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• Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M president’s job over claim that university broke DEI ban

  By Jessica Priest Updated: 1 hour ago

  Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Full Story 

• Criminal appeals court to rehear election wrongdoing case involving Washington County Republican

  By Alejandro Serrano Jan. 15, 2025

  The Court of Criminal Appeals will rehear a case it threw out last year. Three of the judges became targets of Attorney General Ken Paxton over another ruling and lost reelection. Full Story 

• TribCast: Power and influence under the pink dome

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Jan. 15, 2025

  The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast digs into what the speaker’s race tells us about the next 140 days in Austin. Full Story 

• Former Texas congressman vows to keep politics out of CIA as director

  By Matthew Choi Jan. 15, 2025

  President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Republican U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA. Full Story 

• U.S. Supreme Court weighing constitutionality of Texas’ age-verification requirement for porn sites

  By Pooja Salhotra Jan. 15, 2025

  The Supreme Court’s decision on Texas’ law, which adult entertainment website attorneys said were the most overreaching in the country, could determine the fate of similar laws in more than a dozen other states. Full Story 

• Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”

  By Robert Downen Jan. 15, 2025

  Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center public life around their faith. Full Story 

• The air in 12 Texas counties exceeded federal soot standards. Only four may face consequences.

  By Alejandra Martinez Jan. 15, 2025

  Critics say TCEQ is erroneously using a federal rule to exclude counties that are failing federal soot rules. Full Story 

• Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement

  By James Barragán and Jasper Scherer Updated: Jan. 14, 2025

  Burrows defeated Rep. David Cook with a coalition of Republican and Democratic votes. Full Story 

• Republican infighting flares after Burrows elected speaker

  By James Barragán, Renzo Downey, Jasper Scherer, Pooja Salhotra and Robert Downen Updated: Jan. 14, 2025

  The Texas House kicked off the 2025 session by electing an establishment Republican to lead the chamber, drawing criticism from within the GOP. Full Story 

• See how Texas House members voted in the speaker race

  By Carla Astudillo Jan. 14, 2025

  The race pitted state Reps. David Cook and Dustin Burrows against each other. Here’s how each representative voted. Full Story 

• Texans only Democrats in Congress to vote for bill restricting trans athletes

  By Matthew Choi Jan. 14, 2025

  Republicans accused Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of supporting gender transitions for children throughout the 2024 election cycle, which he said took a political toll. Full Story 

• EPA report says “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizer pose cancer risk

  By Alejandra Martinez Jan. 14, 2025

  Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to people who consume milk, eggs and beef, the agency says. Full Story 

• Texas House to pick new speaker, concluding brutal proxy war

  By James Barragán Jan. 14, 2025

  The new speaker will have a dramatic impact on the direction of this year’s lawmaking — and potentially the future of the Legislature. Full Story 

• The Texas Legislature is back. Here’s what we’re watching.

  By Jasper Scherer Jan. 14, 2025

  From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look to pass its conservative priorities amid fighting within the party. Full Story 

• Watch a conversation with Comptroller Glenn Hegar

  By Pooja Salhotra Updated: Jan. 13, 2025

  The state’s economic output will slow, but a recession isn’t expected, Hegar said. Full Story 

• When is a business to blame for over-serving? Texas Supreme Court weighs the line in drunk driving case

  By Pavan Acharya Jan. 13, 2025

  The court’s ruling could boost a state law that allows drunk driving victims to sue businesses that over-serve alcohol to intoxicated individuals. Full Story