Posted 9:36 AM 12/4/2025 by ALEX NGUYEN, GRAPHIC BY CHRIS ESSIG | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Lawsuits challenging immigration detention have recently flooded federal courts in Texas, which has the country’s highest number of migrant detainees.

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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 3:21 PM 12/2/2025 by PAUL COBLER | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

The state Comptroller’s office announced Tuesday it is removing women- and minority-owned businesses from the state program intended to give additional exposure to businesses owned by economically disadvantaged groups.

The Historically Underutilized Business program will now focus on (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)