Lone Star grants paid for pickups, office furniture, workout rooms and other items with little connection to border security. 'There it is,' we'll take it,' one county judge said of the state money.

Exclusive: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed references to President Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit — an apparent change to its plans to update its collection of artifacts about the historic U.S. proceedings.

A new sign of trouble at Bari Weiss's University of Austin—Larry Summers resigns from advisory board over the university's direction.

Breaking news: President Trump announces 10% tariffs on all imports and higher taxes on goods from about 60 countries, in sharp escalation of trade war.

After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic. The state spends less per capita on public health, local govs have less authority to respond to a health crisis, Texans are less vaccinated and more distrustful of science. via @eleanorklib.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/03/18/t...

Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive fee systems in the nation, where private collection companies can tack up to 20% onto their bill. www.texastribune.org/2025/03/13/t...

Could lawmakers abolish the Texas Lottery? The Tribune's Ayden Runnels and Jasper Scherer look at the controversy involving the sales of tickets via third-party services that led to two major jackpot wins and why top officials are demanding answers and changes. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/21/t...

A pair of lawsuits by allies of West Texas megadonor Tim Dunn shut down laws that ban outside $ in the House speaker race, allowing more mudslinging, raising questions abt ethics rules. @texastribune.org reports on the long effort to gain influence in the House. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/13/t...

The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, United States DOGE Service, as an entity insulated from public records requests or most judicial intervention until at least 2034 (Important reporting here by NYT Minho Kim) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

John Cornyn, running for his 5th term in the Senate, is facing the most difficult primary season of his career. via @matthewchoi.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/02/11/c...

A south Texas school board warns parents it was informed Border Patrol agents may board school buses, question children about immigration status and detain or deport children via @ujohnnyg.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/a...

New @ujohnnyg.bsky.social: The Alice Independent School District in South Texas warned parents in a letter Wednesday that U.S. Border Patrol agents may be checking the immigration status of students on school buses traveling for extracurricular activities. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/a...

Operation Lone Star was born out of Texas' frustration with Biden to secure the border. Now that Trump's in office, there's no sign of pulling back on the multi-billion state effort. via @serranoalej.bsky.social and @jasperscherer.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/t...

Breaking: President Donald Trump has ordered tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China — Texas’ biggest trading partners. The tariffs will go into place Tuesday, according to multiple reports.

Not much media attention was paid to the Burgum nomination but @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com recently looked at how the former governor had repeatedly sued the department he will now lead, trying to undermine federal regulations.

They went out to buy baby formula and were pulled over for a traffic stop. The man in the process of getting a green card is now facing deportation. He has no criminal record. His wife is an American citizen and they have 3 kids. via @serranoalej.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/01/29/t...

Austin rents tumbled 19 months in a row, via @joshuafechter.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2025/01/22/a...

From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, Republican lawmakers will look to pass its conservative priorities this session amid fighting within the party. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/14/t...

Ted Cruz is supportive of the US acquiring Greenland, @matthewchoi.bsky.social reports www.texastribune.org/2025/01/09/t...

NEW: In the latest sign of the Texas GOP's civil war, a Republican lawmaker has filed a complaint accusing the state party chairman of bribery and illegal threats as part of a campaign to stifle dissent amid an acrimonious Republican fight for Texas House speaker.

Attorney General Ken Paxton began a two-day state tour to pressure Republican lawmakers to support Rep. David Cook for House speaker, targeting those who voted to impeach him and promoting his allies. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/06/k...

BREAKING: A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with severe bird flu has died, the first such fatality in the United States, state health officials report. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...

One way Texas lawmakers may try to solve the state's housing affordability crisis: addressing Texas' deep housing shortage. Texas needs about 320,000 more homes than it has, per a recent estimate. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/06/t... @texastribune.org #txlege

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

Heartbreaking story from @nolanews.bsky.social’s Blake Paterson on Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux — one of the deceased victims: “Did they cover her up with a sheet, Zion?” she asked. “Yeah,” Parsons said. “What does that mean?” The line went silent. Dedeaux didn’t respond. Parsons began to cry.

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Donald Trump picks Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta as ambassador to Italy. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/21/d...

NEW: Texas has never publicly reported where it has built border wall. So @texastribune.org requested records, interviewed landowners and traveled the Rio Grande to compile a first-of-its-kind look of the $3.1 billion in construction. apps.texastribune.org/features/202...

Texas lawmaker files bill to reduce “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizer. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/20/t...

The Texas Tribune's Kayla Guo has the latest escalation in the political fight over the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/19/r...

In the past three years, Texas has spent $3.1 billion to build 50 miles of wall scattershot along the border. State officials have kept many details of the program confidential. The Texas Tribune has for the first time identified where Texas has built its border wall. 🧵

Texas is spending hundreds of millions of dollars — more than $30 million per mile in some cases — to build walls along the border where there are already federal walls or in places where residents say they haven’t seen migrants in years. apps.texastribune.org/features/202...

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A border wall investigation from @texastribune.org: At least 1/3 of TX landowners approached by the state have refused to let it be built on their properties. That’s forced the state to build on ranches in the middle of no where, or erect sections full of gaps. apps.texastribune.org/features/202...

This is wild. Republicans who vote against David Cook for Texas House speaker could be penalized by being blocked from appearing on the primary ballot if they run for reelection. The Texas GOP passed a rule this summer. via @robertdownen.bsky.social #txlege www.texastribune.org/2024/12/13/t...

Gov. Greg Abbott signaled support for state Rep. David Cook for speaker of the Texas House in a cryptic social media post. This low-key endorsement could dash state Rep. Dustin Burrows' campaign to be the next speaker. My latest @texastribune.org www.texastribune.org/2024/12/11/t...

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“Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who blocked the newspaper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris and plans to overhaul its editorial board, says he will implement an artificial intelligence-powered ‘bias meter’ on the paper’s news articles.”

Breaking: Dustin Burrows says he has votes to be Texas House speaker after David Cook wins GOP caucus vote. Burrows claims the support of a coalition of Republicans and Democrats, while Cook has the endorsement of the GOP caucus. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/07/t...

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On Friday, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan dropped his bid to lead the Legislature’s lower chamber next year ahead of a critical vote scheduled for this weekend. Here’s what you need to know about the House speaker position and what might happen next. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/06/t...

A 2006 study found undocumented immigrants contribute more than they cost Texas. The state hasn’t updated it since. via @serranoalej.bsky.social www.texastribune.org/2024/12/06/t...

After a brutal year fighting for political survival and trying to hold on to the gavel, Republican Speaker Dade Phelan is stepping out of the next House leadership race. via @jasperscherer.bsky.social @renzodowney.bsky.social and James Barragan #txlege www.texastribune.org/2024/12/05/t...

Ah, I see today is "type in your address and let @propublica.org make you super depressed" day. My neighborhood risk is significantly above the midpoint of the cancer risk range. Not thrilled! projects.propublica.org/formaldehyde...

A retired Texas judge who signed death row inmate Robert Robertson’s execution warrant earlier this year has recused herself from his case. www.texastribune.org/2024/11/30/t...

"It's going to be very easy," Elon Musk's mom says of his vow to cut $2 trillion out of the $6.7 trillion federal budget, though everyone who has ever tried found the opposite. @fahrenthold.bsky.social Alan Rappeport Teddy Schleifer @anniekarni.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/u...