Despite dominating the airwaves, Texas’ senior senator has been neck and neck with Attorney General Ken Paxton in public polling, both falling well short of the support needed to avoid a runoff.
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2025 Legislative Recap
Texas lawmakers: Cannabis is here to stay. And we will regulate the market in 2027.
Lawmakers and industry leaders gathered in Austin this week to discuss the future of the market. “We almost have to take it on,” a Republican state House member said.
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Higher Education
Texas has stopped state agencies and universities from filing new H-1B visa applications. Here’s what that means.
Immigration experts weigh in on who is affected by Gov. Greg Abbott’s order, what the impact will be on employers and how certain sectors might be affected.
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Immigration
Hundreds of Texas public school students walk out to protest ICE killings
Some students walked out of schools Friday afternoon to join demonstrations throughout the country condemning the actions of immigration enforcement officials.
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2026 Texas Elections
Texas comptroller primary: Who is running and what to know
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is the state’s chief financial officer. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 primary and where they stand.
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2026 Texas Elections
In Senate Democratic primary, Crockett steps up appeals to Latinos with ICE facility visit, South Texas rally
After coming under fire for some earlier comments about Latinos, Crockett is working to narrow Democratic rival James Talarico’s lead among the key voting bloc.
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Courts
AG Ken Paxton cannot shut down Texas Latino voting group, judge rules
Paxton had accused Jolt Initiative of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a federal judge found the AG failed to offer “any plausible proof” of wrongdoing.
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Health care
More Texans have signed up for ACA health coverage despite expiring subsidies and falling national enrollment
The ACA enrollment figure indicates a stabler marketplace and less coverage loss than many experts and insurers feared, though the number could drop once premium bills become due.
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2026 Texas Elections
Jasmine Crockett, James Talarico in dead heat in Texas’ Senate Democratic primary, new poll finds
The survey of likely Democratic voters suggests the March 3 primary is a toss-up less than three weeks out from early voting.
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Politics
This newspaper publisher is challenging her fellow Republicans to do better for rural Texas
Suzanne Bellsnyder used to work for Republicans in Austin. Now she’s challenging them to do better for rural Texas, where she lives and operates two newspapers and a growing Substack newsletter.