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Advocates say the policy that forced 70,000 non-Mexican asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are pending will create dire conditions for migrants if it’s revived.| The Texas Tribune
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The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.| The Texas Tribune
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Local officials said they have rescued or evacuated more than 200 people since the Guadalupe River flooded early Friday morning, but the fate of more than 20 girls missing from a camp remains unclear.| The Texas Tribune
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Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.| The Texas Tribune
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The vote comes amid a broader push by conservative Christians to infuse more religion into public schools and life.| The Texas Tribune
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After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.| The Texas Tribune
These batteries will charge when there is an excess of renewable energy production on the grid and the cost of power is cheap.| 25 News KXXV and KRHD
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A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.| The Texas Tribune
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The administration was set to end Title 42, a pandemic-era rule aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, on Monday. A lengthy legal battle is likely.| The Texas Tribune
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The Biden administration is also creating a pathway to allow “qualified” Venezuelans into the country. Venezuelans have been fleeing their home country in record numbers, and the number crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has surged.| The Texas Tribune
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The number of migrant encounters at the Texas-Mexico border has climbed from 109,456 in March 2021, the month the mission began, to 116,976 in August — a failure of Abbott’s office’s stated desire to “stop this revolving door and deter others considering entering illegally.”| The Texas Tribune
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Those who study the discipline say attacks on it are targeting any teachings that challenge and complicate dominant narratives about the country’s history and identity.| The Texas Tribune
Protests on college campuses in Texas could be more muted in the fall after lawmakers agreed Sunday to a final version of Senate Bill 2972, which would give university systems’ governing boards the power to limit where protests can take place on campus.| www.kwtx.com
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Although Democrats didn't flip any congressional seats, experts said that demographic growth is still fueling a change in counties like Fort Bend, Collin and Williamson.| The Texas Tribune
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Gov. Greg Abbott added the legislation to the special session agenda after similar bills failed to pass during the regular session earlier this year.| The Texas Tribune
Buoyed by the Trump administration's willingness to place restrictions on food assistance programs, Texas moves to limit junk food.| San Antonio Report
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Within hours of a federal lawsuit targeting Texas’ policy of letting undocumented students qualify for lower public tuition rates, the 24-year-old law was no more.| The Texas Tribune
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Not long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar energy. Now they’re bypassing the grid and building their own gas-fired power plants on site.| The Texas Tribune
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The so-called “critical race theory” law prohibits teachers from discussing “a widely debated and currently controversial issue of public policy or social affairs.”| The Texas Tribune
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A comptroller’s report found that deporting the estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants living in Texas in 2005 would have cost the state about $17.7 billion in gross domestic product.| The Texas Tribune
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Texas is positioned better than any state to help Trump carry out his ambitious anti-immigration agenda. But it is also vulnerable to those policies’ impacts.| The Texas Tribune
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More than a year after Texas’ House Bill 8 took effect, some schools have offered free tuition, grown dual credit programs or helped students’ credits transfer when they move on to four-year schools.| The Texas Tribune
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On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents.| The Texas Tribune
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Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets and Landry’s restaurant group, hosted a fundraiser for Trump earlier this year.| The Texas Tribune
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The university celebrated its decision to hire Kathleen McElroy to revive its journalism program. She says she’s staying at UT after she felt judged because of her race and gender.| The Texas Tribune
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Lawmakers delivered Gov. Greg Abbott a long-sought bill to stop local governments from enacting local laws that exceed state law on a number of fronts.| The Texas Tribune
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Texas has become an early hot spot for geothermal energy exploration as scores of former oil industry workers and executives are taking their knowledge to a new energy source.| The Texas Tribune
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Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 3 will be the starting points for the Legislature's efforts to tighten Texas voting laws. Here's what the bills would do.| The Texas Tribune
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Supporters say the proposals would increase efficiency and expertise, but opponents argue the attempts are political and probably unconstitutional.| The Texas Tribune
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Barton has been a staple of Texas’ Christian conservative movement, offering crucial support to politicians and frequently being cited or called on to testify in favor of bills that critics say would erode church-state separations.| The Texas Tribune
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The bill would also remove a requirement to teach that white supremacy is "morally wrong." One Democratic lawmaker said the bill’s attempts could lead to a “frightening dystopian future.”| The Texas Tribune
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An exclusive Inside Climate News analysis found that companies have spilled nearly 150 million gallons of toxic, highly saline wastewater in Texas over the last decade.| The Texas Tribune
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A series of incidents across Texas campuses have brought attention to universities’ handling of heated political debates about the war.| The Texas Tribune
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The state had questioned the citizenship status of almost 100,000 registered voters, but many on the list turned out to be naturalized citizens.| The Texas Tribune
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In the state’s power grid, electricity and natural gas are co-dependent. Here’s how the winter storm last year broke the system.| The Texas Tribune
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The Texas Railroad Commission is tasked with plugging wells. But the state regulators say their scope is limited.| The Texas Tribune
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Operators pump a sea of “produced water” underground for disposal. Intensifying tremors raise fears that the deep toxic waste pits could intermingle with water used for farming and drinking.| The Texas Tribune
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Reyes was U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's choice in the race. President Donald Trump backed Gonzales.| The Texas Tribune
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It’s far more money than legislators have ever had at their disposal, with an increase in available funds that dwarfs any previous jumps between cycles. It’s also more money than lawmakers can constitutionally spend.| The Texas Tribune
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A report from the state climatologist finds that the state is experiencing hotter days with less relief from high temperatures at night.| The Texas Tribune
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The bill approved by the House aims to cool all of Texas’ prisons before 2029. But even if it is signed into law, the lockups will only be air conditioned if lawmakers provide funds for installation.| The Texas Tribune
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A recent in-custody death report said an inmate died from hyperthermia in July, but Texas prison officials said he was in an air-conditioned cell.| The Texas Tribune
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The lost water costs the cities millions and heightens the state’s water supply challenges.| The Texas Tribune
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Texas regulators are issuing permits to discharge large volumes of treated “produced water” into some waterways. Questions remain about the toxic pollutants found in the wastewater.| The Texas Tribune
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The governor projected confidence throughout 2023 that vouchers would pass. But his insistence on universal eligibility ensured his failure to convince 21 House Republican holdouts.| The Texas Tribune
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Gonzales is taking heat from the right for his vote in support of the bipartisan gun safety bill passed after the Uvalde school shooting.| The Texas Tribune
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The state will save more than $15 million by using technology similar to ChatGPT to give initial scores, reducing the number of human graders needed. The decision caught some educators by surprise.| The Texas Tribune
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The legislation heads to the Texas House, where members have been more muted about the proposal to disband offices, programs and training that foster diversity.| The Texas Tribune
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The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.| The Texas Tribune
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If Texas’ budget surplus were distributed directly to Texans, it could pay for 12 years of school lunches, seven months of rent or 11,000 miles of travel. Here’s how to put the big number into perspective.| The Texas Tribune