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KWBU Public Radio
Confused about Big Bend area border wall plans? Here's where things stand.
...late last year that border walls could be built for the first time in the Big Bend region of West ​Texas, the story has been marked by shifting, unannounced changes to the plan and few clearly communicated...
Travis Bubenik
05/22/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
In Democratic runoff, Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee clash over influence of big money in politics
From left: U.S. Reps. ​Al Green, D-Houston, and Christian Menefee, D-Houston. WASHINGTON — With little ideological daylight between the two candidates, the runoff between Democratic Reps. ​Al Green and Christian...
Olivia Borgula
05/22/2026 Online
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KXAN NBC 36 Austin
Texas Rep. urges Abbott to reject FEMA reforms
...Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) Posted: Updated: SHARE AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Nearly a year after Gov. ​Greg Abbott, R-​Texas, was sworn in to President Donald Trump's, R, Council to Assess the Federal Emergency...
Adam Schwager
05/22/2026 Online
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Dallas Observer
Dallas County residents, East Texans discuss sharing redrawn congressional districts
We asked voters from Dallas and East ​Texas what they think about sharing a congressman with East Texans thanks to the redrawn 32nd Congressional District. Voting locations caused confusion in Dallas County....
Austin Wood
05/22/2026 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio
Experience vs. outsider leadership defines Bexar County district attorney runoff race
BEXAR COUNTY, ​Texas - With one day left in early voting for the runoff election, the Democratic primary race for Bexar County district attorney is drawing sharp contrasts between longtime prosecutor Jane...
Erica Hernandez, Misael Gomez
05/22/2026 Online
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Bay Area Entertainer
EAST TEXAS TRIBE MOVES FORWARD WITH NEW CASINO PROJECT AS TRIBAL GAMING EXPANDS IN TEXAS
TEXAS — A major new development in tribal gaming is taking shape in East ​Texas as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of ​Texas prepares to open a new temporary casino facility while continuing development plans...
05/22/2026 Online
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indoamerican-news​.‌com
Sewa International Launches Disaster Response Vehicle to Strengthen Community Emergency Support
...collectively contributed over 3,000 service hours in Texas Hill Country relief and recovery efforts. ​Jose Menendez, Texas State Senator representing District 26 and a San Antonio resident, praised Sewa's two...
05/22/2026 Online
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KSST Radio (Sulphur Springs)
Thousands of Educators Flagged In New Reporting System
May 22, 2026 - AUSTIN, ​Texas — A newly launched state transparency tool is shedding light on a troubling trend in ​Texas schools: thousands of educators and school employees are being flagged for criminal...
05/22/2026 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio
Paxton makes his final pitch in Texas US Senate race against Cornyn, buoyed by Trump's endorsement
Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks to supporters at a campaign event in McKinney, Texas, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Sen. ​John Cornyn...
Thomas Beaumont, Jesse Bedayn
05/22/2026 Online
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Whitesboro News-Record
The runoff ballot is worth a closer look
Texas Rural Reporter The easiest election to miss may be one of the most important ones on the calendar. Next Tuesday, May 26 — the day after Memorial Day — Texans will return to the polls for the primary...
Suzanne Bellsnyder
05/22/2026 Online
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Texas Public Radio
Texas sues Meta over 'misleading' WhatsApp privacy claims
...in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File) Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton is suing Meta and its messaging app WhatsApp, accusing the companies of misleading Texans about...
Lucio Vasquez |the Texas Newsroom
05/22/2026 Online
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Colony Courier-Leader
Early voting for Texas primary runoffs ends Friday
...line across the state. On the Republican ballot, a highly contested U.S. Senate race pits incumbent ​John Cornyn against Trump-backed ​Ken Paxton, with the winner set to face Democrat ​James Talarico in November....
05/22/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
GOP megadonor turned attorney general front-runner: How Mayes Middleton’s largesse fueled his rise
Over the last 15 years, ​Mayes Middleton has become a prolific GOP donor, spending millions of his oil and gas fortune on conservative candidates and causes. His largesse has helped fund the rise of the...
Eleanor Klibanoff
05/22/2026 Online
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KXAN NBC 36 Austin
Where is $11 billion border security reimbursement?
...spent taxpayer dollars on border security efforts during the Biden Administration was spearheaded by ​Texas lawmakers, including Gov. ​Greg Abbott, who sent a letter to Congress last January requesting more...
Dylan McKim
05/22/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
It’s the last day of early voting. Cast a ballot, reject antisemitism in CD 35.
...recommendation to heart (while still conducting their own research), it is in the Democratic primary for ​Texas' 35th Congressional District, which includes the southern and eastern parts of Bexar County. In that...
05/22/2026 Online
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ktbb​.‌com
Texas board faults Camp Mystic leader for inaction during deadly flood
AUSTIN, ​Texas (AP) — A ​Texas board has suspended the nursing license of Camp Mystic’s co-director in a scathing order that accused her of not helping children evacuate during last year’s catastrophic floods...
05/22/2026 Online
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