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Texas National Guard’s deployment in Illinois blocked by U.S. Supreme Court
Posted 3:40 PM 12/23/2025 by ALEX NGUYEN
The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a blow against President Donald Trump’s push for the National Guard’s deployment in Illinois, which included hundreds of troops from Texas.
The high court on Tuesday (More)
12/21/2025
2-year-old among those killed in crash of Mexican Naval plane near Galveston
Posted 5:51 PM 12/22/2025 by Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN
(CNN) — A 2-year-old child is among at least three people who were killed when a Mexican (More)
12/19/2025
Waco judge who refused to marry same-sex couples asks federal courts to overturn right to gay marriage
Posted 9:04 PM 12/19/2025 by ELEANOR KLIBANOFF | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
A Waco justice of the peace who refused to marry same-sex couples filed a federal lawsuit Friday that asks the courts to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court decision that recognized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The case, filed by Judge Dianne Hensley against the State (More)
12/18/2025
With ACA subsidies set to expire, Texas Republicans in Congress remain hazy about path forward
Posted 4:49 PM 12/19/2025 by MARIJKE FRIEDMAN | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
Most Republicans in the U.S. House agree they don’t want to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, but the party — including members from Texas — still has not coalesced around an alternative plan heading into a critical midterm year.
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12/17/2025
More Texas students complete journey through college, but low-income students still left behind
Posted 5:28 PM 12/18/2025 by ROB REID, GRAPHICS BY ALEX FORD AND CARLA ASTUDILLO
Texas has long failed to get most of its students the higher education credentials the workforce increasingly demands. But recent laws that reward schools for helping students succeed later in life could help the state make up lost ground, experts say.
The Texas Higher Education (More)
12/16/2025
Texas, Florida sue FDA over abortion pill approval
Posted 4:45 PM 12/17/2025 by ALEX NGUYEN | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
Texas launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week over the agency’s approval of mifepristone, marking the state’s latest effort to crack down on access to abortion pills.
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