may be sent via satellite under new “Mystic Alerts Act”
Not everyone received cell alerts during the deadly flooding in 2025 in the Texas Hill Country. A new law is trying to fix that.
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Investigations
Ken and Angela Paxton invested $600,000 in a convicted fraudster’s business
The blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.
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Texas affordability crisis
Texas SNAP participation drops to a 17-year low as the feds tighten eligibility
The state health agency is also processing 64% of food benefits applications in a timely manner — within 30 days — even though the required rate is 95%.
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2026 Texas Elections
Fed up with data centers and Big Tech, rural Republican crossover could decide Democrats’ fate in Texas
Rural Republicans have long undercut Democrats’ gains in cities and suburbs. Will enough defect to make a difference this fall?
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TCU chancellor resigns after less than two years at helm
Daniel Pullin’s time at the private Fort Worth institution included disputes over academic priorities and faculty input. Victor Boschini Jr., who led TCU for 22 years, is replacing him.
