School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, investigation shows.
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Texas Legislature 2027
Texas Democratic chair calls for party to abandon GOP House Speaker Dustin Burrows
Burrows relied on Democratic support to win the gavel last year, then green-lit a wave of conservative priorities.
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Economy
A Texas town hopes a new data center will pay to fix its cracked streets and leaking pipes
Lacy Lakeview, a Waco suburb, said it is considering a data center project in efforts to boost their spending power to repair aging roads.
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Public Education
Texas’ discipline push sends kids to ‘jail-like’ campuses
Lawmakers increasingly view disciplinary alternative programs as a solution to behavior problems. Critics say they harm students.
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2026 Texas Elections
Tala-freak-o vs. Ken the Criminal: Texas candidates sharpen attacks as U.S. Senate race locks in
Texas’ Ken Paxton and James Talarico focus their energies — and attack ads — on each other as the fight for U.S. Senate narrows to two.
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Texas affordability crisis
Gov. Greg Abbott to Texas colleges: Don’t increase tuition, fees
The governor said undergraduate tuition and fees should stay frozen after some public university systems weighed increases.
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2026 Texas Elections
Vikki Goodwin defeats Houston union leader in lieutenant governor Democratic runoff
The Austin lawmaker now faces an uphill battle against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the state’s second-highest executive, in November.
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2026 Texas Elections
Texas 2026 primary runoff election results for U.S. Senate, attorney general and more
Follow The Texas Tribune’s coverage of election results for the 2026 primary runoffs for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, attorney general, the Texas Legislature and other races.
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Texas’ raucous primary runoffs end today. Here’s what to watch.
John Cornyn is trying to fend off Ken Paxton. Both parties are picking attorney general nominees. And an oil and gas regulatory race has become uncharacteristically costly.
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Higher Education
UT System, community colleges complying with Texas’ DEI ban, auditors find
The state’s spot review found Texas public colleges were not using diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campuses.
