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Don Huffines Sworn In as Texas Comptroller, Vows Aggressive Audits
Don Huffines Sworn In as Texas Comptroller, Vows Aggressive Audits
Newly sworn-in comptroller says he will forgo his state salary, target government waste and fraud, and push for greater transparency as he begins...
Patrick, Schwertner Call on PUC To Reject Controversial 765-kV Transmission Applications
Patrick, Schwertner Call on PUC To Reject Controversial 765-kV Transmission Applications
Senate leaders say the approval process is "broken" and urge regulators to deny the pending applications until lawmakers overhaul the system next...
Experts Warn Texas Legislators Chinese‑Linked Platforms Are Moving Money for Transnational Criminal Cartels
Experts Warn Texas Legislators Chinese‑Linked Platforms Are Moving Money for Transnational Criminal Cartels
Policy experts urged lawmakers to give local law enforcement better tools to pursue foreign‑linked criminal and terrorist organizations operating in...
Texas Land Commissioner Issues Cease-and-Desist to Border Patrol

Texas Land Commissioner Issues Cease-and-Desist to Border Patrol

Dawn Buckingham wrote in a letter to Border Patrol that a contractor hired by the agency trespassed and altered state lands. 

Abbott Unveils Housing Affordability Proposals, Says Data Centers Don’t Belong in Neighborhoods
Abbott Unveils Housing Affordability Proposals, Says Data Centers Don’t Belong in Neighborhoods
The governor proposed penalizing cities that circumvent state housing law while saying large data centers should be kept out of neighborhoods.
UNT Seeking To Withhold Records About Critical Race Theorist Provost
UNT Seeking To Withhold Records About Critical Race Theorist Provost
Dr. Albert Bimper’s academic scholarship focuses on the “intersection of race,” “intercollegiate athletics,” and “neoliberalism.”
Local Officials Warn New Transmission Line Will Be a ‘Freeway’ for Mexican Cartel
Local Officials Warn New Transmission Line Will Be a ‘Freeway’ for Mexican Cartel
Kinney and Uvalde counties brace themselves for proposed 765-kV transmission lines.
Texas’ Online Child Safety Law Upheld by Federal Appellate Court
Texas’ Online Child Safety Law Upheld by Federal Appellate Court
Plaintiffs had challenged the law as content-based discrimination, but the court disagreed.
Top Regulator Says Lawmakers Never Explicitly Approved Controversial 765‑kV Transmission Plan
Top Regulator Says Lawmakers Never Explicitly Approved Controversial 765‑kV Transmission Plan
Country star Tanya Tucker urges lawmakers to “take a longer look at the other options.”
Lizard Litigation Ends With Endangered Species Status Reversed 
Lizard Litigation Ends With Endangered Species Status Reversed 
Texas argued the listing relied on incomplete data and hindered oil and gas operations. 
Republican AG Candidate Mayes Middleton Pledges Texas Investigation of Anthony Fauci
Republican AG Candidate Mayes Middleton Pledges Texas Investigation of Anthony Fauci
Republican nominee says a presidential pardon would not prevent Texas from investigating the former White House COVID adviser.
Gov. Abbott Reappoints Judges to Texas Business Court
Gov. Abbott Reappoints Judges to Texas Business Court
Abbott has reappointed the original ten judges to their divisions within the Texas Business Court.