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In a move that has drawn national attention, Texas has become the first U.S. state to create a publicly funded Bitcoin reserve. Signed into law on June 20, 2025, Senate Bill 21 establishes the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, an unprecedented step by a state government to treat cryptocurrency as a strategic long-term...

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Texas Adopts Global Standard for Food Additive Warnings

A new law signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is sending shockwaves through the national...

Schatzline Withdraws from Texas Senate Race

Two days after announcing his candidacy for a...

Texas to Ban Sale, Production of “Lab-Grown” Meat

Starting in September, Texas will begin a two-year...

Ft. Worth Republican Files for Newly Vacant Senate Seat

Fort Worth Republican Rep. Nate Schatzline on Wednesday...

Federal Court Rules Against Louisiana Ten Commandments Law

Three federal appeals judges on Friday unanimously ruled...

Education

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...

Homeschooled Kids Could Get a Lot of Voucher Funding. Here’s Why.

One of the most bruising and polarizing fights...

Texas Colleges in Legal Limbo Over Tuition for Undocumented Students

Texas public colleges are facing pressure and legal...

Healthcare

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...

Before Sine Die, A Busy Weekend for Texas Lawmakers

Though the last day of the legislative session on Monday was a mostly ceremonial affair, Saturday and Sunday were packed with last-minute negotiations and deals in an...

Cutting Costs, Losing Coverage? The New Republicans Medicaid Proposal Explained

President Donald Trump's plan to extend and expand tax cuts is making waves in Texas, this time through Republican efforts to curb a tax loophole that Texas...

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