NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ban on data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods (h/t @benwermund.bsky.social) www.texastribune.org/2026/06/30/t...

A new state office received 69 complaints about Texas universities, including allegations of banned DEI initiatives, restrictions on conservative speech and interference in academic affairs. All but one complaint was closed without investigation.

State lawmakers said they have already passed laws addressing all but one of the deficiencies found by the investigation into last year's deadly flood at Camp Mystic.

NEW: Talarico goes all-in with attack on Paxton plea deal in child sex abuse case www.texastribune.org/2026/06/18/t...

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, resigned from Congress on April 14, leaving nearly 800,000 people in South Texas with no voice on Capitol Hill as they're confronting a growing crisis. bit.ly/4ogWEZa

NEW via @alereports.bsky.social: Gov. Abbott recommends sweeping data center regulation, including eliminating sales tax exemption www.texastribune.org/2026/06/10/t...

>1.6K civil suits have been filed under a federal law that gave trafficking victims’ the ability to sue entities like hotels that they believe turned blind eye to their suffering. More than $1B has come out of settlements/damages, @paulflahive.bsky.social reports. www.statesman.com/business/art...

A Texas Tribune analysis identified at least 248 planned data center projects across the state. Use our lookup tool to see what projects are planned near you.

Texas county rescinds its data center moratorium after $100 million lawsuit from developer www.texastribune.org/2026/06/05/t...

So many good tidbits in here, but this is particularly illuminating: @texastribune.org found that nearly half of the planned data centers in Texas are set to be built in unincorporated areas — up from 12% now. That's important bc TX counties lack the broad zoning power cities have.

It is so crazy to me how quickly OCR has improved and become woven into our routines. I feel like it wasn't that long ago that I was having to retype politicians' quotes from PDF press releases and now Google Lens or similar tools can immediately grab text 🤯

Ken Paxton and James Talarico focus their energies — and attack ads — on each other as the fight for U.S. Senate narrows to two.

Former Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer upset Annise Parker 51% to 49% to win the Democratic nomination for Harris County judge Tuesday, according to unofficial results. www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/hou...

A child sex abuse case handled by Ken Paxton’s office that nearly ended w/ a one-day jail sentence has ignited a political firestorm. One piece of a pattern — or the messy reality of prosecution? @neenareports.bsky.social, Molly-Jo Tilton & I took a deep dive: www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/k...

ICYMI: We’re married! 🤍💍 @jasperscherer.bsky.social

ICYMI: Texas child abuse investigations over gender-affirming care no longer blocked (via @tlangford) www.texastribune.org/2026/04/24/t...

Cannot wait to work with @taygoldenstein.bsky.social at @texastribune.org - watch this space!

After seven years (🤯) at @houstonchronicle.com covering state politics, Friday was my last day. I’ll be joining the enterprise and investigative reporting team at @texastribune.org tomorrow. It’s bittersweet to leave a newsroom I love, but I’m so beyond excited for this next chapter!

Just when you thought you’d heard it all in Texas politics… This Democrat won a Texas House primary race he thought he dropped out of. Now the party wants him off the ballot. Sound simple? Think again. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politic...

i'm sorry this story from @taygoldenstein.bsky.social is one of the funniest things i've ever read. guy gets towed at SXSW, can't pay his debt to the towing company so he gets a job there, stays for a decade, runs for office, spends no money, wins primary: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politic...

Ken Paxton's new 'bathroom bill' tip line has a section where Texans can submit photos of potential violations of the law. But as @taygoldenstein.bsky.social points out: "State law bars photography and videography in restrooms." www.expressnews.com/politics/tex...

Texas judge blocks Ken Paxton’s request to muzzle Tylenol maker on drug's safety www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Young Texans were most immediately impacted by state's six-week abortion ban, study finds www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Ken Paxton wants to close the Republican primary election. Could it benefit his race against John Cornyn? www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Could the court’s redistricting ruling delay Texas’s primary election? Here’s what you need to know. www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

NEW: AG Ken Paxton sues Texas housing agency over funding rules for religious groups www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as foreign terrorist groups www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

NEW: AG Ken Paxton sues to shut down Texas Latino voter registration group ahead of 2026 election www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

ICYMI: Democratic Army veteran and former federal prosecutor makes bid for Texas AG www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Charlie Kirk's killing adds to rising security concerns among Texas politicians, via @taygoldenstein.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Who will replace Ken Paxton as Texas AG? These Republicans make their cases in first showdown www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Hearst joins media organizations in asking judge to unseal Ken Paxton divorce case www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Ethics commission fines former Texas lawmaker $105K for violating revolving door law www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

How are Texas candidates + politicians adapting to the increasing political violence in the U.S., including the assasination of Charlie Kirk? They're spending a whole lot more time and money on security, sometimes at their own personal expense. My latest: www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

The chair of the State Affairs Committee cut off testimony on the bathroom and abortion pill crackdown bills after two hours each. Democratic state Reps. Donna Howard and Jessica Gonzalez are hearing testimony from those who didn’t get a chance to speak now. About 60 ppl here.

NEW: Witness is ejected after outburst at Texas House hearing on transgender bathroom bill (Hats off to @mikalacompton.bsky.social for getting the photo you see below of the moment he was asked to leave) www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

A hearing over the Texas bathroom bill descended into shouts and insults on Friday as one man was ejected and another was accused of threatening to mutilate transgender women. Story by @taygoldenstein.bsky.social. statesman.com/politics/tex... #txlege #SB8 #LGBT #LGBTQ

LGBTQ+ and abortion rights advocates held a rally in the Capitol rotunda for “bodily autonomy” in opposition to both the bathroom and abortion pill crackdown bills. Both were left pending in committee. #txlege

Read the response of executive director of Transgender Education Network of Texas Emmett Schelling to the incident today:

NEW: Democrats who fled Texas are racking up a huge bill. Who is paying the tab? www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

NEW: Texas senators running for attorney general to vote on bill expanding the office’s power www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Mia Santoro was sentenced to 20 yrs for a deadly robbery in which she said her traffickers forced her to participate. Advocates say her case is prime exmple of the problem w/ TX's duress defnse. After Gov vetoed a bipartisan bill, lawmakers are trying again: www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Texas' special legislative session starts today. Here are the major issues, from a THC ban to flood relief www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski to run again for Texas attorney general www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex... (via @benwermund.bsky.social)

NEW: State Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Texas AG Ken Paxton www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Good scoop by @ryanjreilly.com. Top DOJ official, in leaked audio, bragged at a private Republican event that the Trump admin was able to kill a longstanding Texas law that gave undocumented immigrants in-state tuition “in six hours” by coordinating with AG Ken Paxton.

If you're an Express-News subscriber, you can read it here: www.expressnews.com/politics/tex... If you're an Austin American-Statesman subscriber, you can read it here: www.statesman.com/story/news/p...

NEW: Several current and former staffers of AG Ken Paxton's office are trading explosive accusations in new filings, the latest of which alleges that Paxton's top deputy obstructed justice and tampered w/ witnesses during his 2023 impeachment. www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Houston-area group homes for people with disabilities shutter as industry faces ‘crisis’, via @taygoldenstein.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

NEW: Abbott vetoes summer food aid program, forgoing $450M in federal dollars www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...