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Abilene Reporter-News
Texas is cutting undocumented immigrants off from school, work and driving
Eleanor Klibanoff and Alejandro Serrano ​Texas Tribune April 2, 2026, 7:27 a.m. CT Over the last year, ​Texas Republicans have enacted sweeping regulatory and legal changes that have upended all facets...
04/02/2026 Online
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KSST Radio (Sulphur Springs)
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Highlights Pecan Industry During National Pecan Month
April 2, 2026 - AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Agriculture Commissioner ​Sid Miller is calling attention to one of the state’s most iconic crops as April marks National Pecan Month, recognizing the economic and cultural...
04/02/2026 Online
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Dallas Express
Oracle Layoffs Spark H-1B Debate As Tech Giant Cuts Staff For AI Infrastructure
...previously reviewed by The Dallas Express shows Oracle among the top employers of H-1B workers in ​Texas , with more than 11,000 approvals between 2020 and 2025. The visa program allows U.S. companies to...
Kellen Mcgovern Jones
04/02/2026 Online
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Comanche Chief
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4 Billion in March
(AUSTIN) — Acting Texas Comptroller ​Kelly Hancock today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4 billion in March, 10 percent more than in March 2025. The majority of March sales tax revenue is based on...
04/02/2026 Online
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The Katy News
Sens. Cruz, Merkley, Curtis, Kim Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S.-Taiwan Drone Cooperation
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. ​Ted Cruz (R-​Texas), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.)...
Sheryl Birch
04/02/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Wave of retirements and politics promise spending panel makeover
...consecutive terms. If he is reelected, Calvert and Military Construction-VA Subcommittee Chairman ​John Carter, R-​Texas, would need waivers again to remain in their roles. If Calvert were to lose reelection...
Aidan Quigley
04/02/2026 Online
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City of Houston eGovernment Center
Mayor Announces Process to Rename Cesar Chavez Blvd.
April 1, 2026 -- Today, Mayor ​John Whitmire announced the City's timeline for renaming Cesar Chavez Blvd. to ensure opportunities for public input following recent revelations about the former leader of...
04/02/2026 Online
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Double Mountain Chronicle
RURAL TEXAS IS RUNNING OUT OF LAWYERS
By News Staff on Thursday, April 2, 2026 House Speaker ​Dustin Burrows of Lubbock on March 27 issued interim charges directing the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to examine partnerships with ​Texas law...
04/02/2026 Online
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Dallas Express
Illegal Alien Charged With Voter Fraud In Tarrant County Using Stolen Identity
...the investigation, with assistance from the Diplomatic Security Service, Internal Revenue Service, ​Texas Department of Public Safety, Frisco Police Department, and Richardson Police Department. Assistant...
Carlos Turcios
04/02/2026 Online
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Texas Metro News
Why Texas wants to explore annexing part of New Mexico
Texas lawmakers plan to study the possibility of annexing a chunk of its western neighbor. ​Texas House Speaker ​Dustin Burrows directs ​lawmakers to study implications of adding New Mexico counties along...
Texas Metro News
04/02/2026 Online
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NewsRadio 740 - KTRH
Reports Say Democrat Strategists Want "White Guy" To Be 2028 Candidate
...what they have to present. There is no young rising "white guy" star in the party. Unless you count ​James Talarico; most logical people would not. So, this plan is not only ironic and hypocritical, but also...
Andre Perrard
04/02/2026 Online
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NewsRadio 740 - KTRH
Are Texas Hospitals Pushing To Harvest Your Organs?
...so we see first hand the worst cases, some of the worst abuses" said Dr. John Seago, president of ​Texas Right For Life. Sadly, the right for life is not the same for all patients. "Hospitals see them...
04/02/2026 Online
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Austin Chronicle
Texas Dems Want Gun Safety Bill to Block Mexican Smuggling
...80% of the 18,000 cartel firearms they’ve seized since 2024 were sourced from the United States. And ​Texas is one of the main states these guns come from. The DOJ found that, in 2023, the lion’s share of American...
Maggie Thompson
04/02/2026 Online
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KDFW Channel 4 - Dallas
Texas to launch independent psychedelic study after drug companies miss mark
The Brief ​Texas will launch its own ibogaine study after drug companies couldn't meet standards. The state plans to use $50M to research the psychedelic's potential for PTSD. Ibogaine remains illegal...
Steven Ardary, Mack Shaw
04/02/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Trump unites divided GOP leadership behind Homeland Security deal
...behind a second party-line reconciliation package. For months, Trump had insisted that no new major ​legislation would be necessary after the passage of his "big, beautiful bill." More Republicans have warmed...
Aris Folley, Jacob Fulton
04/01/2026 Online
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