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By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune June 22, 2025 “Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes THC ban, calls for regulation instead” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas…

By Hayden Betts, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2025 “Gov. Greg Abbott orders special legislative session after vetoing 26 bills” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore In 1979 I met a home builder in Kingwood. He was a man in his late 50s at the time. He had a slight colorful accent from a country in Eastern Europe. He was a man who knew how to get things done, how to build homes people wanted to buy.…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore   In 1976 I backed Lloyd Bentsen for president in the Democrat primary. He was a US Senator. I liked his conservative politics. He was a Democrat. His top aide was a good friend. I met privately with Senator Bentsen before I started working on his campaign. He told me a…

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune June 10, 2025 “Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s push to ban THC in Texas draws rare backlash from the right” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign…

By Jim “Pappy” Moore I grew up in a church where we read the Bible, where we studied it from an early age. My Dad was our preacher, so I spent the first 18 years of my life hearing him preach, and hearing him practice those sermons at home on Saturday and again on Sunday…

By Jayme Lozano Carver, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Jess Huff and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune June 5, 2025 “A look at the wins rural Texas scored in this year’s legislative session” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,…

By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune June 2, 2025 “Bills aimed at studying, restricting “forever chemicals” in Texas fail” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas…

By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune June 1, 2025 “Bill to scrap STAAR test dies in the Texas Legislature” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas…