Posted 5:17 PM 12/4/2025 by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday came to the rescue of Texas Republicans, allowing next year's elections to be held under the state's congressional redistricting plan favorable to the GOP and pushed by President Donald Trump despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely (More)

Posted 4:25 PM 12/3/2025 by KAYLA GUO | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday proposed a state program to give every baby born in Texas $1,000 invested in the stock market, modeling the idea off a federal plan created as part of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending legislation.

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Posted 3:24 PM 12/2/2025 by THALIA BEATY Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion Tuesday to provide 25 million American children 10 and under an incentive to claim the new investment accounts for children created as part of President Donald Trump's tax and spending legislation.

The historic (More)

Posted 1:22 PM 12/1/2025 by AYDEN RUNNELS | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

On Thursday, a new state law will add another layer of anxiety to Simon Shepherd’s already busy life: he has to worry — even more so than usual — about going to the bathroom.

It’s not an entirely new concern, said Shepherd, a transgender man living in North Texas. (More)...

Posted 12:15 PM 11/29/2025 by Stephen Simpson and Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune

In their latest effort to boost camp oversight in the wake of the deadly July 4 floods, Texas officials have proposed hiking annual licensing fees for operators by thousands of dollars and slashing the number of camp representatives on a statewide committee that advises on industry (More)