By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune November 4, 2025 Texas voters on Tuesday are on track to approve Proposition 14, the constitutional amendment that both establishes a Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) and authorizes the spending of $3 billion to set up the fund. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led the effort this…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune November 4, 2025   WASHINGTON — Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Councilmember Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff Tuesday in the special election to decide who will serve out the term of the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston. With most of the Election Day…

For more than a decade, Silicon Valley venture capitalists have poured enormous sums of money into newfangled technology companies seeking to disrupt, and even supplant, the traditional financial system and sidestep its burdensome regulations. At the same time, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has policed that effort, going after such businesses for deceiving, overcharging or…

By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune November 4, 2025 LUBBOCK — Two years ago, Texas voters overwhelmingly approved the creation of the Texas Water Fund with an initial $1 billion allotment to help the state get its water systems back on track. Since then, the state’s leading water agency has allocated nearly a quarter…

By Marijke Friedman, The Texas Tribune November 4, 2025 WASHINGTON — Dick Cheney will be remembered as a “patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position he held,” former President George W. Bush said Tuesday, memorializing his vice president. Cheney, who died Monday, served as Bush’s vice president from 2001…

By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune November 4, 2025 McALLEN — The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to build a border wall “along the entire southern border,” including in the city of Laredo, Mayor Victor D. Treviño announced Monday. City officials were notified during a regular meeting with officials from U.S. Border Patrol…

By Jessica Priest and Nicholas Gutteridge, The Texas Tribune November 4, 2025 The Texas A&M University System paid former President Mark A. Welsh III more than $3.5 million after he resigned amid the fallout of a controversy over the teaching of gender identity issues, according to a separation agreement obtained through a public records request. …

By Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune November 4, 2025 In this week’s episode of the TribCast, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Texas Tribune reporters Terri Langford and Gabby Birenbaum about how Texans are coping with the loss of SNAP benefits, chaos at airports and rising health care premiums amid partisan fighting in Washington. Watch the…

By Michelle Andrews November 4, 2025 This year’s Obamacare open enrollment period, which started Nov. 1 in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Even with sign-up season underway, the fate of the enhanced…