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Texas Senate approves bill to protect Texans from real estate fraudsters www.texastribune.org/2025/08/01/t... via @texastribune.org
Texas Senate approves bill to protect Texans from real estate fraudsters
Senate Bill 15 seeks to prevent the use of fraudulent deeds to sell someone else’s property or take out loans. It now heads to the House, where its fate is uncertain.
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August 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Texas Senate approves bill to protect Texans from real estate fraudsters www.texastribune.org/2025/08/01/t... via @texastribune.org
Lawmakers advance bill to protect Texans from real estate fraudsters www.texastribune.org/2025/08/01/t... via @texastribune.org
Lawmakers advance bill to protect Texans from real estate fraudsters
Senate Bill 15 seeks to prevent the use of fraudulent deeds to sell someone else’s property or take out loans. Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a previous version of the bill.
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August 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Lawmakers advance bill to protect Texans from real estate fraudsters www.texastribune.org/2025/08/01/t... via @texastribune.org
Texas disaster preparedness and flooding committee will visit Kerr County www.texastribune.org/2025/07/14/t... via @texastribune.org
Texas disaster preparedness and flooding committee will visit Kerr County
The Senate panel consists of seven Republicans and two Democrats. It first meets in Austin next week, then in Kerrville on July 31.
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July 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Texas disaster preparedness and flooding committee will visit Kerr County www.texastribune.org/2025/07/14/t... via @texastribune.org
Recovering from the floods will be a massive task. One Hill Country restaurant is focusing on the smaller picture. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/14/t... via @texastribune.org
Recovering from the floods will be a massive task. One Hill Country restaurant is focusing on the smaller picture.
As residents recover and rebuild, Grape Juice in downtown Kerrville is serving as a hub for people needing meals, supplies and other necessities.
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July 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The floods swept away a young couple and their friends. Searching for them brought their families together. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t... via @texastribune.org
The floods swept away a young couple and their friends. Searching for them brought their families together.
The four friends are among the hundreds of victims. The bodies of three of them have been found. Their families have searched for their loved ones since Friday.
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July 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The floods swept away a young couple and their friends. Searching for them brought their families together. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t... via @texastribune.org
Judge dismisses Ken Paxton lawsuit challenging State Fair of Texas gun ban www.texastribune.org/2025/06/30/t... via @texastribune.org
Judge dismisses Ken Paxton lawsuit challenging State Fair of Texas gun ban
Texas’ attorney general alleged the City of Dallas and the fair were violating state law and the second amendment with the ban, which was adopted after a 2023 shooting.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Judge dismisses Ken Paxton lawsuit challenging State Fair of Texas gun ban www.texastribune.org/2025/06/30/t... via @texastribune.org
Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election for open state Senate seat www.texastribune.org/2025/06/27/t... via @texastribune.org
Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election for open state Senate seat
The contest coincides with the state’s November uniform election, when voters across Texas will already be at the polls to decide local offices and ballot measures.
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June 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election for open state Senate seat www.texastribune.org/2025/06/27/t... via @texastribune.org
Is THC as dangerous as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick makes it out to be? www.texastribune.org/2025/06/27/t... via @texastribune.org
Is THC as dangerous as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick makes it out to be?
Although Patrick and hemp industry leaders have quarreled over the risks and benefits of THC, cannabis researchers say it can be addictive but doesn’t usually cause widespread psychosis or brain damag...
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June 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Is THC as dangerous as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick makes it out to be? www.texastribune.org/2025/06/27/t... via @texastribune.org
Texas A&M, university systems in other red states will create their own agency to review schools’ quality standards www.texastribune.org/2025/06/26/t... via @texastribune.org with @jessicapriest.bsky.social
Texas A&M, university systems in other red states will create their own agency to review schools’ quality standards
The creation of the new accrediting agency comes as Republicans have criticized existing ones for reinforcing a liberal bias in the country's higher ed institutions.
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June 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Texas A&M, university systems in other red states will create their own agency to review schools’ quality standards www.texastribune.org/2025/06/26/t... via @texastribune.org with @jessicapriest.bsky.social
UT-Austin student’s lawsuit over arrest during pro-Palestinian demonstrations may proceed, judge rules www.texastribune.org/2024/08/29/u... via @texastribune.org
UT-Austin student’s lawsuit over arrest during pro-Palestinian demonstrations may proceed, judge rules
Ammer Qaddumi alleges UT-Austin violated his First Amendment rights. He is also challenging his suspension from the university.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
UT-Austin student’s lawsuit over arrest during pro-Palestinian demonstrations may proceed, judge rules www.texastribune.org/2024/08/29/u... via @texastribune.org
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Meals On Wheels waiting lists grow as Texas braces for federal funding cuts www.texastribune.org/2025/06/20/t... via @texastribune.org
Meals On Wheels waiting lists grow as Texas braces for federal funding cuts
State chapters of the nonprofit group that provide meals to seniors are waiting to hear from Washington how much of a hit their battered budgets will take.
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June 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Meals On Wheels waiting lists grow as Texas braces for federal funding cuts www.texastribune.org/2025/06/20/t... via @texastribune.org
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New: A Texas court has temporarily stopped the City of San Antonio from funding efforts to help residents travel out of state to get abortions.
San Antonio cannot fund trips for abortion, court rules
Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the city in April after it approved $100,000 to help residents travel out of the state for abortions.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
New: A Texas court has temporarily stopped the City of San Antonio from funding efforts to help residents travel out of state to get abortions.
San Antonio cannot fund trips for abortion, court rules www.texastribune.org/2025/04/04/t... via @texastribune.org
San Antonio cannot fund trips for abortion, court rules
Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the city in April after it approved $100,000 to help residents travel out of the state for abortions.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
San Antonio cannot fund trips for abortion, court rules www.texastribune.org/2025/04/04/t... via @texastribune.org
San Antonio lawmakers reflect on vouchers, water conservation and redistricting www.texastribune.org/2025/06/02/2... via @texastribune.org
San Antonio lawmakers reflect on vouchers, water conservation and redistricting
State Rep. Ray Lopez and Sen. José Menéndez, Democrats from San Antonio, seemed reluctant to travel to Austin if called for a special session to redraw the state’s district lines.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
San Antonio lawmakers reflect on vouchers, water conservation and redistricting www.texastribune.org/2025/06/02/2... via @texastribune.org
See how your representatives in the Texas Legislature voted on this year’s major bills www.texastribune.org/2025/06/13/t... via @texastribune.org
See how your representatives in the Texas Legislature voted on this year’s major bills
Our interactive tool allows you to search how state lawmakers voted on the most consequential proposals debated during the session, which ended June 2.
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June 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
See how your representatives in the Texas Legislature voted on this year’s major bills www.texastribune.org/2025/06/13/t... via @texastribune.org
NEW: Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker announces run for Lina Hidalgo’s seat atop Harris County government
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Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker announces run for Lina Hidalgo’s seat atop Harris County government
If Hidalgo decides to seek another term, she and Parker would face off in the March 2026 Democratic primary.
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June 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
NEW: Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker announces run for Lina Hidalgo’s seat atop Harris County government
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On Monday I started my reporting fellowship for @texastribune.org! Texas politics and news people, add me to your lists, send me story ideas & feedback and pass along tips: atirikta.kumar@texastribune.org 🫡📰
June 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
On Monday I started my reporting fellowship for @texastribune.org! Texas politics and news people, add me to your lists, send me story ideas & feedback and pass along tips: atirikta.kumar@texastribune.org 🫡📰
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December 31, 2024 at 12:53 AM
hi everyone, my name is atirikta and i cannot think of a better way to introduce myself than my first substack post :)
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