Texas Political Pulse for May 1, 2026. You received 13 news.
 
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Houston Public Media
Trump judicial nominees for Texas sidestep questions on 2020 election, Jan. 6 Capitol attack
John Marck (L) and Arthur "Rob" Jones (R.), judicial nominees for the Southern District of ​Texas. Four of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees, including two for the Southern District of ​Texas, all...
Andrew Schneider
05/01/2026 Online
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CBS 19 Tyler
'The wounds are still fresh': Some Hill Country flood survivors support Camp Mystic closure
...Zack Briggs (KENS) Published: 10:25 PM CDT April 30, 2026 Updated: 8:58 AM CDT May 1, 2026 HUNT, ​Texas — As the ​Texas Hill Country continues healing after the 2025 flooding, survivors are now sharing their...
Zack Briggs (kens)
05/01/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
Data centers are here to stay, and Texas lawmakers need to start regulating them
...overnight, you're not imagining it. Data center construction and development plans have boomed in ​Texas, and South-Central ​Texas is right in the thick of it. The San Antonio-Austin region saw a fourfold...
Rachel Hanes
05/01/2026 Online
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CBS 19 Tyler
U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran introduces a bill to aid rural landowners by removing tax barriers, aiming to boost reforestation efforts after disasters.
...Author: Zak Wellerman Published: 8:11 AM CDT May 1, 2026 Updated: 8:38 AM CDT May 1, 2026 TYLER, ​Texas — U.S. Rep. ​Nathaniel Moran has introduced a bill to help rural landowners and forestry operations...
Zak Wellerman
05/01/2026 Online
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Seabreeze Beacon
Capital Highlights Week of April 27th - May 1st, 2026
...preparing for the tests. "The only evidence is that it will create more testing," said state Rep. ​Gina Hinojosa, Gov. ​Greg Abbott’s Democratic challenger for governor. "We’re going from 15 tests to 51 tests...
Sharisa Nelson
05/01/2026 Online
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KPRC NBC 2 Houston
Houston mayor proposes new $5 monthly ‘administrative fee’ tied to trash service starting next year
...monthly fee tied to solid waste services, something city leaders say has never been done before. Mayor ​John Whitmire’s administration is proposing what it calls an "administrative fee" starting in 2027. The...
Ninfa Saavedra, Bill Spencer, Rilwan Balogun
05/01/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
Critics warn Supreme Court decision could upend Black, Hispanic representation
...Houston currently has three Black members of Congress, two Democrats and one Republican. U.S. Rep. ​Wesley Hunt, R-Houston, did not seek reelection and Menefee and U.S. Rep. ​Al Green have been pitted against...
Jeremy Wallace
05/01/2026 Online
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KWBU Public Radio
Health care is getting more expensive. Texas lawmakers want to understand why
More Texans are struggling to afford healthcare, and state ​lawmakers want to understand what's prompting costs to increase. ​Texas House Speaker ​Dustin Burrows called for the creation of the House Select...
Abigail Ruhman
05/01/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper Houston
25K Montgomery, Harris County residents voted early in Texas Senate District 4 special election
Two candidates are running for Texas Senate District 4 in the May 2 special election. Incumbent ​Brandon Creighton vacated the seat after being named the chancellor and CEO of the Texas Tech University System....
Sarah Brager
05/01/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Dan Patrick eyes closing "gambling loophole" for prediction markets. The feds stand in Texas’ way.
In March, Lt. Gov. ​Dan Patrick directed state senators to explore ways to close "gambling loopholes" that allow online prediction markets to operate in ​Texas, raising concerns that state elections and sporting...
Ayden Runnels
05/01/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Houston city officials miss 30-day deadline for apartment inspection ordinance
...setting April 29 as the deadline for the city council to take up the final ordinance. Houston Mayor ​John Whitmire's administration did not add the item to the agenda this week, but it is on the agenda for...
Dominic Walsh
05/01/2026 Online
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KVIA ABC 7 El Paso
Camp Mystic says it’s halting plans to reopen after mounting pressure from parents of campers who died in floods
By Alaa Elassar, Pamela Brown, Shoshana Dubnow, CNN (CNN) — Camp Mystic — the ​Texas Christian girls camp where 27 campers and counselors died in last July’s devastating floods — has withdrawn its application...
05/01/2026 Online
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KXAS NBC 5 Ft​.‌ Worth
State considers crack down on process servers accused of false filings
Judges, prosecutors, and a state commission are now discussing prosecutions and possible ​reforms, including a new state licensing exam. Imagine being sued and never knowing it until it was too late to...
Scott Friedman, Frank Heinz, Eva Parks
04/30/2026 Online
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