John Cornyn’s unmet demands imperil Trump’s U.S. attorney general nomination
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:57:13 +0000
Texas’ outgoing senator has insisted on written assurance that President Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” is dead as a condition for voting to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination.
Texas could send a record four GOP women to Congress — if they make it through November
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Despite sending more Republicans to Congress than any other state, Texas has elected only five GOP women to the U.S. House in its history. Redistricting and retirements could change things.
Dream Con brought Black nerd culture to Texas, but to keep it, founders say support is needed
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Dream Con, one of the country’s largest Black-owned pop culture conventions, is at risk of looking elsewhere to find financial support and resources. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17396269/dream-con-brings-black-nerd-culture-texas
ERCOT: Texas’ power grid meeting record demand now, but could falter when it doubles by 2032
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:59:42 +0000
Solar and battery power generations have helped bolster ERCOT’s grid, but data center, population and economic growth is slated to surge demand. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17393708/texas-ercot-power-grid-record-data-center
Small plots of land fuel big suspicions among Lubbock residents, who fear it’s for a data center
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:41:22 +0000
Despite community concerns, the president of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance said neither piece of land would be conducive for a data center.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17393709/lubbock-texas-land-annexed-data-center
South Texas Republican builders warn of voter backlash in November if aggressive ICE tactics continue
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:09:48 +0000
Republican business leaders said immigration raids on the Latino community would be top of mind at the ballot box in the midterm elections. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17393710/republican-south-texas-builders-decry-ice-raids
Paxton lawsuit prompts end of federal endangered species protection for Texas lizard
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:39:58 +0000
The state’s attorney general sued the Biden administration in 2024, citing incomplete data for the updated endangered status of the Permian Basin’s native dunes sagebrush lizard.
Witness to Houston ICE shooting released from immigration detention
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:46:49 +0000
A federal judge on Monday ordered that Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego be released within 48 hours. He was one of three passengers in the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally shot by ICE.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17389265/texas-houston-ice-shooting-witness-release
Corpus Christi City Council rejects $60,000 community gift to benefit water desalination plant
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:17:03 +0000
The donation was intended to cover the cost of applying for a federal grant to build a city-owned treatment plant.
Ken Paxton’s campaign says he will debate James Talarico in Texas’ U.S. Senate race
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:58:54 +0000
Paxton's campaign said he plans to debate after Talarico challenged him to do so, though it did not commit to a specific host.
“A deal with the devil”: Religion motivates data center opponents in Texas
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Some see the AI facilities as a sign of the apocalypse, others see an opportunity to advocate for environmental stewardship.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17391662/texas-data-centers-religion-opposition
Energy agencies want more authority over Texas data centers
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000
The request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Electric Reliability Council of Texas to further regulate data centers’ use of the power grid.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17391663/texas-ercot-puct-power-grid-data-centers
“Where are all the volunteers?” Kerr County faces worse flood damage with fewer resources
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000
The Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn’t started helping local governments or individuals, while philanthropic response lags compared to last year’s flood.
Community colleges brace for local cuts after Texas funding shortchanges them millions
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:06:47 +0000
Hiring and spending will be impacted, college administrators say. The performance-based model is proving unpredictable in its early years.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17391271/texas-community-college-funding-shortfalls
Censorship or accountability? Impact of law prompting Texas’ scrutiny of universities detailed
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Students and professors shared how SB 37 led to academic censorship at their campuses.
TribCast: Should we be worried about Dallas?
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:46:48 +0000
The Dallas-Fort Worth region is growing as fast as anywhere in the country. But the city of Dallas itself lost residents last year. The TribCast crew speaks with urban affairs reporter Joshua Fechter about the challenges and opportunities for the city.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17390909/tribcast-dallas-downtown-growth
Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000
The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans.
Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is going
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Texas lawmakers accuse the state broadband office of favoritism and sweetheart deals after satellite internet providers received most of the funding.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17389502/texas-broadband-funding-favoritism
Texas imports of Venezuelan oil soar as war chokes off Middle East supply
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Gulf Coast refineries are welcoming the surge from Venezuela during the prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure that’s virtually halted imports from Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Texas’ multibillion-dollar sales tax exemption for data centers is growing, while audits lag
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:30:24 +0000
Out of 138 data centers that qualified for the tax break, only 20 have been audited so far. Six facilities were found to be out of compliance.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17389245/texas-data-centers-sales-tax-break-audits