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Proposed Texas Fuel Tax Shift Could Boost County Road Funds Without Raising Taxes
CASS COUNTY, TX — A Cass County judge is urging state ​lawmakers to redirect 1 cent of every 20 cents in ​Texas motor fuel tax revenue to county governments, a move he says would pump an extra $190 million...
Lucas Banda
03/26/2026 Online
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KXOF-TV Fox 39 - Laredo
Federal Raid On McAllen Golf Club Reveals New Developments
...Investigations (HSI) led the operation with significant support from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and ​Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Together, these agencies executed a well-planned and strategic...
Robin &#038, Victoria
03/26/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Wealthy Investors Are Targeting Foes of Clean Energy, and They Want Revenge
...trying to prove that green energy knows how to play hardball politics. Their first target is Rep. ​Chip Roy, R-​Texas, who led the push to kill subsidies for clean tech in the Republicans' tax and spending...
Lisa Friedman, Brad Plumer
03/26/2026 Online
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KXXV (ABC) 25 (Waco)
Measles spike in federal detention facility reaches the Texas public, records show
...Sol Medical Center in El Paso after being transferred there on Feb. 7, the emails said. U.S. Rep. ​Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, said the Tribune’s findings reaffirmed her concerns about the risk that these...
The Texas Tribune, Stephen Simpson, Dan Keemahill
03/26/2026 Online
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Corpus Christi Sun
Senator Adam Hinojosa discusses committee appointment and water policy efforts
Adam Hinojosa, ​Texas State Senator from 27th District (R) Senator Adam Hinojosa, who was elected in 2025 to represent ​Texas’s 27th Senate district, has recently shared updates on his ​legislative activities...
W. C. Scott
03/26/2026 Online
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Houston Defender
Whitmire, Pollard clash over police overtime funding, council delays vote second time
...routine agenda item at the Houston City Council quickly escalated into a pointed exchange between Mayor ​John Whitmire and Council Member Edward Pollard, revealing deeper tensions over funding control in Pollard’s...
Tannistha Sinha
03/26/2026 Online
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Corpus Christi Caller Times
Here's what candidates for Texas governor say about Corpus Christi water
March 26, 2026, 4:46 a.m. CT State Rep. ​Gina Hinojosa, a candidate for ​Texas governor, visited Corpus Christi to discuss the city's ongoing water crisis with local leaders. Incumbent Gov. ​Greg Abbott...
Olivia Garrett
03/26/2026 Online
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KWBU Public Radio
Texas will require proof of legal immigration status to get professional licenses
...without a license, and erode state oversight of crucial industries. The commission oversees the ​Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which plans to implement the rule May 1. "TDLR has long...
Alejandro Serrano | The Texas Tribune
03/26/2026 Online
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KTBC (FOX 7) Austin
GOP considering Dallas for potential 2026 Midterm National Convention
...November, very seriously. In particular, the race for U.S. Senate where Democratic state representative ​James Talarico will face the Republican runoff winner, either U.S. Senator ​John Cornyn or Texas Attorney...
Amelia Jones
03/26/2026 Online
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Texas Tribune
Forced to sell medications at a loss, rural Texas pharmacies seek new survival tactics
...McEntire lives two lives. Every morning, she wakes up to tend to her family’s ranch near the top of the ​Texas Panhandle that houses a herd of Red Angus cattle. But after mornings of farm work, she exchanges...
Aidan Johnstone
03/26/2026 Online
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WOAI
Does Texas Have A RINO Problem?
During last year's 2025 ​Texas legislative session, newcomer State Representative Andy Hopper (R-Decatur) introduced ​legislation that would challenge the free education given to illegals. But the bill was...
03/26/2026 Online
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KENS Channel 5 - San Antonio
When might the City of San Antonio officially rename Cesar Chavez Boulevard, and how much would it cost?
...foundation's leaders decided to dissolve in the wake of the allegations against Chavez. Then-Councilman ​Philip Cortez, the representative for District 4, initially proposed renaming Durango Boulevard to Cesar...
David Lynch (kens 5)
03/26/2026 Online
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Austin Chronicle
D.A.’s Office Accused of Withholding Key Evidence in 2020 Protest Case
..."egregious" prosecutorial misconduct. Perry was later convicted of murder and subsequently pardoned by Gov. ​Greg Abbott. In a statement sent to the Chronicle, a spokesperson with Garza’s office said, "We are not...
Lucciana Choueiry
03/26/2026 Online
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Big Bend Sentinel
Border landowners to Gov. Abbott: ‘We deserve to be heard’
Skip to content Border landowners are rallying behind a demand for Gov. ​Greg Abbott to convene meetings between them and federal officials for more dialogue and details on the proposed border wall and...
Rob D'amico
03/25/2026 Online
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KWTX (CBS) 10 (Waco)
Nearly 7 thousand Central Texas students signed up for TEFA school choice accounts
Texas education freedom account deadline extended as public schools adapt funding strategies Published: Mar. 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM CDT|Updated: 31 minutes ago WACO, ​Texas (KWTX) - The deadline for parents...
Jessica Rajkumar
03/25/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
After U.S. citizen shot dead by ICE on South Padre Island, U.S. reps want DHS watchdog investigation
...key facts about the case. In a March 24, 2026, letter, U.S. Reps. Robert Garcia of California and ​Greg Casar of ​Texas asked Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari to investigate the death of Martinez. The...
Jacob Beltran
03/25/2026 Online
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