NEW: The Texas House is debating a voting map to give the GOP five more seats in Congress. From Fort Worth to McAllen, here's how Texans could lose clout in D.C. under the new map. w/ @beregarcia.bsky.social & @carla-astudi.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/08/20/t... @texastribune.org

Uncertainty spurred by President Donald Trump’s trade policies is having a chilling effect on Texas businesses, business owners tell the Dallas Fed. A majority of business owners say consumers will ultimately pay the price of higher tariffs. www.texastribune.org/2025/05/16/t... @texastribune.org

New this morning: Fort Worth is now home to 1 million people, new U.S. Census Bureau data show. DFW is now the only metro area in the U.S. with two cities with 1M people. But another North Texas city grew faster than anywhere else last year. www.texastribune.org/2025/05/15/t... @texastribune.org

New this morning: Texas homeowners have faced skyrocketing insurance bills over the last few years. State lawmakers hope to rein in those bills — but they acknowledge there’s only so much they can do to tackle costs. www.texastribune.org/2025/05/09/t... @texastribune.org #txlege

Based on preliminary counts, it looks like turnout in Dallas city elections on Saturday was 6.8%, which would be a historic low.

New this morning: Texas GOP lawmakers may enact stiff financial penalties for cities & counties that adopt progressive policies The proposal's among a slate of bills aimed at stopping local officials from pursuing those policies www.texastribune.org/2025/05/05/t... @texastribune.org #txlege

Texas has a ton of empty office space. State lawmakers want to make it easier to convert those vacant offices into apartments & condos. w/ @carla-astudi.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/02/21/t... @texastribune.org #txlege

NEW this A.M.: In his bid to curb Texas’ high property taxes, Gov. Greg Abbott wants a high bar for local tax increases Local officials, school advocates & tax policy experts say Abbott's idea could have dire impacts on basic services www.texastribune.org/2025/02/10/g... @texastribune.org #txlege

NEW this evening: President Trump’s push to freeze federal funds sparks widespread confusion in Texas Local governments, nonprofits, higher ed institutions & public transit agencies scrambled today to figure out just how deep cuts could go www.texastribune.org/2025/01/28/t... @texastribune.org

Austin rents skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic as tens of thousands of new residents flocked there and the region’s job market boomed. Now, Austin is one of the only major U.S. cities where rents are falling. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/22/a... @texastribune.org

New this A.M.: Buying or renting a home in Texas used to be relatively cheap. But the state's once-lauded housing affordability has slipped. Here's how state lawmakers may tackle the state's housing affordability crisis this year. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/06/t... @texastribune.org #txlege

This year, I published plenty of work I’m fond of. But I'm most proud of a pair of stories @carla-astudi.bsky.social & I did diving deep into the roots of the Texas' housing affordability crisis. A 🧵:

NEW: Texas is now home to 31 million people even as population growth slows Texas added nearly 563,000 residents within the last year, new U.S. Census Bureau estimates show www.texastribune.org/2024/12/19/t... @texastribune.org #txlege

NEW: The Texas Tribune has for the first time identified where the state has built its border wall. After three years and $3.1 billion, Texas has erected 50 miles of wall. It’s been built in dozens of fragmented sections, scattered across six counties. apps.texastribune.org/features/202...

San Antonio’s housing authority plans to “play defense” with the incoming HUD administration via @sareport.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2024/12/11/s... @texastribune.org

High-speed rail efforts in Texas have gained some momentum. The Texas Legislature and Donald Trump may change that. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/10/t...

New this morning: High-speed rail efforts in Texas have gained some momentum in the past two years. The Texas Legislature and the incoming Trump administration may change that. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/10/t... @texastribune.org #txlege

Texas’ grid operator warned that the state should prepare for extreme cold this winter, but said the state’s main power grid is better equipped than in previous years to withstand a powerful winter storm. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/03/t...

Texas farmers have been spreading sewage-based fertilizer on their land. It's been promoted as enviro friendly & cheaper than chemical fertilizers. However, farmers say this fertilizer tainted with “forever chemicals” killed their livestock. For @texastribune.org www.texastribune.org/2024/12/02/t...

Inaugural Bluesky🧵 about Texas' housing affordability crisis: Home prices and rents here have soared in the last few years. A big reason: Texas hasn't built enough homes to keep up with the state's robust population growth. www.texastribune.org/2024/10/30/t... @texastribune.org #txlege

In Texas, Crypto miners will soon have to register with state and reveal power usage. via @kaylaguo.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2024/11/25/t...

Trump's nominee to lead USDA, Brook Rollins, is president of America First Policy Institute, and previously led the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Far-right Texas oil billionaire Tim Dunn is on the board of both think tanks. Heritage/Project 2025 leader Kevin Roberts is TPPF's former CEO.

Appears it’s not settled just yet. Last week, a Texas senator filed a new version of the bill. One way to gauge the mainstreaming of anti-trans policy will be if/the degree to which the business community decides to oppose it again.

For the BlueSky folks: @joshuafechter.bsky.social and I looked at how zoning regulations in Texas that make it harder to build denser types of housing are contributing to the housing shortage.

An @expressnewsopinion.bsky.social editorial calls for the Texas Legislature to address the state's affordable housing shortage and have cited @joshuafechter.bsky.social and I's reporting: www.texastribune.org/2024/10/30/t...