Texas Political Pulse for April 16, 2026. You received 16 news.
 
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KXXV (ABC) 25 (Waco)
Texas attorney general launches investigation into Lululemon over forever chemicals found in clothing.
...editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy. Attorney General ​Ken Paxton is looking into whether the popular activewear brand misled customers about the safety of its...
Alexa Conroy
04/16/2026 Online
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KTBC (FOX 7) Austin
Hutto data center: Residents file formal protest against Zydeco Data Center
...protests are aimed at triggering a state-mandated supermajority vote by Hutto City Council HUTTO, ​Texas - Residents near the proposed Zydeco Data Center in Hutto are filing two formal written protests....
Donny Wong
04/16/2026 Online
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Dallas Observer
Avoiding Talks on Police, ICE Relationship Has Kept Dallas Off the Republican Radar
...ordinances that aim to limit their police departments’ involvement in immigration enforcement efforts. Gov. ​Greg Abbott is threatening to withhold $110 million in public safety funds from Houston after its city council...
Emma Ruby
04/16/2026 Online
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Murphy Monitor
Student wins congressional art competition
...drive," said Tova Lile, her WHS art instructor. The 3rd District competition is hosted by U.S. Rep. ​Keith Self, who honored the artists at an April 2 ceremony at the Blue House Too gallery in Allen’s Watters...
Bob Wieland
04/16/2026 Online
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KOSA (CBS) 7 (Odessa)
Texas Tech Chancellor defends new course content guidelines as LGBTQ advocates criticize changes
...campus doesn’t feel quite so free at the moment.’ The driving force behind these changes has been ​Texas Senate Bill 37, written by Chancellor ​Brandon Creighton last year, when he was in the ​Texas Legislature.(KCBD...
Aubrie Harris
04/16/2026 Online
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Corpus Christi Caller Times
Cornyn outpaces Paxton in Senate race fundraising
...Apurva Mahajan and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune April 16, 2026, 8:58 a.m. CT WASHINGTON — Sen. ​John Cornyn outraised Attorney General ​Ken Paxton by fourfold in the first quarter of 2026, a key period...
Denise Nelson
04/16/2026 Online
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WOAI
Talarico Launches AOC Style Tax Plan For Billionaires
It’s still unclear who Democrat Senate nominee ​James Talarico will face in the November general election, but he’s already ramping up his campaign by proposing a new tax plan. In true Democrat fashion,...
Ethan Buchanan
04/16/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
Military’s counter-drone war intensifies. Here’s what they’re doing.
...technology and do not pose "undue risk" to passenger aircraft. The review came after two incidents along ​Texas' southern border that led to airspace closures, flight disruptions and criticism from ​lawmakers On...
Brandon Lingle
04/16/2026 Online
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KGBT (CBS) 4 (Harlingen)
Report alleges ‘inhumane conditions' at migrant detention facility for families
HARLINGEN, ​Texas ( Border Report ) — A new report by two nonprofits says that conditions at the nation's largest migrant detention facility operating in South ​Texas are "inhumane." The report "A New Era...
Sandra Sanchez
04/16/2026 Online
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KWKT Channel 44 - Waco
Judge temporarily blocks changes to Texas HUB program
...existence, and added that no executive agency had the authority to interpret the laws passed by the ​legislative branch of government. The decision comes after a group of female-owned and minority-owned businesses...
Dylan Mckim
04/16/2026 Online
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Bandera Bulletin
Patrick warns GOP could lose state House majority
Lt. Gov. ​Dan Patrick warned last week the GOP risks losing its majority in the state House this November and urged party unity behind the winner of the May runoff between U.S. Sen. ​John Cornyn and Attorney...
04/15/2026 Online
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Texas Metro News
Democrats say what went wrong during MARCH 3 primary
...the U.S. House Committee on Administration, convened by Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) and Rep. ​Julie Johnson (TX-32) at the Communications Workers of America hall in Dallas. Party Leaders testify before...
Texas Metro News
04/15/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper Houston
Tomball ISD reviews plans to address Senate Bill 546 bus seat belt requirement
...Tomball ISD board of trustees discussed the district's plan to implement a new requirement for local ​Texas school districts to only use buses that contain three-point seat belts. The mandate stems from Senate...
Cole Gee
04/15/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper Houston
League City commits support for the Lone Star Property Tax Reform Council
...City Council voted unanimously at its April 14 meeting to participate in the Lone Star Property Tax ​Reform Council, a coalition of local governments to advocate for "meaningful and lasting" property tax relief....
Rachel Leland
04/15/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper Houston
Harris County to push for early childhood education reform in 2027 Texas legislative session
...access to child care and early learning—a burdensome expense for many local workers and families across ​Texas. Commissioners Court on April 16 is set to discuss the county's 2027 ​legislative priorities and take...
Sarah Brager
04/15/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper Houston
Applications now open for Sugar Land's Legislative Task Force
Sugar Land officials are now accepting applications for the city's 13-person ​Legislative Task Force. (Community Impact staff) Sugar Land officials are now accepting applications for the city's 13-person...
Aubrey Howell
04/15/2026 Online
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