The beef industry has been under pressure recently from market disruptions, record high beef prices and small herd sizes. The groups say the ICE operations are another challenge for the industry.
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2026 Texas Elections
Jon Rosenthal says he and Bo French agreed to first major debate between Texas statewide candidates
The debate, which has not been confirmed by French, would be his first major public event since he attracted criticism over racist posts about UT students.
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Courts
U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
Use of the SAVE program is voluntary. Its impact on the midterms is likely limited because existing law blocks most states from purging voters within 90 days of an election.
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The 2026 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch: Raphael Warnock speaks at the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival
The Georgia senator sits down with Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith at 12:30 p.m. Friday.
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Watch: Maggie Haberman speaks at the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival
The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman sits down with Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith to discuss the reporting from her book “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” at 9 a.m. Friday.
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Politics
At least 900 Flock cameras have been unplugged in Texas since state funding was cut
Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts or cut their number of cameras, but three cities have rejected calls to pull down the devices despite a state funding freeze.
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Criminal Justice
Appeals court rejects finding that Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio is innocent
A district judge found Lucio “actually innocent” in 2024 and ruled the state had suppressed evidence in her death penalty case.
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Higher Education
UT-Austin didn’t violate student’s rights in handling of pro-Palestinian protest, judge rules
A student sued the University of Texas at Austin alleging administrators violated his First Amendment rights for disciplinary action following the protest.
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2026 Texas Elections
Key GOP lawmaker says state should have caught error that delayed at least 178,000 Texas voter registrations
Meanwhile, Gov. Greg Abbott, who appoints the state’s top election official and is locked in a tight race in November, hasn’t commented on the error.
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The 2026 Texas Tribune Festival
“MAGA is dead”: Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Trump supporters liars and hypocrites
The former U.S. representative from Georgia sits down with New York Times domestic correspondent Robert Draper at 6 p.m. Thursday.
