Texas Democratic candidates pitch themselves as the best to beat Gov. Greg Abbott
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:53:35 +0000
Gina Hinojosa said Abbott is to blame for corruption in Texas and Andrew White spoke on abortion and immigration.
Texas A&M system approves policy to restrict faculty from advocating “race and gender ideology”
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:13:35 +0000
Faculty are also prohibited from teaching material inconsistent with approved syllabi. The changes come in response to a recent controversy over gender identity classroom discussions.
Watch: Wes Moore speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:45:00 +0000
The Democratic Maryland governor sits down with former Meet the Press host Chuck Todd for The Texas Tribune Festival's opening keynote at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Texas still needs a plan for its growing water supply issues, experts say
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:44:30 +0000
Panelists at The Texas Tribune Festival shared their opinions on what the state should do after voters approved a historic investment in water infrastructure.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17208934/texas-tribune-festival-water-issues-running-out
Former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan says he’s “not a MAGA Republican” and couldn’t carry Trump’s agenda
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:17:28 +0000
At a Texas Tribune Festival event on Thursday, the Beaumont Republican said his opposition to Trump and his agenda informed his decision to give up the speaker’s gavel last year. 
Texas lawmakers say colleges have to balance free speech with duty to keep discourse civil
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:45:21 +0000
Legislative panels were created after Republican leaders criticized students mocking or celebrating conservative activities Charlie Kirk’s death.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17208079/texas-college-free-speech-committee-charlie-kirk
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton criticizes Trump
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:45:00 +0000
The indicted former national security advisor, who served under the president, spoke during The Texas Tribune Festival.
Watch: Tim Walz speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:29:34 +0000
The Democratic Minnesota governor and 2024 vice presidential nominee sits down with Jennifer Palmieri, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and co-host of Showtime’s The Circus at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. 
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17208836/tim-walz-tribfest-2025
Former state Rep. Chris Paddie fined $105,500 for violating revolving door lobbying law
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:33:48 +0000
The Marshall Republican began lobbying less than two years after donating campaign funds to other state lawmakers, according to a Texas Ethics Commission order.
Texas House Democrats say they are keeping their options open for speaker in 2027
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:10:23 +0000
Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival, Democratic Rep. Donna Howard acknowledged that Republicans have unified around Speaker Dustin Burrows to the point that he “may not need us” to retain the gavel.
Texans could receive full SNAP benefits in days after government shutdown ends
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:37:17 +0000
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday ordered states to send full SNAP benefits “promptly.”
Watch: Bishop Michael Curry speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000
The former presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church sits down with Ruth Graham of The New York Times at 12:45 p.m. Thursday.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17208764/michael-curry-tribfest-2025
Texas oil and gas regulators win new power to approve projects that shoot carbon underground
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:31:53 +0000
The EPA handed over power to the Railroad Commission after a two-year review. Critics say the commission has been too lax with the industry. 
Fresh off defeating state THC ban, Texas hemp industry faces wipeout under federal deal to end shutdown
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:21:23 +0000
The issue roiled Texas politics earlier this year when Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a ban on THC products spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17208668/congress-hemp-thc-ban-government-shutdown-texas
How building a new hospital cost this rural Texas town a place to deliver babies
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Olney Hamilton Hospital joins the nearly 60% of rural Texas hospitals that do not deliver babies, leaving large swaths of the state without a nearby place to give birth.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17208460/texas-rural-hospital-olney-labor-delivery
U.S. House OKs funding deal to reopen government with support from Texas Republicans
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 02:01:37 +0000
The spending package includes a provision that will criminalize the sale of almost all consumable hemp products nationwide, restoring a similar ban to the one vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott.
Mike Collier to challenge Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick again — as an independent
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0000
Patrick has twice defeated Collier, who was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018 and 2022.
This November is COPD Awareness Month: Take Action in Texas to Improve Health, Policy, and Lives
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:40:00 +0000
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects an estimated 30 million Americans, yet half remain undiagnosed. In Texas, the burden is especially high — both in human and economic terms. As November marks COPD Awareness Month, the COPD Action Alliance urges Texans to not only raise awareness but also advocate for stronger policies that improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17208090/november-is-copd-awareness-month
Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French announces run for Texas Railroad Commission
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:31:02 +0000
French will face commission Chair Jim Wright in the Republican primary. The three-person panel is in charge of the agency that oversees Texas’ oil and gas industry. 
Texas Head Start closures during government shutdown add to state’s child care woes
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Hundreds of families lost child care when certain programs weren’t funded earlier this month, and scores more may be affected if Congress doesn’t fund the government by Dec. 1.
https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17207741/texas-head-start-government-shutdown