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Published 19 hours agoAbbott orders pause of air permits for data centers. Experts question whether he has the authority.
Texas' governor is continuing his about face on data centers, and environmental groups question whether he can legally carry out his latest order.
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Published September 28Delayed voter applications highlight the difficulties of registering in Texas, experts say
A DPS snafu created a backlog of at least 200,000 applications dating back a year, sparking bipartisan calls for an investigation.
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Published September 26Texas’ maternal health report delay is political and puts pregnant women at risk, lawmakers say
The highly anticipated report, which includes deaths that occurred after Texas banned abortions, has recommendations on how to reduce pregnancy risks.
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Published September 24Muslims in Texas are disillusioned as GOP ramps up anti-Islam rhetoric
Being a Muslim in Texas has become more difficult amid a rise in hateful rhetoric from Republicans, panelists at The Texas Tribune Festival said.
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Published September 24Bexar County elections received 45,000 backlogged voter registrations from state
The Bexar County Elections Department has extended its hours to process the backlog, which resulted from a Texas Department of Public Safety error.
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Published September 23First segment of steel border wall goes up in Texas’ Big Bend region
The first section of a 30-foot-high steel bollard wall has gone up in the Big Bend region, environmental activists said Wednesday. While construction is still paused on the White House-ordered border barrier within Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park until Sept.…
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Published September 23San Antonio begins changing out César E. Chávez street signage, will finish later this month
On Tuesday, worker crews began replacing the signs for downtown’s César E. Chávez Boulevard, which City Council last month unanimously voted to return to its old name of Durango Boulevard. Council approved the name change in the wake of a bombshell New York Times investigation…
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Published September 23Elon Musk’s Texas city Starbase staffing up to build its own government
The fledgling village of 500 — mostly SpaceX employees — is seeking a part-time municipal judge, a clerk and a prosecutor.
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Published September 23Texas DPS failed to send voter registration applications to county election officials
Counties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar.
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Published September 22Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Just over a third of Texas prisons are fully air conditioned.
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Published September 21Despite state law, only eight of 160 utility companies have filed wildfire response plans
Lawmakers recently learned of the slow progress made by the companies, which have four months to come under compliance with the law prompted by the 2024 Panhandle wildfires.
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Published September 18City manager, council face constituent blowback over San Antonio’s first property tax hike in 3 decades
After approving San Antonio’s first property tax increase in three decades, members of City Council are finding themselves in the social media crosshairs of residents looking for a fall guy. While some social media posters said they understand council’s reasoning behind the…