The Texas Railroad Commission changed the rules over public comment earlier this month, raising eyebrows from transparency activists and the lawmaker who helped rewrite the state’s open meeting laws.
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Lawmakers added $1 to Texans’ car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.
The higher fee, meant to combat catalytic converter theft, provided millions to expand the Flock network across Texas. Some lawmakers say that wasn’t the intent.
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Energy
Texas regulators approve two massive West Texas transmission lines amid outcry from landowners
Following hours of testimony on Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved two transmission lines to ship electricity to the oil-and gas-producing west.
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Texas affordability crisis
Here’s what Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa say about education priorities in Texas governor’s race
From school takeovers to college affordability, the Democrat and Republican are rolling out their education priorities ahead of November’s election.
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Higher Education
Texas should establish three-year bachelor’s degree options, Gov. Greg Abbott says
Abbott, who is seeking reelection, wants recommendations on how to implement shortened programs to ease student costs and meet workforce needs.
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Courts
Texas’ limits on certain drag shows ruled unconstitutional again
A federal judge reasserted his 2023 ruling that the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sent back for reconsideration. The law went into effect in March as the case proceeded.
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2026 Texas Elections
GOP nominee for San Antonio House seat apologizes for “crude and immature” social media posts
Jorge Borrego said he has matured since the years when he used homophobic slurs and racist tropes, and referenced cocaine use, in a series of social media posts that bubbled up this week.
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Higher Education
Faculty in uproar after Texas A&M-Victoria implements mandatory in-person policy
Many professors live at least two hours away from the Gulf Coast-area campus and worked remotely for years, an advocacy group said.
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2026 Texas Elections
Speaker Mike Johnson to campaign in battleground South Texas House districts this week
The Louisiana Republican is visiting four districts, each of which are majority Hispanic and were carried by Donald Trump in 2024. The seats could help decide control of the House this fall.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes penalties for schools that keep “vulgar” books on library shelves
“We’re coming for the books,” the lieutenant governor said in announcing plans to lower the performance rating of Texas schools that violate a recent law targeting obscene titles in school libraries.