Dallas County Republicans abandon plan to hand-count ballots in March primary
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New Texas laws for 2026 on taxes, immigration enforcement
With the new year comes some new laws in Texas that touch on everything from property taxes and…
AI guardrails, tax rates after disasters: New Texas laws take effect Jan. 1
Approximately three dozen new Texas laws are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, impacting how artificial intelligence is…
Texas to receive $281 million in federal funds for rural health care
Texas will be receiving the biggest slice of the federal government’s first rollout of a $50 billion fund…
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Austin’s Texas House candidates: Who’s running in primary
The Texas State Capitol Building, Dec. 18, 2025. Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman With the Texas primary election just three…
City manager: Fort Worth’s economic growth continues to look strong
by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report December 28, 2025 Fort Worth had a banner fiscal year in economic…
5 big moves that shaped your life this year
From headline-makers to quiet fixes, state and local centers of power defining choices on politics, priorities and people…
Texas alcohol regulators set to vote on hemp-based THC rules early next year
AUSTIN — As the smoke clears in Washington after Congress voted to ban all consumable hemp products nationally…
Texas Humane Legislation Network has pushed to improve animal welfare laws for 50 years
Fifty years ago, Cile Holloway attended a national animal welfare conference and realized there was nobody working on…
A look at some of the Texas Tribune’s best reads of 2025
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