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Texas lawmakers signal openness to expanding film incentive program Fight over West Texas nuclear waste plan to hit U.S. Supreme Court Texas overrides local lawsuits to negotiate smaller settlements with polluters, Harris County officials claim Republicans raise $1 million targeting South Texas House races as Democrats invest elsewhere Mental health support for toddlers has lagged in Texas. That’s now changing. Uvalde city officials release missing footage from officers responding to 2022 Robb Elementary shooting Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Legislature will review Deloitte’s contracts after public loan project scandal Elon Musk steps into Texas legislative races with $1 million donation to business group Texas’ abortion laws are straining the OB-GYN workforce, new study shows Colin Allred raises $30 million in third quarter of 2024, outpacing Ted Cruz Texas is a young state with older elected officials. Some young leaders are trying to change that. U.S. Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban Texas students with immigrant parents lost out on college aid because of FAFSA glitch Facing a tight race, Ted Cruz goes quiet on abortion How Texas’ environmental agency weakened a once-rigorous air pollution monitoring team Ruling that found part of Texas vote harvesting law unconstitutional temporarily blocked Here’s how to register to vote in Texas before the Oct. 7 deadline West Texans split on proposed direct air capture project that could be largest in U.S. What Texans need to know about helping people register to vote or cast ballots
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  • Texas lawmakers signal openness to expanding film incentive program

    By Pooja Salhotra

    Directors, producers and actors say better incentives in other states pull projects away from Texas, which is losing out on millions of dollars. Full Story

  • Fight over West Texas nuclear waste plan to hit U.S. Supreme Court

    By Travis Bubenik, Marfa Public Radio

    A company has long pursued the plan to move “high-level” nuclear waste from power plants across the nation to a storage facility in Andrews County. Full Story

  • Texas overrides local lawsuits to negotiate smaller settlements with polluters, Harris County officials claim

    By Elena Bruess, Houston Landing

    A 2017 law lets the state block local governments, individuals and nonprofits from suing polluters and pursue the cases itself. Full Story

  • Republicans raise $1 million targeting South Texas House races as Democrats invest elsewhere

    By Jasper Scherer

    Democrats have long held an edge in South Texas, but Republicans see an opening there to expand their House majority. Full Story

  • Uvalde city officials release missing footage from officers responding to 2022 Robb Elementary shooting

    By Lomi Kriel and Lexi Churchill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Zach Despart, Terri Langford and Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune

    The new videos largely affirm prior reporting and investigations that detailed law enforcement’s failures to confront the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers. Full Story

  • Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Legislature will review Deloitte’s contracts after public loan project scandal

    By Kate McGee

    The examination of Deloitte’s existing contracts comes after it failed to catch red flags in a company’s application for a loan to build or upgrade power plants in the state. Full Story

  • Elon Musk steps into Texas legislative races with $1 million donation to business group

    By Jasper Scherer

    Musk has recently emerged as a key backer of GOP nominee Donald Trump, whose top allies in Texas are at war with the group that received Musk’s largesse. Full Story

  • Texas’ abortion laws are straining the OB-GYN workforce, new study shows

    By Eleanor Klibanoff

    More doctors are considering leaving or retiring early, while fewer medical students are applying to obstetrics and gynecology residencies in Texas. Full Story

  • Colin Allred raises $30 million in third quarter of 2024, outpacing Ted Cruz

    By Jasper Scherer

    The staggering fundraising numbers mean that Cruz and Allred have collectively raised at least $132 million, surpassing the final combined haul from 2018. Full Story

  • Texas is a young state with older elected officials. Some young leaders are trying to change that.

    By Pooja Salhotra

    The average age of Texans last year was 37, while the Legislature’s average age was 55. Hurdles to voting and the unique challenges young candidates encounter fuel the mismatch. Full Story

  • U.S. Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban

    By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

    In asking for a review, the Biden administration pointed to the Supreme Court’s action in an Idaho case that narrowly allowed emergency abortions to resume. Full Story

  • Texas students with immigrant parents lost out on college aid because of FAFSA glitch

    By Sneha Dey

    The glitch kept the students from submitting the form on time, which put them last in line to receive aid this year. Full Story

  • Facing a tight race, Ted Cruz goes quiet on abortion

    By Kayla Guo

    As abortion and other reproductive rights loom over the election, Cruz has largely been unwilling to clarify his stances. Full Story

  • How Texas’ environmental agency weakened a once-rigorous air pollution monitoring team

    By Dylan Baddour and Peter Aldhous, Inside Climate News

    Former employees say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality gutted the unit soon after the fracking boom swept the state oil industry. The operation never returned to what it was before. Full Story

  • By Kate McGee

    Pablo Arenaz died unexpectedly Thursday night, according to a university statement. He served as president of the university in Laredo for eight years. Full Story

  • Ruling that found part of Texas vote harvesting law unconstitutional temporarily blocked

    By Xiomara Moore and Kayla Guo

    A federal judge’s decision on Sept. 28 had immediately halted the state’s ability to investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting. Full Story

  • Here’s how to register to vote in Texas before the Oct. 7 deadline

    By María Méndez

    Our guide can help you determine how to register, who is eligible to vote, whether you’re still registered and more in advance of Election Day. Full Story

  • West Texans split on proposed direct air capture project that could be largest in U.S.

    By Carlos Nogueras Ramos

    Residents were worried about the impact on their drinking water while business leaders were excited for the new jobs. Full Story

  • What Texans need to know about helping people register to vote or cast ballots

    By María Méndez and Xiomara Moore

    Texas officials have launched investigations into voting fraud allegations, but assisting other voters isn’t automatically illegal. Full Story

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