The proposed elimination of the program, aimed at serving lower-income families, comes as Texas leadership has called on agencies to reduce budgets by 3%.
Dustin Burrows
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Politics
Garnet Coleman, longtime Democratic Texas House member, dies at 65
Coleman served for more than 30 years. He championed several healthcare and mental health bills.
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2026 Texas Elections
John Cornyn says he won’t vote for Bo French as backlash to racist post rises
The outgoing U.S. senator called the Texas Railroad Commission candidate “an embarrassment to the Republican Party.”
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Politics
Bo French doubles down on racist post made after UT win against Ohio State
On a conservative radio show, Bo French suggested the politicians who criticized him were “less-conservative people.”
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2026 Texas Elections
Several Texas Republicans condemn Bo French’s racist posts calling Asian students at UT a “problem”
French, the Republican nominee for a statewide position regulating Texas’ oil and gas industry, posted a photo of University of Texas students, while decrying “foreigners” displacing Americans.
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Economy
Broadband grants paused as critics allege favoritism toward Elon Musk’s Starlink
The Texas Broadband office made the announcement after facing scrutiny from lawmakers for changing the rules to seemingly favor companies such as Elon Musk’s Starlink.
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Public Education
Inappropriate relationships should land Texas teachers in prison for 10 years, Gov. Abbott says
Gov. Greg Abbott wants teachers convicted of such misconduct with a student to face 10-year minimums in prison sentences with no parole.
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Economy
Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is going
Texas lawmakers accuse the state broadband office of favoritism and sweetheart deals after satellite internet providers received most of the funding.
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Economy
Thousands of apartments going up thanks to new Texas housing laws. But resistance lingers in the suburbs.
The laws, which make it easier to build apartments, face stiff resistance from North Texas suburbs. State lawmakers vow to force cities to comply.
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Higher Education
Higher education agency prepares to cut 3% of spending as ordered by Texas leaders
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board mulled a course action at a meeting Wednesday, including asking the Legislature for money to offset the impact the cuts would have on students.
