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Texas Farm Bureau
FAIR Labels Act brings transparency in alt protein labeling
...products. The bill, led in the U.S. House by Mark Alford (R-Mo.), along with co-sponsors U.S. Reps. ​August Pfluger (R-​Texas), ​Ronny Jackson (R-​Texas), Mike Flood (R-Neb.), Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), Buddy Carter...
Emmy Powell
05/12/2026 Online
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South East Texas Record
Paxton sues Netflix for allegedly spying on kids
Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton Gage Skidmore/Wikipedia Commons AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton is suing Netflix for allegedly spying on Texans, including children, and collecting users’...
Chris Dickerson
05/12/2026 Online
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Texas Standard Statewide
Today on Texas Standard: Immigration reform gets another bipartisan push in Congress
Legislation called the "Dignity Act" aims to overhaul parts of the U.S. immigration system with backing from ​lawmakers in both parties, including El Paso Congresswoman ​Veronica Escobar. By ​Texas StandardMay...
Texas Standard
05/12/2026 Online
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Texas Standard Statewide
Here are primary runoffs to watch as Texas voters pick congressional nominees for November
...toward picking their next representatives in the U.S. House. By Andrew Schneider & Blaise Gainey, The ​Texas NewsroomMay 12, 2026 9:30 amGovernment & Politics, The ​Texas Newsroom Yfat Yossifor / KERA News ...
05/12/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Patty García gets Congressional Progressive Caucus endorsement in race to replace US Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy' García
...statement announcing the endorsement, the caucus's co-chairs, Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, ​Greg Casar of Texas and Maxwell Frost of Florida, called Patty García "an experienced and capable public...
Dan Petrella
05/12/2026 Online
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Texas Observer
Ken Paxton’s Glass House
...for U.S. Senate Since announcing his run for the U.S. Senate seat held by four-term incumbent Senator ​John Cornyn last April, Paxton has held two roles: Texas Attorney General and firebrand candidate. Using...
05/12/2026 Online
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KWBU Public Radio
Texas public schools see first non-pandemic enrollment drop in decades
KERA | By Jaden Edison | The ​Texas Tribune Published May 12, 2026 at 8:37 AM CDT Pencils are available for students in a class on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, Rufino Mendoza Elementary...
Jaden Edison | The Texas Tribune
05/12/2026 Online
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Kurv 710
Cornyn Gets On Board Idea For Federal Gas Tax Holiday
U.S. Senator ​John Cornyn is reversing his position and is supporting a temporary suspension of the federal gasoline tax. On Monday, after President Donald Trump endorsed the idea, ​James Talarico, the Democratic...
05/12/2026 Online
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Henderson Daily News
Capital Highlights | High gas prices eating into Texans’ budgets
...while so many Texans still carry the pain of last July’s tragedy," the camp wrote in a statement. The ​Texas Department of State Health Services, which is responsible for issuing camp licenses, conducted investigations....
05/12/2026 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio
Christian Menefee, Alex Mealer lead Houston-area congressional runoffs, new poll finds
WASHINGTON — Rep. Christian Menefee leads Rep. ​Al Green by 7 percentage points heading into the final days of the runoff, according to a new poll of the closely watched race between two Houston Democratic...
Gabby Birenbaum
05/12/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
The Top 5 races to watch on the May 26 runoff ballot
... With early voting starting May 18, here are the five races I'm most closely watching and why. 1. ​John Cornyn vs. ​Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate: Control of the U.S. Senate, and thus President Donald Trump's...
Jeremy Wallace
05/12/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Companies moving their legal homes to Texas is good PR, but don’t expect many new jobs
...celebrate. "This is what happens when job creators and innovators are welcomed, not punished," Gov. ​Greg Abbott wrote in a statement. "More businesses are sure to follow." Readers may be forgiven for thinking...
Paul Cobler
05/12/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Texas Republicans spent years courting Indian voters. Then came talk of the "Indian takeover."
...faction that’s been targeting Muslims over the specter of Sharia law has turned its hostility toward ​Texas’ growing Indian community, accusing them of exploiting the H-1B visa program to steal American jobs...
Eleanor Klibanoff
05/12/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
Ken Paxton ignored donor complaints about GOP platform he uses to fundraise
Texas retiree Charlene Allmon thought she was making a handful of modest, one-time donations to GOP candidates who flooded her email inbox. But the payments never stopped. Throughout 2024 and 2025, Republican...
05/12/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Lawmakers conduct unannounced visit to Otay Mesa detention center but can't speak with detainees
...months and those arrested during Operation Metro Surge at the Camp East Montana detention facility in ​Texas. Levin and Jacobs also visited the Otay Mesa facility early last month but were not able to meet...
Alexandra Mendoza
05/11/2026 Online
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