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The Texas GOP’s governing board is set to meet on Saturday to consider censuring state representatives who party leaders deem insufficiently conservative to bear the GOP brand, potentially banning them from the 2026 Republican primary ballot.

Texas GOP to consider blocking lawmakers from 2026 primary ballot in first test of new censure rule

The state party’s governing board will meet Saturday to decide whether 10 Texas House Republicans tried to thwart GOP priorities during this year’s legislative session.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 2h

Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers arrived in Illinois on Tuesday — with the blessing of Gov. Greg Abbott — to boost federal immigration authorities as the Trump administration doubled down on the midwestern state.

Here is what you need to know.

With the Texas National Guard now in Illinois, here’s what you need to know about the unit

The Texas National Guard, no stranger to being deployed for immigration enforcement, is in the Midwest to “safeguard” ICE officers.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 1d

The Tribune spoke with several Texas Tech professors about new restrictions on instruction related to gender identity.

They described a system where politics shapes what can be taught and faculty have little protection if they resist.

Texas Tech system’s vague guidelines on gender identity spur more questions than answers

Faculty have spent weeks seeking clarity on new restrictions, which have often been issued by word of mouth. A written Q&A was rescinded.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 1d

$68 million COVID-era federal funding loss and other potential cuts threaten Texas opioid fight

In addition to the cuts, local nonprofits are also having problems accessing federal help for opioid reversal medication, such as Narcan.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 1d

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 1d

New: Texas selects company that will help develop its school voucher program.

Finance and technology company Odyssey will help design the application process, manage payments and review complaints for the state’s education savings accounts.

Texas selects company that will help develop its school voucher program

Finance and technology company Odyssey will help design the application process, manage payments and review complaints for the state’s education savings accounts.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 1d

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 2d

🗳️ Oct. 6 is the last day to register to vote in time for Texas' Nov. 4 election.

Here's how you can register to vote, check your registration or submit a name or address change.

Major statewide propositions will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. Here are your voting rights in Texas.

Learn more about all the ways you can register to vote, cast your ballot and protect your rights at the polls.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 2d

New: Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Houston, announced Monday he's running for U.S. Senate, complicating an already contentious primary between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt announces run for U.S. Senate, joining Cornyn, Paxton in primary

The Houston congressman is giving up his safe seat after just two terms, scrambling the contest between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 4d

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 5d

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is demanding that Odessa, La Marque, Tom Bean and Whitesboro suspend their property tax increases as his office investigates whether they broke a new state law.

Texas attorney general tells 4 cities to drop tax hikes amid investigations into incomplete audits

Most of the cities — Odessa, La Marque, Tom Bean and Whitesboro — said they are following the law and Ken Paxton’s office is jumping the gun on enforcing new state rules.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 6d

Rural Texas leaders see data centers, which help power the world’s shift to artificial intelligence, as a way to keep their towns open.

Residents worry their way of life — and water — is at stake.

Economic boom or environmental disaster? Rural Texas grapples with pros, cons of data centers

Local leaders see data centers, which help power the world’s shift to artificial intelligence, as a way to keep their towns open. Residents worry their way of life — and water — is at stake.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 6d

Carlos De La Cruz, the brother of U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, announced Thursday he is running for Texas’ newly redrawn 35th Congressional District in the San Antonio area.

Republican Carlos De La Cruz announces run for redrawn 35th Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz's brother is the latest to enter a GOP primary field vying for the San Antonio-area district newly gerrymandered to favor Republicans.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 6d

New: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement complied with a federal judge's order to release from custody 28-year-old Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a DACA recipient who has lived in the U.S. for two decades.

ICE complies with judge’s order and quickly releases El Paso DACA recipient

The El Paso federal judge said the Trump administration is violating the constitutional rights of Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a DACA recipient who has lived in the U.S. for two decades.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 6d

The Trump administration's funding deal would reportedly ask the University of Texas at Austin to adopt a stricter definition of gender and a tuition freeze, among other conditions.

UT-Austin considering offer to adopt Trump priorities for funding advantages

The funding deal would reportedly ask the university to adopt a stricter definition of gender and a tuition freeze, among other conditions.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 6d

If the ACA subsidies expire, the impact will be felt disproportionately in Texas, where insurers have already requested premium hikes and health policy organizations project hundreds of thousands of people, if not over a million, will end up dropping their insurance coverage.

Texas could bear the brunt of expiring ACA tax credits. Is the GOP delegation willing to make a deal?

Democrats in Congress want to renew the Obamacare subsidies as part of any deal to reopen the government. Texas Republicans say the policy needs major reforms.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 6d

On the first day of a two-week trial on whether Texas can use its newly redrawn congressional map for the upcoming 2026 elections, plaintiffs claimed that state lawmakers intentionally diluted the voting power of Black and Hispanic Texans by breaking up majority non-white districts.

At hearing, Democrats say the redistricting process was flawed from the start

On the first day of a two-week trial, the plaintiffs’ lawyers honed in on who drew the new map and whether race was a factor.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 6d

Gov. Greg Abbott is launching a “violent crimes task force” in Harris County composed of several state, county and local law enforcement agencies to go “all in” on identifying, tracking and arresting repeat criminal offenders.

Texas launches task force to target repeat criminal offenders in Houston area

Gov. Greg Abbott said state troopers and local law enforcement will start an effort in Harris County that he hopes to duplicate in other parts of Texas.

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Texas could bear the brunt of expiring ACA tax credits. Is the GOP delegation willing to make a deal? www.texastribune.org/2025/10/02/t... via @texastribune.org

Texas could bear the brunt of expiring ACA tax credits. Is the GOP delegation willing to make a deal?

Democrats in Congress want to renew the Obamacare subsidies as part of any deal to reopen the government. Texas Republicans say the policy needs major reforms.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 6d

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 7d

New: A federal judge has ordered ICE to immediately release 28-year-old Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a Mexican immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for two decades, because she is protected from deportation under DACA.

Judge orders the immediate release of El Paso DACA recipient

The El Paso federal judge said the Trump administration is violating the constitutional rights of Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a DACA recipient who has lived in the U.S. for two decades.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 7d

State Rep. James Talarico raised $6.2 million in the first three weeks of his bid for Senate, a massive haul that far outpaces the earliest fundraising numbers tallied by recent Democratic statewide hopefuls.

Talarico outraises Allred with massive fundraising haul to kick off Senate Democratic primary

The Austin state lawmaker took in $6.2 million in the three weeks since he launched his bid, outpacing the $4.1 million Allred raised over the last three months.

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Terri Langford @tlangford.bsky.social · 7d

The federal government has shut down. Here’s what it means for Texas www.texastribune.org/2025/10/01/g... via @texastribune.org

The federal government has shut down. Here’s what it means for Texas

Many federal employees are required to continue working without pay, though furloughs — or the usual uptick in workers calling in sick — could disrupt some services.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 7d

After a viral video stirred controversy at Texas A&M, Texas Tech ordered course adjustments while UNT and UT launched reviews.

It’s unclear what the reviews will look for.

Texas universities launch course reviews amid push to limit gender identity instruction

After a viral video stirred controversy at Texas A&M, Texas Tech ordered course adjustments while UNT and UT launched reviews. It’s unclear what the reviews will look for.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 7d

Texans ask for eligibility fixes, stronger accountability in school voucher program.

Texans ask for eligibility fixes, stronger accountability in school voucher program

For the first time since Texas authorized the program, the state heard public testimony from people concerned about pre-K funding, special education provisions and data reporting.

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