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2026 Texas Elections
First-of-its-kind GOP midterm convention coming to Dallas in September, Trump says
The Republican National Committee has not yet announced the midterm convention or its location, but it has teased the event as an opportunity to put Trump on the ballot.
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State Government
Dallas will furlough 4,200 city employees amid budget gap
Dallas has seen a $30 million budget shortfall driven by slower sales tax revenue and higher-than-expected overtime costs for police and firefighters.
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Immigration
Bo French says Texas shouldnโt recognize babies born to undocumented parents as American citizens
The GOP nominee for the stateโs oil and gas commission said Texas should not recognize babies born to immigrant parents as citizens.
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Data Centers in Texas
San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control
As Texas counties have faced hurdles to curb the rapid growth of data center developments, cities could have more success with banning them through their zoning laws, land experts say.
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2026 Texas Elections
Paxton breaks with Texas GOPโs anti-IVF platform, saying he supports the procedure
Delegates to the Texas GOP convention recently adopted a platform calling in-vitro fertilization destructive to fetal life.
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Public Education
Texas education board member threatens to sue colleagues over posts calling her โMarxistโ
A Democratic board member says colleagues harassed her in social media posts during Texasโ debate over how history is taught. The GOP members deny any bullying.
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Health care
Maternal health โdeserts’ endanger some Texas women, babies
Of the more than 200 rural counties in Texas, about 70% have no hospital at all or have hospitals that donโt have facilities for delivering babies.
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Politics
Texas cities forced to remove rainbow crosswalks are installing colorful alternatives
Cities and advocates are channeling support for LGBTQ+ residents into murals, lighting and rainbow-decorated sidewalks and stairs.
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Politics
Ruling that blocks Trump use of system to hunt noncitizen voters wonโt stop ongoing investigations
States that already ran voter rolls through the revamped federal SAVE immigration database can continue ongoing investigations of the estimated 24,000 voters it flagged.
