Waco judge who refused to marry same-sex couples asks federal courts to overturn right to gay marriage
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:25:18 +0000
Judge Dianne Hensley, who has been fighting the state judicial oversight body since 2019, is hoping to tee up a new challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
Records in Texas AG Ken Paxton’s divorce case are unsealed
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:41:53 +0000
The documents show that the Paxtons have entered mediation, and their blind trust had doled out $20,000 to each of them to pay for their attorneys.
Texas lawmakers from both parties oppose Trump’s order targeting state AI laws
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Texas’ new law regulating AI is set to take effect Jan. 1, two months after Trump’s executive order threatening to cut off some federal money if states pass “onerous” AI laws.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17237792/texas-ai-law-trump-executive-order
Texas Democratic candidates unite in the Rio Grande Valley to court Latino voters
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 04:51:15 +0000
State Rep. James Talarico faces an uphill battle in his U.S. Senate bid while 15th Congressional hopeful Bobby Pulido aims to flip the district, but he must first win his primary.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17237615/texas-james-talarico-bobby-pulido-senate-congress
Texas AG Ken Paxton and Sen. Angela Paxton agree to unseal divorce records
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:36:53 +0000
The agreement comes after a judge put the Paxtons’ records under seal, prompting The Texas Tribune and other outlets to challenge the order.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17237586/texas-ken-paxton-angela-divorce-case
With ACA subsidies set to expire, Texas Republicans in Congress remain hazy about path forward
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Texas’ entire House GOP delegation voted this week for a health care package that lets the tax credits lapse. They will be forced to vote on a three-year extension of the subsidies in January.
Texas A&M System tightens restrictions on discussing race and gender in class
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:54:16 +0000
Under the new rules, discussions on “race or gender ideology," sexual orientation or gender identity appear to be barred from introductory-level courses.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17237429/texas-am-race-gender-courses-new-rules
More Texas students complete journey through college, but low-income students still left behind
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000
Economically disadvantaged students are much less likely to go on and attain degrees, according to new state data that tracks long-term outcomes.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17237299/texas-college-completion-income-gap
Texas tracks the long-term outcomes of public school students. See how your school district compares here.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000
Newly-released state data tracked the long-term outcomes of public school students who enrolled a decade ago.
Texas is approving money for flood warning systems, but will it be enough to build Kerr County’s?
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:29:42 +0000
The county where more than 100 died in July floods wants to quickly build a $5 million flood warning system. 
One year after a deadly train wreck, a West Texas town awaits help to avoid more tragedy
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000
As oil and gas industry traffic continues to speed through Pecos, TxDOT said it is working to find $194 million to build an alternative route away from the heart of the city.
How cutting transgender instruction at Texas medical schools undermines health groups’ recommendations
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Health providers and faculty members fear students will no longer understand the nuances of caring for transgender people, who tend to have higher rates of certain mental and physical health conditions. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17236982/texas-transgender-medical-school-instruction
Some registered voters Texas flagged as “potential noncitizens” had already shown DPS proof of citizenship
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Texas state election officials did not initially check state records before telling counties to investigate the citizenship of 2,724 registered voters. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17236950/texas-voter-roll-citizens-investigation
Ken Paxton’s office launches tip line to encourage enforcement of Texas’ “bathroom bill”
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:19:30 +0000
The attorney general's complaint form is the latest effort to enforce new state restrictions on which restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings.
Texans can use school vouchers for pre-K, but the pool of families who qualify is limited
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000
A limited group of families with 3- and 4-year-olds who already qualify for free public pre-K can receive state funds to attend private preschool. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17236162/texas-private-school-vouchers-pre-k
Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks damages from energy company linked to Texas’ largest wildfire
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:19:56 +0000
The lawsuit alleges Minnesota-based Xcel Energy failed to maintain utility poles that started the 2024 Panhandle fire that killed three people and thousands of livestock.
Texas, Florida sue FDA over abortion pill approval
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:29:32 +0000
Seeking to pull mifepristone from the drug market, the states argued that the FDA did not properly evaluate the pill’s safety and effectiveness. 
Texas Democrats fill every state and federal race on 2026 ballot, a first for either party
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Texas Majority PAC and the Texas Democratic Party recruited 104 candidates to fill uncontested races. Gov. Greg Abbott’s strategist said it amounts to a gimmick “if they don’t back it up with serious resources.”
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17236161/texas-democrats-down-ballot-2026
Blamed for the nation’s historic measles outbreak, West Texas Mennonites have hardened their views on vaccines
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Months after public health officials say they caused the nation’s largest measles surge in 30 years, some West Texas Mennonites have grown more skeptical of the mainstream medical system. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17236160/texas-measles-mennonite-seminole-aftermath
Texas AG’s lawsuit that sought to shutter Harris County program for undocumented immigrants rejected
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:58:01 +0000
The county allocated $1.3 million to groups that provide immigration legal services amid an uptick in federal enforcement. Paxton called the program “evil and wicked.”