Texas secessionists feel more emboldened than ever ( www.texastribune.org )
Standing in front of a massive state flag on Saturday, Claver Kamau-Imani outlined his utopian vision of a Nation of Texas that he believes is just on the horizon....
Federal emissions funds to be spent on highways ( www.texastribune.org )
What a joke.
Lubbock County becomes latest to approve “abortion travel ban” while Amarillo City Council balks ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] What you need to know about the Nov. 7 constitutional amendments election ( www.texastribune.org )
Texans will decide the fate of 14 constitutional amendments approved for the ballot by state lawmakers. Here’s a breakdown of each constitutional amendment and requirements to vote....
[TexasTribune] Texas quietly moves to formalize acceptable cancer risk from industrial air pollution. Public health officials say it’s not strict enough ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Lawsuit by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s accusers can continue, Texas Supreme Court rules ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Federal judge bars Texas from enforcing book rating law ( www.texastribune.org )
House Bill 900 requires book vendors to rate all their materials based on their depictions or references to sex before selling them to schools. Vendors say the law aims to regulate protected speech with “vague and over broad” terms.
Ken Paxton gets away with it ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] 774 new Texas laws go into effect Friday. Here are some that might affect you. ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Their water is undrinkable. So these West Texas residents have taken matters into their own hands. ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Kyle Rittenhouse launches nonprofit with far-right Texans as he ramps up political engagement in the state ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Texas’ environmental agency enables companies to increase oilfield wastewater disposal in rivers ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Texas drivers vexed by toll road payment problems got little relief from state lawmakers ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Ken Paxton’s team said there was no evidence to support impeachment. The House published nearly 4,000 pages. ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] High Plains farmers are experimenting with novel techniques to protect Texas’ future soil ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] How the Texas AG’s office became a pipeline for conservative federal judges ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Eagle Pass residents sour on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] Part 1: In 1998, a legal revolution was quietly born in Texas. It would pull America’s courts rightward. ( www.texastribune.org )
[Texas Tribune] The “1-mile rule”: Texas’ unwritten, arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints ( www.texastribune.org )
Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture ( www.texastribune.org )
Booksellers sue over Texas law requiring them to rate books for appropriateness ( www.texastribune.org )
Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture ( www.texastribune.org )
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.
[Texas Tribune] Justice Department threatens Texas with legal action over floating barrier in Rio Grande ( www.texastribune.org )
The U.S. Justice Department has threatened legal action against Gov. Greg Abbott over the 1,000-foot floating barrier that the state deployed in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass earlier this month....