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By Ayden Runnels and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune November 4, 2025 Voters in Texas seemed poised on Tuesday night to approve a series of tax exemptions and bans as well as new investments in state infrastructure and research. All 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot held majority support Tuesday night, most of which restrict…

By Nicholas Gutteridge, The Texas Tribune November 4, 2025 Texas voters on Tuesday seemed poised to approve the creation of an $850 million endowment for the struggling Texas State Technical College, the state’s primary higher education system for workforce development. Texas has 11 TSTC campuses. Unlike the state’s community colleges, TSTC does not have taxing…

By María Méndez, The Texas Tribune September 22, 2025 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas voters will get the final say Tuesday on 17 constitutional amendments — usually listed as statewide propositions at the top of the ballot…

November 3, 2025 Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 9.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.48/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 28.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 8.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore Most of y’all know my Daddy was a preacher his entire adult life, which was about twenty-five years. The good they do die young and he went at age 45. I was 22 and have missed him ever since. Sunday morning church service meant Bible Study classes first, followed by a…