Delayed passage of farm bill stirs uncertainty for Texas agriculture
The must-pass package of legislation known as the farm bill, which is renewed every five years, funds critical crop insurance...
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The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival in photos
Here’s a look back at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival through the eyes of Tribune photographers.
Texas Latino Democrats call on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after bribery indictment
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar pushed back on the New Jersey Democrat’s defense that he was being targeted for his ethnicity.
One-third of Texas foster care caseworkers left their jobs last year as the agency continued putting kids in hotels
The Department of Family and Protective Services has increasingly relied on housing foster kids in hotels when it can’t find...
Mexico agrees to deport migrants after El Paso reaches “breaking point”
Mexican immigration officials said they will negotiate with five countries’ governments to ensure they will take back their citizens. The...
Toxic red tide algae, last seen in 2018, returns to Texas coast
Areas of the Texas Gulf Coast are seeing blooms of the algae, which can make people sick and kill fish.
Texas leads the nation in oil production. What about industry-related deaths?
An industry leader in the Permian Basin said the new report proves safety regulations are helping. Other observers say more...
A unique Texas legal rule lets the attorney general’s office supersede some judges’ orders
Lawyers criticize a provision they say erodes the separation of powers between Texas’ executive branch and its courts. It’s been...
House Democrats hint at disunity ahead of possible October special session
State Rep. John Bryant said Democrats will need to work together if they want to block the “school choice” bill...
Two Texas Democrats detail how they hope to topple U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who will meet in the 2024 Democratic primary, talked about gun...
Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles says he needs four to five years to turn the district around
Miles said he should be held accountable and be fired if the district doesn’t improve academically in the next two...
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones urges Texans to get organized, learn from history
In an interview for The Texas Tribune Festival, the journalist urged Texans to organize in response to the state’s book...
Watch Ted Cruz speak at 1:45 p.m. CT at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
The junior U.S. senator from Texas will talk with the Tribune’s Patrick Svitek on why he should be reelected to...
Watch Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly speak at 11 a.m. CT at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Giffords, a former U.S. representative, and Kelly, a U.S. senator, will talk with Katie Couric about combating the epidemic of...
Watch Joe Manchin speak at 7 p.m. CT at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
The U.S. senator from West Virginia talks with Tribune co-founder Evan Smith about his agenda for America – and his...
Watch Katie Couric speak at 3:45 p.m. Central time at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
The veteran journalist looks back at her career and ahead to where the media business is going.
Amid personal conflict, Hays County clerk turned to Republican’s “rogue” prosecutor law to oust fellow Democrat
Personal conflict between two newly elected Democrats briefly escalated into public view. An attempt to remove one from county office...
Watch Adam Kinzinger speak at 1:45 p.m. Central time at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
The former member of Congress will talk with moderator Kara Swisher, in a recording of the “On” podcast, about the...
Extremists have turned Texas into a hotbed for hate, report finds
The report blames an “alarming rise in extremist ideology and activity” on white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ+ groups that are active...
Watch Chris Sununu speak at 7 p.m. at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival
Tribune co-founder Evan Smith will interview the New Hampshire governor on the future of the GOP, how the 2024 election...
