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By Alex Nguyen and Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune March 26, 2025 Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The trial over insufficient air conditioning in Texas prisons is slated to start Monday in Austin.  The proceeding comes over a…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday instructed state senators to study a broad range of policy issues ahead of next year’s legislative session, including prediction markets, data centers, THC and more, expanding on an initial list of priorities that included “preventing Sharia law” and investigating Medicaid…

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat Mar 27, 2026 at 5:22pm EDT Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. What happened? Voting…

By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ended lawsuits against power generators from tens of thousands of Texas residents and small businesses who lost electricity during a devastating 2021 winter storm that resulted in billions of dollars in damages and hundreds of deaths. The state Supreme Court…

Project scheduled to begin in May March 27, 2026 ATLANTA – Cable median barrier is scheduled to be installed soon on a portion of State Loop 281 in Harrison County, according to plans awarded in February by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The portion of roadway that will receive the improvements extends from Interstate…

By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune March 27, 2026 Bo French, a Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, on Friday said Republicans should more openly embrace Islamophobia and called on the U.S. to deport 100 million people, nearly a third of the country’s population. French, a former Tarrant County GOP chair who has previously come…

Friend, Welcome to your Friday Fiscal Note.   This week, we ask why a solid bill put forth by Rep. Andy Hopper, that would save taxpayers billions of dollars and prevent education resources from being used for illegal immigrants, was killed in committee just because Rep. Hopper was the one who wrote it? Also, did you…

View in Browser   1,338 Attendees:  114  sponsor reps, 1033 high school reps, 100 Eventbrite registrations, 91 college reps l   Over 1,300 High School Girls and Inspirational Leaders Attend the Sold-Out Women In Industry 2026 Conference in Galveston   GALVESTON, Texas (March 27, 2026) –  More than 1,300 high school girls, community college administrators, teachers, career…

Friend, If you are heading to your County or Senate District Conventions this Saturday, March 28, then we have a set of resolutions you need to see! These one-day conventions focus on shaping priorities that will move forward to the State Convention in June—including resolutions centered on spending restraint, tax reform, and accountable government. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has drafted…