Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State Rep. James Talarico’s favorite book includes nine sex scenes and a sexual assault and happens to be a Texas classic. If not the great Texas novel. So …
Staff of Houston state Rep. Jolanda Jones resigns, citing hostile work environment
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Three staff members of state Rep. Jolanda Jones have resigned, alleging the Houston Democrat created an “abusive and hostile” work environment. Chief of staff Kory Haywood, legislative director …
Federal judge in Texas strikes down key ACA provision regarding preventive care services
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down a key provision in the Affordable Care Act that mandates insurers provide preventive services for free, including those for …
Why Ted Cruz’s next reelection path looks smoother with Beto O’Rourke behind him
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — Six years ago, Ted Cruz was vulnerable. He was widely derided as Congress’ least likable Republican senator — by members of his own party. And in …
Texans who take custody of their relatives’ kids struggle to make ends meet — and to get more aid from the state
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When Beverly Morris moved six of her grandchildren into her apartment, it was cramped quarters on every front. The two-bedroom unit sat off of a highway in Austin. …
Bills advance to close loophole allowing some lawmakers to increase their pay to $140,000
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Lawmakers are moving forward with a measure to do away with a loophole that allows long-serving legislators to increase their annual pay by $140,000 by dipping into their …
Two Texas Democrats will vote for GOP bill to reverse their own party’s signature climate improvement initiatives
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are pushing an energy bill that would overturn much of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda, and two South Texas Democrats are helping them. U.S. …
With billions of dollars on the line, East Texans say a crucial state map incorrectly shows they already have broadband
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. NOGALUS PRAIRIE — By day, Joan Ragland helps teachers and students at the local school district get the electronic devices they need: iPads, computers and projectors. But at …
Pandemic Medicaid coverage is ending. Here’s what that means for people using Medicaid health benefits.
Be on the lookout for a letter mailed to your address detailing your benefits and case. To avoid losing coverage while HHSC determines your eligibility, promptly respond to any agency requests for information. Notices and renewal packets will be mailed in a yellow envelope with red letters that say “action …
Fire at migrant center in Mexico near El Paso kills at least 39
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. EL PASO — At least 39 migrants died in a fire Monday night after flames engulfed a migrant facility in Ciudad Juárez, near the Rio Grande. The National …
Texas Republicans, once allied with prosecutors, seek to rein them in
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When the Legislature convened in January, Republicans trotted out their usual priorities — border security, school vouchers, property taxes and anti-LGBTQ animus. But they also honed in on …
Texas may be about to scrap a voting security system it can’t replace
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. The article is available for reprint under the terms of …