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A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump-Vance administration from enforcing new restrictions on federal grant programs managed by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The ruling, issued in Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Kennedy, prevents the administration from imposing conditions that...

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Public Outcry Grows as Texas Lawmakers Launch Redistricting Push

Texans from across the state crowded the Capitol...

Texas Legislature Opens Special Session Focused on Flood Response and Disaster Preparedness

This week, Texas lawmakers convened in Austin for...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Unveils 16-Bill Agenda for Texas Special Legislative Session

On Tuesday, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced the...

Texas Revenue Estimate Holds Steady Ahead of Special Legislative Session

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock has confirmed that...

Texas Republicans Face Risks in Mid-Decade Redistricting Push

As Texas Republicans prepare to redraw congressional maps...

Education

Power Shifts and Budget Cuts Fuel Brain Drain at UT

A new wave of departures from the University...

Texas Lawmakers Revisit Replacing STAAR Test with New Year-Round Assessments

As part of the 89th Legislature’s special session...

Lawsuit Filed Against Texas’ Controversial Ten Commandments Classroom Display

A coalition of sixteen Texas families, including Jewish,...

The STAAR Strategy: How Houston Boosted Scores

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles is touting a...

Texas School Districts Welcome New Funding, But Budget Gaps Persist

As Texas school districts prepare for the 2025–26...

Healthcare

Texas Faces Uncertain Health Care Future Under Trump’s New Law

President Donald Trump’s recently signed tax and spending bill is poised to drastically reshape the health care landscape in Texas. The legislation includes around $1 trillion in...

Republican Bill Targets ACA Protections, Millions in Texas Could Lose Coverage

As many as 1.7 million Texans are projected to lose their health insurance under sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) included in a Republican-led tax...

Galveston Family Hit With $5,000 Bill After Vaccinating Children Amid Measles Outbreak

When Thang Nguyen took his young children to a University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) clinic in Galveston this March, his priority was their health. Amid a...

Inside Texas’ $50M Plan to Test Psychedelic Therapy for Combat Trauma

Texas is preparing to invest $50 million in a somewhat unconventional approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and opioid addiction, a psychedelic substance called ibogaine. Governor...

Vaccine Exemptions, Food Labels, and More: RFK Jr.’s Fingerprints on 2025 Texas Legislation

While much of the 2025 Texas legislative session was marked by policy tweaks and incremental health care decisions, a significant thread tying many of those measures together...

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