Texas proposes 13,000% licensing fee hike on retailers who sell hemp-derived THC
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:39:00 +0000
Hemp advocates say raising annual licensing fees for retailers from $150 to $20,000 and for manufacturers from $250 to $25,000 would shutter small businesses.
City of San Antonio shuts down its abortion travel fund
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:10:04 +0000
The fund's demise comes after a new law banning government-supported funds that help people travel out of state for an abortion.
In border visit, John Cornyn resists calls to expand visas for foreign workers
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:17:40 +0000
The Republican U.S. senator praised Trump’s border initiatives and said fully securing the border should take priority over changing immigration law. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17250339/texas-cornyn-border-trip-immigration
Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000
The Justice Department has asked states for their voter rolls with an eye toward purging ineligible voters. Democrats say sharing the data could violate federal election law.
Texas, facing doctor shortage, eases path for foreign-trained physicians
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000
Texas joins 17 other states that are making it easier for foreign medical graduates to work as doctors here. About a quarter of the state’s licensed doctors were trained outside the U.S.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17249972/texas-foreign-doctors-recruiting-law
Texas GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz joins Democrats in vote to pass three-year ACA subsidy extension
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:03:47 +0000
Edinburg Rep. Monica De La Cruz was the only Texas Republican to break with her party and vote with all Democrats and a handful of Republicans on a key healthcare bill.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17249692/texas-congress-de-la-cruz-vote-aca-extension-bill
Dallas and Williamson counties end countywide voting sites for primary election day
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Dallas and Williamson county Republicans are shifting away from using countywide voting sites on Election Day for Texas’ March 3 primary. Democrats will have to fall in line.
Panhandle history museum scrambles to protect 2 million artifacts as it fights permanent closure
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000
With a steep price tag, saving the landmark museum won’t be easy, but area residents and leaders are looking for solutions.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17249226/texas-panhandle-plains-museum-closure
Why a Panhandle businessman wants to take over the region’s electric utility
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000
Salem Abraham claims Minnesota-based Xcel Energy has not lived up to its promise of protecting the region from wildfires. The company vehemently disagrees. 
About 200 Texas A&M courses could change due to new restrictions on teaching gender, race
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:56:06 +0000
With the semester set to begin next week, professors have been directed to alter courses, and some classes have been removed or reassigned from the core curriculum at the College Station campus. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17248980/texas-am-race-gender-courses
Trump administration to add 500 miles of migrant-deterring buoys along Rio Grande
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:21:43 +0000
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced plans to expand on Texas’ controversial floating barrier during a Wednesday visit to the Rio Grande Valley. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17248909/noem-border-immigration-floating-buoys
Trump says the U.S. will fix Venezuela’s oil industry. Texas experts say the idea faces hurdles.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000
Texas-based oil companies have largely been silent on Trump’s assertion that they would help to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17248487/texas-trump-venezuela-oil
Officer did nothing until it was too late during Uvalde school shooting, prosecutor says
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:53:51 +0000
During opening arguments Wednesday, attorneys for ex-officer Adrian Gonzales said he did what he could during a chaotic scene.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17248177/uvalde-trial-opening-arguments-adrian-gonzales
TribCast: 10 questions that will shape Texas politics in 2026
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:40:59 +0000
Matthew and Eleanor look ahead in the new year to Gov. Greg Abbott's power, Democrats chances and the issues that will dominate election season.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17248192/tribcast-2026-politics-predictions
Texas teachers union sues state education agency for investigating social media posts about Charlie Kirk
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:16:58 +0000
The Texas Education Agency received hundreds of complaints about educators’ online reactions to the conservative activist’s death. 
Here’s your Texas 2026 March primary ballot
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000
The primary will take place on March 3. See the full list of statewide candidates, as well as who will be on your ballot.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17247848/texas-march-2026-primary-ballot
In this East Texas county, you need a membership to drink at a bar. That may soon change.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000
Texas cities and counties largely control when and where liquor can be sold. Just three counties are totally dry. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17247847/texas-angelina-county-liqour-rules
Jury seated in trial for ex-officer accused in police response to Uvalde school shooting
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000
Former Uvalde schools police officer Adrian Gonzales faces 29 counts of child endangerment for those killed and hurt in the 2022 shooting.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17247076/uvalde-school-shooting-trial-adrian-gonzales
North Texas’ largest public transit system may come undone in 2026
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000
The push by four Dallas-area suburbs to exit the multi-city partnership comes as state transportation officials have said the state needs more public transit, not less. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17247169/dallas-suburbs-withdrawal-public-transit
U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz wants legal status for migrant workers in struggling construction industry
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:32:41 +0000
South Texas builders said a growing number of ICE arrests at construction sites have made it difficult for work to continue. 