TribCast digs into the dueling proposals that are teeing up a contentious property tax fight.
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Immigration
Trump administration to add 500 miles of migrant-deterring buoys along Rio Grande
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced plans to expand on Texas’ controversial floating barrier during a Wednesday visit to the Rio Grande Valley.
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TribCast
TribCast: 10 questions that will shape Texas politics in 2026
Matthew and Eleanor look ahead in the new year to Gov. Greg Abbott’s power, Democrats chances and the issues that will dominate election season.
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2026 Texas Elections
Houston businessman Andrew White drops bid for Texas governor, endorses fellow Democrat Gina Hinojosa
The son of the late former Gov. Mark White had hoped to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott by running as a moderate, but failed to raise enough money to be competitive.
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State Government
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls audit of Texas Southern University financials “deeply disturbing”
Patrick previously requested a Texas Rangers investigation into any criminal wrongdoing at TSU, one of the nation’s largest historically Black colleges.
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State Government
Texas 2025: The stories that mattered most to readers
Texans closely followed 17 constitutional propositions, the growth of one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities and a controversial plan to move billions of gallons of groundwater.
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Health care
Texas to receive $281 million in federal funds for rural health care
Texas will get the biggest portion of the first rollout of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, which was created in tandem with legislation slashing Medicaid funding.
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State Government
A look back at some of The Texas Tribune’s best reads of 2025
As 2025 draws down, the Tribune reflects on some of its most memorable storytelling of the year.
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Courts
Government liable for damage to homes near Houston dams during Hurricane Harvey floods, court rules
The ruling came in a lawsuit from a group of homeowners and could be appealed. An estimated 14,000 homes were inside the Addicks and Barker reservoirs when Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain in 2017.
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Economy
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
More than 300 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.