Terri Langford
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Pro-gambling interests struggling to gain foothold in Texas after Senate special election loss www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/t...
Texas Senate race marks another defeat for gambling interests
John Huffman was the best-funded candidate in the Senate District 9 special election thanks to casino interests, but failed to make the runoff. Gambling proponents still have millions more to spend on...
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The number of whooping cough cases in Texas is the highest it’s been in 11 years www.texastribune.org/2025/11/11/t...
Whooping cough cases in Texas reach an 11-year high
The state has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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A near upset in North Texas Senate race jolts frayed Democratic hopes ahead of 2026 www.texastribune.org/2025/11/05/t...
Democrats see promise for 2026 in Texas Senate near upset
Democrat Taylor Rehmet came within three percentage points of winning Senate District 9 — which voted for Donald Trump by over 17 points in 2024 — over his two Republican opponents.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Cruz, Cornyn push new retaliatory legislation that blocks U.S. water from going to Mexico www.texastribune.org/2025/11/07/t...
Cruz, Cornyn want U.S. to stop sending water to Mexico
The bill is the latest effort from the Texas delegation that demands the U.S. get tougher with Mexico for failing to honor a 1944 treaty that in part governs Rio Grande water.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Cruz, Cornyn push new retaliatory legislation that blocks U.S. water from going to Mexico www.texastribune.org/2025/11/07/t...
Will Texas actually run out of water? Your questions about the state’s water supply answered. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/07/t...
Your questions about Texas’ water supply answered
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November 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Cornyn "open to" changing Senate filibuster, Hunt and Paxton back Trump's call to scrap it www.texastribune.org/2025/11/06/c...
Cornyn open to filibuster reform; Hunt, Paxton want it gone
The president has sharpened his calls for Senate Republicans to kill the longstanding legislative maneuver, saying the GOP’s electoral success could hinge on it.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Texans are still waiting for November SNAP benefits
Although the federal government has said it will deposit half of November benefits, Texans are still unsure when money will land in their accounts.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Trump administration plans to build border wall in Laredo, mayor says www.texastribune.org/2025/11/04/l...
Trump administration plans to build border wall in Laredo
The city learned about plans for a new barrier along the southern border during a regular meeting with the Department of Homeland Security.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump administration plans to build border wall in Laredo, mayor says www.texastribune.org/2025/11/04/l...
Trump administration will partially fund SNAP in November, but it’s unclear when Texans will receive benefits www.texastribune.org/2025/10/31/s...
Feds will partially fund SNAP, but Texans could face delays
Two federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration must keep the food program running during the government shutdown.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump administration will partially fund SNAP in November, but it’s unclear when Texans will receive benefits www.texastribune.org/2025/10/31/s...
Texas airports see major delays, long security lines as government shutdown continues www.texastribune.org/2025/11/03/t...
Texas airports see delays, long waits as shutdown drags on
Airports across the country have experienced shortages of air traffic controllers and security workers, who have gone weeks without pay amid the shutdown.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Texas cities grapple with order to remove rainbow crosswalks as state deadline approaches www.texastribune.org/2025/11/03/t...
Texas cities grapple with order to remove rainbow crosswalks
At the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott, state transportation officials told local leaders to remove crosswalk art often used to mark historically LGBTQ+ neighborhoods or risk losing millions in funding.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Texas cities grapple with order to remove rainbow crosswalks as state deadline approaches www.texastribune.org/2025/11/03/t...
Judicial conduct ballot proposal would expand Abbott's growing influence over courts www.texastribune.org/2025/11/03/t...
Judicial conduct proposal raises concerns about Abbott overreach
Proposition 12 would allow the governor to appoint a majority of the commission that disciplines judges, as Abbott condemns “activist judges.”
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November 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Judicial conduct ballot proposal would expand Abbott's growing influence over courts www.texastribune.org/2025/11/03/t...
Texas put its chief financial officer in charge of school vouchers. Here's what you need to know. www.texastribune.org/2025/10/31/t...
Texas comptroller's role in voucher program, explained
The Texas comptroller holds tremendous power over the program, including choosing which companies the state will pay millions to help manage it. Voters will decide who runs the agency next year.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Texas put its chief financial officer in charge of school vouchers. Here's what you need to know. www.texastribune.org/2025/10/31/t...
Your Halloween pumpkin probably came from this small Texas town www.texastribune.org/2025/10/30/h...
This Texas town probably grew your Halloween pumpkin
In the self-proclaimed “Pumpkin Capital of the U.S.,” Floydada farmers are exporting pumpkins across Texas and the nation.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Your Halloween pumpkin probably came from this small Texas town www.texastribune.org/2025/10/30/h...
Many Texans will pay more for ACA health insurance. Here’s what to know about open enrollment. www.texastribune.org/2025/10/30/t...
ACA open enrollment starts Nov. 1
The federal marketplace’s health insurance premiums will cost more for many people. Enrollment runs Nov. 1 to Jan. 15.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Many Texans will pay more for ACA health insurance. Here’s what to know about open enrollment. www.texastribune.org/2025/10/30/t...
Why more Tarrant County kids are going to Texas youth prisons than any others www.texastribune.org/2025/10/28/t...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Why more Tarrant County kids are going to Texas youth prisons than any others www.texastribune.org/2025/10/28/t...
The federal shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits. Here's what you need to know. www.texastribune.org/2025/10/28/t...
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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 12:03 PM
The federal shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits. Here's what you need to know. www.texastribune.org/2025/10/28/t...
North Texas Rep. Nate Schatzline won’t run for reelection www.texastribune.org/2025/10/27/n...
Rep. Nate Schatzline to join faith group, not seek reelection
Schatzline, who represents Fort Worth, is one the most conservative members of the Legislature’s lower chamber.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
North Texas Rep. Nate Schatzline won’t run for reelection www.texastribune.org/2025/10/27/n...
How John Cornyn’s historic gun safety bill has become a reelection liability www.texastribune.org/2025/10/27/j...
Election opponents go after John Cornyn on gun safety bill
Critics accuse Cornyn of capitulating to Democrats’ gun control demands — even though the bill largely did not restrict gun owner’s existing rights.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
How John Cornyn’s historic gun safety bill has become a reelection liability www.texastribune.org/2025/10/27/j...
Feds slash the budget for program that helped 65,000 Texans enroll for health insurance www.texastribune.org/2025/10/22/t...
Feds cut program to help Texans find insurance
With the Affordable Care Act navigator budget cut by 90%, nonprofits are seeking ways to fund their efforts to bring more of the state’s uninsured into regular health care.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Feds slash the budget for program that helped 65,000 Texans enroll for health insurance www.texastribune.org/2025/10/22/t...
3.5 million Texans will see food assistance halted if government shutdown continues www.texastribune.org/2025/10/17/t...
Texas warns fed shutdown could affect SNAP in November
Texas officials say food stamp benefits, which go to 1.7 million children, would not be distributed in November under an extended shutdown.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
3.5 million Texans will see food assistance halted if government shutdown continues www.texastribune.org/2025/10/17/t...
3.5 million Texans will see food assistance halted if government shutdown continues www.texastribune.org/2025/10/17/t...
Texas warns fed shutdown could affect SNAP in November
Texas officials say food stamp benefits, which go to 1.7 million children, would not be distributed in November under an extended shutdown.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
3.5 million Texans will see food assistance halted if government shutdown continues www.texastribune.org/2025/10/17/t...
ICYMI: Texans could begin applying for school vouchers in February www.texastribune.org/2025/10/14/t...
Texans can begin applying for school vouchers in February
Private schools looking to educate participating students may also have a chance to apply to the program before the end of the year.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
ICYMI: Texans could begin applying for school vouchers in February www.texastribune.org/2025/10/14/t...
More than three months out, what natural disaster victims can now expect. FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/t...
FEMA denied or didn’t advance most Kerr County flood requests
Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged county have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
More than three months out, what natural disaster victims can now expect. FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/t...