Talarico leads Crockett in Texas Democratic Senate primary A day of turmoil at the polls in Dallas County — Crockett's home base — ended in uncertainty about whether some ballots would be counted there.

Talarico holds steady lead over Crockett in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/t...

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How Democrats flipped a ruby red Senate seat in North Texas Observers of the race said Rehmet’s working-class appeal, along with Latino and suburban backlash to GOP policies, fueled his win in a district Donald Trump carried by 17 points.

Observers of the race said Taylor Rehmet’s working-class appeal, along with Latino and suburban backlash to GOP policies, fueled his win in a district Donald Trump carried by 17 points.

A screenshot from a promo video from Mercy Culture's new prayer house that shows a prayer board. It lists: "Revival and Reformation in America and the Nations" ; "Abortion to be illegal in all 50 states" ; "Every captive of human trafficking to be set free" ; "Donald Trump to be baptized in the holy spirit."

MercyCulture, the Christian nationalist church network in Texas that often flirts with QAnon, just opened a prayer house across from the Supreme Court. Among their prayer board items: Ending human trafficking and for Trump to be "baptized in the Holy Spirit."

Texas medical pot industry sprouts new businesses, patients The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued provisional licenses to nine new medical marijuana operators while existing ones have started opening new manufacturing and cultivating facilities.

A blossoming Texas medical marijuana industry adds new businesses, products and patients

Crockett leads Talarico in first head-to-head Senate poll Crockett had higher name recognition and an overwhelming edge among Black voters, while Talarico kept the margin to single digits through greater support among white and Latino voters.

Jasmine Crockett leads James Talarico by 8 points in Senate Democratic primary, new poll finds www.texastribune.org/2025/12/12/t...

I am honored to be chosen as a 2026 AHCJ international fellow. I’ll be focusing on what Texas can learn from Japan’s elder care technology boom. Thanks to both AHCJ and the Commonwealth fund for this amazing opportunity.

Punished for bleeding: How periods in prison become a trap Many incarcerated women and trans people are forced to choose between maintaining their dignity and health — or facing penalties.

Punished for bleeding: How periods in prison become a trap 19thnews.org/2025/12/puni... via @19thnews.org

Supreme Court clears way for Llano County library book removals Seven residents launched a challenge in 2022 to the removal of 17 books, which included topics on race and gender. They won a reinstatement of the titles, but lost on appeal.

Llano County library book removals allowed after U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/t...

Colin Allred drops Senate bid, pivots to run for Congress The former Dallas congressman said he wanted to help his party avoid a runoff. In his campaign to return to the House, he will face U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson, his successor in Congress.

Democrat Colin Allred drops out of Senate race, announces run for 33rd Congressional District www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/c...

How will Texas’ $3 billion dementia fund fare in court In 2023, Texas overcame lawsuits that sought to prevent constitutional amendments from going into effect, but one that voters approved in 2021 is still blocked.

How will Texas’ voter-approved $3 billion dementia fund fare in court www.texastribune.org/2025/12/05/t...

Supreme Court orders Texas to use 2025 map amid legal battle The ruling is a major win for the Trump administration and Texas Republicans, who engineered the map to give the GOP control of 30 of the state’s 38 congressional districts.

Supreme Court lets Texas keep new congressional map while legal battle continues www.texastribune.org/2025/12/04/t...

Kerr wasn’t the only community to reject state flood grants - The Texas Tribune Texas earmarked $1.4 billion to help fund flood prevention projects. But after learning that so many communities turned down the money, two lawmakers who approved the program acknowledged it was flawe...

Kerr County was among dozens of Texas communities to turn down state flood money, saying it wasn’t enough www.texastribune.org/2025/12/03/t...

Texas may have citizenship proof for voters being challenged The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them.

Hundreds of Texas voters flagged as potential noncitizens may have already proven their citizenship www.texastribune.org/2025/12/02/t...

Houston has worst rate of unemployed, uneducated young moms At 13.3%, Houston has the worst rate of young adults who are neither working nor in in school of the largest metro areas in the country.

In Houston, young mothers face some of the highest barriers for college and work in the U.S. www.texastribune.org/2025/12/02/t...

New federal work rules threaten SNAP access for some Texans Under new requirements, “able-bodied” recipients could lose access to benefits for three years if they go three months without documenting working hours.

Even as SNAP resumes, new federal work rules threaten access for some Texans www.texastribune.org/2025/12/01/t...

Texas camps brace for more mental health issues among youth Mental health experts expect the July 4 floods have resulted in post-traumatic stress disorder, unhealthy hypervigilance and recurring thoughts on disasters among campers.

Texas summer camp owners brace for more mental health issues among youth www.texastribune.org/2025/11/25/t...

Turning Point USA talked expansion with Texas education chief The meeting happened days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged $1 million to help establish chapters of the conservative student group on every Texas college and high school campus.

Texas education chief met with Turning Point USA to discuss group's expansion in high schools www.texastribune.org/2025/11/25/t...

Texas couple grieves children, parents lost in July 4 flood RJ and Annie Harber have leaned on faith, their community and each other to move through each day after losing their daughters and RJ’s parents. But memories of that night still haunt them.

They couldn't save their daughters' lives in the July 4 floods. Now they're dealing with the grief and the guilt. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/25/t...

Head of Texas’ top business group sued for sexual assault An unidentified woman on Monday sued Glenn Hamer, Texas Association of Business president and CEO, alleging he sexually harassed and assaulted her, then retaliated when she rejected his advances.

Head of Texas’ largest business organization accused of sexual assault in lawsuit www.texastribune.org/2025/11/24/t...

Austin group catapulted some of Trump’s top health advisers People with ties to Brownstone Institute have significant authority over access to vaccines and scientific research.

A small Austin, Texas think tank cultivated COVID dissidents. Now they’re running U.S. health policy. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/19/a...

Texas mother died after she couldn’t get an abortion Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors at a San Antonio area hospital that there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.

A pregnant Texas mother kept getting sicker. She died after she couldn’t get an abortion. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/20/t...

Reports: Texas National Guard to return soon from Illinois Several media outlets, quoting anonymous federal officials, reported that hundreds of Texas troops could be coming home soon from the Chicago area after their activation was halted by a federal court.

Texas National Guard troops to be recalled from Illinois soon, according to reports www.texastribune.org/2025/11/16/t...

University of Texas silent on Trump compact as deadline looms Most other invited universities have rejected the administration’s offer tying priority federal funding to campus policy changes.

UT-Austin silent on Trump compact as deadline approaches www.texastribune.org/2025/11/17/u...

The U.S. wants healthier children. So why is it scaling back its nutrition programs? Some of the very programs the Make America Healthy Again movement has said were the key to improving children’s health are now facing cuts by the Trump administration.

The U.S. wants healthier children. So why is it scaling back its nutrition programs? 19thnews.org/2025/11/make... via @19thnews.org

Why Texas’ newest rural hospital can’t deliver babies anymore Olney Hamilton Hospital joins the nearly 60% of rural Texas hospitals that do not deliver babies, leaving large swaths of the state without a nearby place to give birth.

How building a new hospital cost this rural Texas town a place to deliver babies www.texastribune.org/2025/11/13/t...

Texas Senate race marks another defeat for gambling interests John Huffman was the best-funded candidate in the Senate District 9 special election thanks to casino interests, but failed to make the runoff. Gambling proponents still have millions more to spend on...

Pro-gambling interests struggling to gain foothold in Texas after Senate special election loss www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/t...

Whooping cough cases in Texas reach an 11-year high The state has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.

The number of whooping cough cases in Texas is the highest it’s been in 11 years www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/t...

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Democrats see promise for 2026 in Texas Senate near upset Democrat Taylor Rehmet came within three percentage points of winning Senate District 9 — which voted for Donald Trump by over 17 points in 2024 — over his two Republican opponents.

A near upset in North Texas Senate race jolts frayed Democratic hopes ahead of 2026 www.texastribune.org/2025/11/05/t...