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Sonal Shah
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Social Impact Leader. CEO @TexasTribune. Former @UnitedWay @TAAF @BeeckCenter | boards: @ConsumerReports @Internews Advisory Council @Pinterest @Comcast | love tennis, college basketball, volleyball and HGTV.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Galveston ISD for not displaying Ten Commandments in classrooms www.texastribune.org/2025/11/07/t...
Texas sues Galveston ISD over Ten Commandments law
A federal judge has barred 11 school districts from implementing the state law, calling it unconstitutional. Paxton has ordered all other districts to display the Ten Commandments.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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The federal shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits. Here's what you need to know.   www.texastribune.org/2025/10/28/t...
What the federal shutdown means for November SNAP benefits
In Texas, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — rely on SNAP, also referred to as food stamps, each month.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Alamo Trust president resigns after Dan Patrick calls for her removal www.texastribune.org/2025/10/23/t...
Alamo Trust CEO gone after Dan Patrick calls for resignation
The lieutenant governor has insisted that the Alamo’s story remain focused on the 1836 battle over broader narratives addressing Indigenous people and slavery.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Not every journalist needs to worry about location tracking — but when it matters, it really matters.

Our latest guide helps you assess when location tracking risks apply to your work — and what steps you can take to mitigate those risks when they do.
How to limit exposing your location
This guide walks you through concrete steps to mitigate the risk of your location being tracked or identified by unwanted actors
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October 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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They’ve never been arrested. Why does the FBI list thousands of service members as potential criminals? www.texastribune.org/2025/10/24/t...
Texas guardswoman sues Army to clear her name over "titling"
Denise Rosales has fallen victim to a military justice process called “titling”— that’s left potentially thousands of veterans saddled with false criminal histories.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Texas’ congressional delegation wants Trump to punish Mexico for missing key water deadline www.texastribune.org/2025/10/25/t...
Lawmakers to Trump: Punish Mexico for missing water deadline
The state’s citrus industry is at risk, farmers say, after Mexico failed to deliver water it owes Texas as part of a 1944 treaty.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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In special election for Houston congressional seat, candidates confront a bewildered electorate www.texastribune.org/2025/10/20/t...
Houston Democrats try to ease confusion in special election
Voters in the heavily Democratic district have expressed confusion about who can vote — after the boundaries were upended by a GOP gerrymander — and what November’s special election is for.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff
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Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff
Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the governor’s authority to make the request.
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August 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Consultants often speak of the need for transformation. Now they will have to live it
McKinsey and its peers need a strategic rethink
AI could make consultancy more effective—or redundant
econ.st
August 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults
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Increased attention on Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu comes with more anti-Asian insults
“Is Gene Wu back in China?” state Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, posted on X on Monday — the first day the House did not reach a quorum due to the absent Democrats.
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August 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is handing more of his office’s work to costly private lawyers
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is handing more of his office’s work to costly private lawyers
Despite having an office with hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton frequently opts to hire private lawyers. One cost taxpayers more than $24,000 in one day.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Meet the Californian who pushed Texas lawmakers to help fix the state’s housing crisis
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Meet the Californian who pushed Texas lawmakers to help fix the state’s housing crisis
A bipartisan coalition, organized by Nicole Nosek, played a role in getting the Legislature to pass laws tackling the state’s housing affordability woes.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Trump’s “one-two punch” targeting immigration courts will test Texas detention centers, experts warn
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Trump’s “one-two punch” targeting immigration courts will test Texas detention centers, experts warn
Moves to end bond for migrants and fire dozens of immigration judges deprive undocumented detainees of due process and may keep them in overcrowded centers longer, experts say.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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August increase in Mexico tariffs could strain Texas economy
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August increase in Mexico tariffs could strain Texas economy
A vast majority of trade between Mexico and the U.S. has been exempt from tariffs for months. That could change on Monday.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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In Kerr County, some summer camps are reopening after the devastating July 4 flood
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In Kerr County, some summer camps are reopening after the devastating July 4 flood
At least two summer camps in the Texas Hill Country have invited campers back after sustaining little to no damage from the flood. Other camps are still combing through the rubble.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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As Trump looks to net five GOP seats through Texas redistricting, Democrats grasp for response.
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As Trump looks to net five GOP seats through Texas redistricting, Democrats grasp for response
President Donald Trump said he thinks Republicans could flip a handful of congressional districts in Texas next year through “​​just a very simple redrawing."
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July 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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AG Ken Paxton announces $2.9 million fundraising haul in first 12 weeks of Senate campaign
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AG Ken Paxton announces $2.9 million fundraising haul in first 12 weeks of Senate campaign
Paxton’s GOP primary opponent, Sen. John Cornyn, has yet to release his fundraising numbers but is starting with a deeper campaign war chest.
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July 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Can sirens help save lives in the next flood? Yes, but there’s more to it.
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Can sirens help save lives in the next flood? Yes, but there’s more to it.
While sirens can help in areas with shaky cell service, experts say officials also need to consider alert fatigue and provide education on what to do in an emergency.
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July 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.
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Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.
Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a political ploy.
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July 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Texas officials say more than 160 people still missing from floods that killed over 100 others
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Texas officials say more than 160 people still missing from floods that killed over 100 others
Gov. Greg Abbott vowed Tuesday to continue rescue and recovery efforts in the flood-ravaged Hill Country “until every missing person is accounted for.”
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July 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Hill Country flooding death toll rises to 32 as search continues for missing girls, other survivors
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Hill Country flooding death toll rises to 32 as search continues for missing girls, other survivors
Twenty-seven girls from the Camp Mystic summer camp remain missing. More rain is expected Saturday in many parts of Texas.
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July 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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HILL COUNTRY FLOODS
Hill Country flooding: Here’s how to give and receive help
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Hill Country flooding: Here’s how to give and receive help
Catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country has killed 32 people, including 18 children, with seven victims still unidentified. Rescue crews are searching for 27 missing girls from Camp Mystic. Mo...
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July 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/t... via @texastribune.org
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged
Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.
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June 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting maps www.texastribune.org/2025/05/21/t... via @texastribune.org
Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting maps
The trial in El Paso will hear a challenge over the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature that are based on the 2020 census.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Texas House, Senate lawmakers on verge of reaching $8.5 billion school funding deal www.texastribune.org/2025/05/21/t... via @texastribune.org
Texas House, Senate lawmakers reach $8.5 billion school funding deal
The deal, confirmed by three lawmakers familiar with the discussions, appears to strike a face-saving compromise for both chambers over how to increase funds for the state’s public schools.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM