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A bill would provide $10 billion in low-interest loans that would benefit the oil and gas industry, in the name of beefing up the power grid; there are a lot of questions over the push for those loans, aimed at preventing statewide blackouts. Almost one year after the worst school shooting in Texas history, state […]

Texas is on the brink of becoming the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asks the governors of other states to provide police and military forces to help secure Texas’ border with Mexico, as the numbers of reported unauthorized entries plummet. Tech expert Omar Gallaga tells us […]

Erin Douglas of the Texas Tribune joins with details on water infrastructure efforts that have bipartisan support, but a chasm separating House and Senate proposals – and just 11 more days to come to agreement. More money for Texas public school teachers? Some educators say the proposals on the table aren’t enough to keep them […]

Migrant crossings at the border with Mexico are reported to be dramatically down after the end of Title 42. Adolescent medicine doctors at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin are out amid calls from politicians for an investigation of gender-affirming care at the hospital. A bill to preempt new local regulations on a variety of […]

What happens to a Republican-led plan to provide taxpayer money for private education if the Texas Senate and House can’t reach agreement in less than two weeks? The governor’s promising he’ll keep the Legislature in session. The latest on bills aimed at banning access to gender-affirming care for young people. Mind-reading technology? We’ll talk with […]

Two major changes in federal policies within the past 24 hours having outsized implications for Texas. Change number one: the end of Title 42 rapid deportations. But for tens of thousands now trying to cross the Mexico border into Texas, the deportations continue. The end of an era for the pandemic as the national emergency […]

The end of an era, and the start of what could be a dramatic new chapter in the history of border and immigration policy. Title 42 ends at the stroke of midnight, and predictions of a period of chaos at the border are coming from President Biden on down. We’ll talk to someone on the […]

With just 19 days to go before the end of the 88th Texas legislative session, where do we stand? A bill to raise the age to purchase a semi-automatic rifle made it out of a House committee – but as the Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán reports, it may not get much further. Hundreds of migrants […]

A car crash in Brownsville: 8 dead, 10 injured. An accident or was it intentional? One day before a vote to expel a Texas house representative, a resignation. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán of the Texas Newsroom on the state lawmaker accused of an inappropriate relationship with an intern. Questions about the heat death of a worker helping […]

Another Texas community is reeling after a mass shooting that killed eight people, this time at an outlet mall in Allen, outside of Dallas. Following local elections across the state, we’ll have reports on some closely watched propositions in San Antonio, El Paso and Austin. Fort Hood in Central Texas is formally set to be […]

At first, media coverage of the Cleveland, Texas, shooting focused on the manhunt for the gunman. But what about the victims lost? As the clock ticks away for the 88th legislative session, there are some bills with bipartisan support that advocates say could have a positive effect on the state’s LGBTQ residents. Housing affordability in […]

Do Texans support raising the minimum age to purchase firearms? We’ll hear the results of a new study by the Texas Politics Project. The struggle to find staffing for the state’s psychiatric hospital system as needs for mental health support post pandemic have grown. In response to the murder of George Floyd and police brutality […]

Published reports say the Biden administration is set to send 1,500 troops to the border with Mexico ahead of Title 42’s repeal. As the Texas Legislature enters the home stretch of the 88th session, we’ll hear about the latest on efforts to pre-empt local government regulations. The South Texas liftoff and explosion of the SpaceX […]

The latest on a massive manhunt following the shooting deaths of five people in San Jacinto County. As the Texas Legislature enters the final month of its biennial session, there’s a push to get more money for public schools. There’s more turbulence ahead for Texas-based American Airlines as pilots say they’re ready to strike. The […]

As Title 42 comes to an end, El Paso declares a state of emergency due to the influx of migrants. The week ahead at the Texas Legislature, and two bills affecting transgender youth in Texas; one relating to medical treatment, the other, sports competition. An investigation of a chemical fire in Deer Park outside of […]

A push in the state Legislature to end countywide voting on Election Day. Nearly 100 counties in Texas allow voters to cast their Election Day ballots anywhere in the county. But now a move to require voters to cast their ballots in specific district locations. Why the push, and why it matters. The Veterans Administration […]

Is a plan to advance credit for early parole to prisoners with good conduct records or educational advancements a good idea for Texas? A deadly shooting in West Texas. The victims: migrants. The suspects: brothers in law enforcement. Seven months later, questions mounting about what’s happened to the investigation. Angela Kocherga of KTEP El Paso […]

Early voting is underway statewide for the May 6 elections. What’s at stake? A roundtable of reporters survey the landscape. New emissions rules from the EPA could mean some big changes coming to Texas coal plants. Changes to a bill restricting purchases of property by citizens of China, North Korea, Russia and Iran aren’t good […]

One of the state’s biggest counties is looking for a new top election official amid friction over the difficulty of running non-partisan elections. With early voting underway in races statewide, why the resignation of the top elections official in Tarrant County has special resonance. A closer look at claims of Republican voter suppression in Harris […]

A decision from the Supreme Court on the availability of an abortion pill, and why it’s likely not the last word on the matter. What is the significance of the Supreme Court’s move regarding mifepristone? Constitutional law scholar Steven Vladek of UT Law joins us. Also, a Texas bill to restrict real estate purchases by […]