Texas Political Pulse for November 13, 2026. You received 23 news.
 
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What could a new governor mean for Texas public universities?
...LinkedIn Email Print Dr. Barrett Taylor, professor of higher education at the University of North ​Texas, discusses how ​Texas' change in political leadership could affect university governance, academic...
11/13/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
There's only one way back for the GOP in Texas, state senator warns
As bad as the November election was for ​Texas Republicans, it is not a permanent realignment so long as the party makes some changes, according to a key voice of the new GOP resistance. "This is not...
Jeremy Wallace
11/13/2026 Online
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Kurv 710
Austin-Area State Lawmaker Wants To Legalize Pot In Texas
An Austin-area Democrat wants to legalize recreational pot-smoking in ​Texas and create a taxed and regulated market for its sale. State ​Representative John Bucy the Third filed the ​Texas Regulation of Cannabis...
11/13/2026 Online
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Kurv 710
SpaceX Says State Park Land Purchase Will Not Include Boca Chica Beach
A proposed land deal between SpaceX and the state of ​Texas will not include any part of Boca Chica Beach. Starbase City Administrator Cayetana Polanco has released a statement saying the 13-hundred-acre...
11/13/2026 Online
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KPRC NBC 2 Houston
A $3,000 property tax break for Texas homebuyers? Lawmaker is trying again
(Rick Bowmer, Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) AUSTIN, ​Texas - Buying a home in ​Texas could come with a little extra financial relief under a newly filed bill that would give qualifying...
Christian Hudspeth
11/13/2026 Online
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Kera
Texas faces a childcare shortage. Advocates want lawmakers to invest more
Jacob Sanchez/Fort Worth Report The nonprofit Children at Risk is urging ​Texas lawmakers to increase funding for childcare when the Legislature meets in January. More than 100,000 eligible ​Texas children...
Sujata Dand
11/13/2026 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio
Parents of students with disabilities fear losing Texas' "life-changing" school vouchers
...feasible in traditional school for him to get the one-on-one attention that he needs to learn, she said. ​Texas' new $1 billion school voucher program was a "huge blessing" for her son. The program provides families...
Megan Menchaca
11/13/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
Democrat James Talarico courts Republicans in Washington with mixed results
...case." Arranged as it became clear Talarico was likely to become the first Democrat to represent ​Texas in the U.S. Senate since 1993, the meeting was part of a larger effort by Talarico to win over those...
James Osborne
11/13/2026 Online
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1190talkradio​.‌iheart
Will New Governor's Plans for the Border Clash With The White House?
​Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has already said that she is looking into ending 'Operation Lone Star' once she takes office. And experts are warning that is setting the stage for a border battle between ...
11/13/2026 Online
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Corpus Christi Sun
Senator Adam Hinojosa discusses tax policy and community involvement in recent posts
​Senator Adam Hinojosa addressed fiscal policy changes, educational initiatives at Flour Bluff ISD, and Veterans Day reflections in posts dated November 9-11, 2026. Adam Hinojosa, ​Texas State ​Senator...
W. C. Scott
11/12/2026 Online
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KTRK ABC 13 Houston
Thousands of bills filed every Texas legislative session but few become a law
Friday, November 13, 2026 1:00AM More than 1,300 bills have already been introduced ahead of the ​Texas legislative session that doesn't begin until Jan. 12. But history shows many of them will never become...
11/12/2026 Online
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Texas Public Radio
Texas Democrats demand immediate immigration reform deal following midterm election victories
​Texas Public Radio | By David Martin Davies Published November 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM CST CSpan ​Congressman-elect Bobby Pulido (D) TXCD-15 speaks at press conference on immigration ​reform. Sign up for...
David Martin Davies
11/12/2026 Online
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KTSM NBC 9 El Paso
Hinojosa’s $1.5K check promise closer to fruition
by: Ford McCracken Posted: Updated: The Hill ) — A ​Texas state ​senator has filed a bill to follow through on a promise by Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) to give one-time checks to all ​Texas households. State...
Ford Mccracken
11/12/2026 Online
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KLTV 7
16 state senators author sweeping legislation on data centers
...incentives for large data centers Published: Nov. 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM CST|Updated: 16 minutes ago AUSTIN, ​Texas (KLTV) — ​Texas senators have filed ​legislation that would place a range of restrictions on large data...
Jeff Awtrey
11/12/2026 Online
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Center Square Texas
Coalition of dozens of groups, 15k signed petitions, call for special session
Republican candidate for ​Texas governor Greg Abbott, left, and Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa, right. Photos: ​Texas Office of the ​Governor / Used with Permission, RRC1701 / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0...
11/12/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper Austin
'An affordability election': Texans largely voted down tax, bond measures Nov. 3
...district's $828 million bond package failed alongside similar measures raised by local governments across ​Texas on Nov. 3. (Community Impact staff) Amid this November's blue wave, ​Texas voters largely rejected...
Hannah Norton
11/12/2026 Online
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KVIA ABC 7 El Paso
From Promises to Change: How Texas Democrats Aim to Rewrite the Rules of Texas Education
EL PASO, ​Texas (KVIA) -- For much of the 2026 election cycle, Democrats in ​Texas up and down the ballot have discussed the need for major education ​reform. Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa called for the firing...
Max Zepeda
11/12/2026 Online
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San Antonio Current
Judge denies Texas’ request to pause order requiring it to air condition its prisons
...public interest favors keeping the order in place, according to the Tribune. Pitman added that the ​Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) failed to demonstrate that it would suffer irreparable harm....
Ariel Ramirez
11/12/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Will Texas Democrats expand Medicaid? Advocates are hopeful after election
For years, ​Texas has had the worst uninsured rate in the nation Nearly 4 million Texans lacked health insurance in 2024, leaving them with no easy way to pay for medical care. Now that Democrats have swept...
Ciara Mccarthy
11/12/2026 Online
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KTRE (ABC) 9 (Lufkin)
Shofner bill would make certain notarizations a felony
​Texas notaries would have to check for ties to designated foreign terrorist organizations under House Bill 733 Published: Nov. 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM CST|Updated: 32 minutes ago AUSTIN, ​Texas (KLTV) - ...
Jeff Awtrey
11/12/2026 Online
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Texas Scorecard
Lawmaker Seeks To Rein in School Bond Debt With Supermajority Vote Requirement
...bonds, following an election in which Texans rejected billions in proposed school district debt. A ​Texas lawmaker has filed ​legislation that would make it more difficult for school districts to secure approval...
Riley Wanasek
11/12/2026 Online
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Dallas Express
Texas Lawmakers Seek To Replace Mockingbird With Golden-Cheeked Warbler As State Bird
The northern mockingbird could lose its nearly century-long perch as ​Texas' state bird under ​legislation that would give the title to a songbird that nests nowhere else in the world. State Rep. Shelley...
11/12/2026 Online
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Texas Lawmakers Propose New AI Department, Expanded Agency Oversight
House Bill 605 would establish an independent ​Texas Department of Artificial Intelligence to oversee certain AI systems used by state agencies. Two other proposals would establish additional human oversight...
Chandler Treon
11/12/2026 Online
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