Texas Political Pulse for May 6, 2026. You received 16 news.
 
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Spectrum News Austin
Gun rights YouTuber Brandon Herrera says he won’t move to the center in his election campaign
Brandon Herrera is confident ​Texas' Congressional District 23 will stay red. He’s so confident, in fact, that the prominent gun rights advocate known as "The AK Guy" doesn’t feel the need to move to the...
James Barragan
05/06/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Rep. Castro says detained S.A. students 'deeply traumatized' after ICE arrest
...in Dilley on Tuesday. The kids "were sobbing most of the time that they were with them," U.S. Rep. ​Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, said at a press conference following the visit. He said the siblings are "deeply...
Sophia Veneziano
05/06/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to pass flood protections. Some could have saved lives.
Brenda Bazán/​Texas Tribune and ProPublica Crosses mark the spot where Beth and Hutch Bryan and Martha Crawford were staying during the floods on July 4, 2025, in Kerr County. KERR COUNTY — The sound of...
Emily Foxhall, Lexi Churchill, Pratheek Rebala
05/06/2026 Online
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KRIV Fox (Houston)
Increase in Texas juvenile crime has lawmakers looking at new reforms
Juvenile violence hearing at ​Texas Capitol Violent crime committed by juveniles is growing despite recent ​reforms made by state ​lawmakers. On May 5, members of a Senate Committee on Criminal Justice held...
Rudy Koski
05/06/2026 Online
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KRIV Fox (Houston)
Governor Abbott opens 460 MW Pin Oak power plant, first under Texas Energy Fund
The Brief Governor ​Greg Abbott celebrated the opening of the Constellation Pin Oak peaking power plant in Fairfield, the first project completed through the Texas Energy Fund. The facility will add 460...
Joseph Rowe
05/06/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
Children detained at ICE facility in S. Texas dropping, but not enough for Dems
...of adults and children at a South Texas immigration detention facility is dropping, but U.S. Rep. ​Joaquin Castro said he won't rest until the facility is closed for good. "When it comes to the Dilley detention...
Jeremy Wallace
05/06/2026 Online
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Courier Of Montgomery County
State officials say a controversial Kingwood floodplain project is off. Local leaders aren't so sure.
Staff Writer ​Texas land officials say a taxpayer-backed project to develop 5,300 acres in a floodplain near Kingwood won't move forward, but local leaders remain concerned about the property's future. ...
Catherine Dominguez
05/06/2026 Online
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San Antonio Report
Abysmal turnout, mixed partisan results: Top takeaways from the May 2 election
...Houston area with a whopping 75% of the vote. Republican Brett Ligon will replace former state Sen. ​Brandon Creighton, who Gov. ​Greg Abbott tapped to lead the Texas Tech University System, in a district that’s...
Andrea Drusch
05/06/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Texas’ 33rd Congressional District Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to know
In a highly unusual race between an incumbent and her predecessor in Congress, U.S. Rep. ​Julie Johnson is vying with ​Colin Allred for the Democratic nomination in a newly drawn congressional district in...
Alejandro Serrano
05/06/2026 Online
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Houston Defender
Mayor Whitmire proposes $7.5 billion Houston city budget
Houston Mayor ​John Whitmire unveiled the city's proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget. Credit: Tannistha Sinha/Defender Houston Mayor ​John Whitmire unveiled the city’s proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget,...
Tannistha Sinha
05/06/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
West Texas group selected by state to design rural foster care pilot
May 5-The ​Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has selected West ​Texas Community Network as the lead entity for the planning and design phase of the Community-Based Care Rural Pilot in Region...
Kay Richter
05/05/2026 Online
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Spectrum News South Texas-El Paso
Texas summer camps worried they won’t be able to open
TEXAS — There will be no playground at Mt. Lebanon Camp this summer, as its old one didn’t meet the new playground regulations that are part of the state’s new camp safety law. Camps are working to comply...
Erin Davis
05/05/2026 Online
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Texas Tribune
Top Texas lawmakers support lifting summer camp safety requirement made in wake of deadly floods
Lt. Gov. ​Dan Patrick and ​Texas House Speaker ​Dustin Burrows said they’re asking the state health agency to lift the fiber optics requirement that some camps are struggling to address. May 5, 2026, 7:46...
Stephen Simpson
05/05/2026 Online
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Texas Public Radio
New Texas flood warning system could give Hill Country communities hours to prepare
...Guadalupe River sign is tilted due to heavy rainfall that caused flooding on Sunday, July 6, 2025. ​Texas is investing millions in new flood warning technology about 10 months after deadly flooding in the...
Lucio Vasquez |the Texas Newsroom
05/05/2026 Online
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KVUE ABC 24 Austin
Democrat-backed candidates surge to victory in local, school board elections
...Daniel Perreault Published: 5:46 PM CDT May 5, 2026 Updated: 5:46 PM CDT May 5, 2026 AUSTIN, ​Texas — Across ​Texas, voters headed to the polls last weekend to decide local races. In some school districts,...
Daniel Perreault
05/05/2026 Online
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WFAA ABC 8 Dallas
Lt. Gov., House Speaker lean on state agency for relief as Texas camps struggle to meet safety requirements
...until summer sessions begin, the Department of State Health Services has licensed just nine camps in ​Texas. Author: Teresa Woodard Published: 6:10 PM CDT May 5, 2026 Updated: 6:10 PM CDT May 5, 2026...
Teresa Woodard
05/05/2026 Online
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