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Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune

Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune
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Texas Cities Say Streaming Giants Disney, Hulu And Netflix Owe Them Millions Of Dollars...

A lawsuit filed Thursday by 25 Texas cities claims that Disney, Hulu and Netflix have for years stiffed the cities out of dollars the...

As Texas Home Values Skyrocket, State Officials Wrestle With How To Slow Property Tax...

DALLAS — As Texas’ exploding real estate market dramatically drives up home values, homeowners are getting sticker shock after receiving notice of their properties’...

Eviction Filings In Texas’ Major Cities Reach New Highs Since Pandemic Began

Eviction filings in Texas’ biggest cities have surged to their highest point since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as federal rental assistance dollars...

Some Landlords Got A Piece Of Texas’ $2 Billion In Rent Relief Money —...

When Cherice Scott received a notice last September that she, her husband and their four children would soon be kicked out of their Katy...

Buttigieg Thinks High-Speed Rail Would Be Good For Texas, Wants Highway Expansions To Consider...

In car-friendly Texas, getting a major high-speed rail project off of the ground is almost impossible. For years, attempts to build a commuter rail...

Texas’ Power Grid Held up During Last Week’s Winter Weather. Experts Say It Wasn’t...

As a blast of winter weather bore down on Texas last week, Texans braced themselves for a traumatizing repeat of Winter Storm Uri last...

The Man Who Brought Drive-thru Voting to Texas Wants to Be Houston’s Next Mayor

Chris Hollins, the former Harris County elections chief who pushed measures aimed at expanding ballot access during the November 2020 election, announced Monday that...

Austin Voters Could Decriminalize Small Amounts of Pot in May

As greater numbers of Texas voters sour on harsh punishment for marijuana offenses, Austin voters will likely decide in May whether to effectively decriminalize...

Former President Donald Trump Downplays Jan. 6 Insurrection, Doubles Down On False Election Claims...

DALLAS — Former President Donald Trump downplayed the seriousness of the Jan. 6 insurrection — an attack that led to five deaths and cost...

Evictions In Some Texas Cities Are Almost Back To Normal Levels As Tenant Help...

DALLAS — On a Sunday night in October, weeks after her landlord served her eviction papers, a pain formed in Daniela Hernandez’s chest. The pain...
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