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Eva-Marie Ayala will lead the Tribune’s education team into a new era

A renowned Texas journalist, the Education Writers Association president joins us as we expand our team covering Texas schools and universities.

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Michael and Susan Dell become UT Austin’s first $1 billion donors

The couple’s latest $750 million investment will help build a new Austin medical center that will provide specialized care, such as MD Anderson cancer treatment, and integrate AI into care.

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James Talarico calls for federal gas tax pause to combat surging fuel prices

A trade group argued that a federal gas tax suspension would be unlikely to show up in savings for drivers and would diminish needed infrastructure revenue.

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Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla lithium refinery discharges wastewater in South Texas

The drainage district that commissioned the testing has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company, which says it is in compliance with all requirements for its state wastewater discharge permit.

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Corpus Christi leaders weigh how much to reduce customers’ water use amid growing crisis

A proposal the city council is expected to vote on next week includes requiring customers to cut their water use by 25% and imposing additional fees on water used beyond certain limits.

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AI is changing how Texas universities teach computer science as job market slows

Admissions to Texas computer science programs are down roughly 20%, professors said, but they still see a future for their students.

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Protesters challenge premise of Texas A&M civil discourse symposium amid new restrictions

Some students said the message of the forum, headlined by former Vice President Mike Pence, rang hollow as the university has placed limits on what professors can teach.

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Egyptian family of six who have spent 10 months in Dilley’s controversial detention center freed

The family had been detained since June after the father was arrested and charged with attacking mostly Jewish protesters at a Colorado event.

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Speaker Dustin Burrows asks Texas House to investigate Roblox in response to game simulating Uvalde shooting

Burrows added the charge to his list of interim priorities, instructing lawmakers to study ways to strengthen child protections on gaming platforms like Roblox.

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AG Ken Paxton blocked from suing Democratic donor platform ActBlue

Paxton filed a lawsuit against ActBlue in late April, claiming the platform allows improper donations from people outside the United States and those who have already hit the mandated donor limits.

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Texas Democrats feud over party leadership as hundreds back Kendall Scudder’s chairmanship

Nearly 800 elected officials, party activists and local Democratic leaders signed onto a letter supporting Scudder after three dozen called on him to forgo reelection.

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Cryptocurrency industry is on track to surpass 2024 spending on Texas midterm races

So far this year, cryptocurrency PACs have spent more than $2.5 million on Texas congressional candidates, up from $1 million in 2024.

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On the issues: A Q&A with Ken Paxton and John Cornyn

As Cornyn and Paxton head to the runoff, we updated our Q&A to reflect the two candidates. Both declined to participate, so we used their past statements and voting history to show where they stand on foreign policy, AI and other key issues.

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Low-producing oil wells linger for years, causing headaches for Texas landowners

Jackie Chesnutt, who lives outside San Angelo, is tired of pollution from nearly inactive wells. Experts say Texas rules allow companies to defer plugging wells for far too long.

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Trump taps Texas’ top public health official as CDC chief medical officer

Jennifer Shuford, an infectious disease physician who oversaw the country’s largest measles outbreak in 30 years, is among a slate of CDC nominations with no apparent ties to the anti-vaccine movement.

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Texas grid operator forecasts massive growth in demand, but says data is likely flawed

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas reported that peak energy demand could quadruple by 2032, but cautioned that its estimate is likely too high and must be revised.

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Three dozen Texas Democrats urge Kendall Scudder not to seek reelection as state party chair

In an open letter, former staffers and other insiders said the state party has fallen short on strategy and failed to act with urgency under Scudder’s leadership.

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After conversion therapy ruling, therapists torn on future of Texas’ gender care ban

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled conversion therapy is free speech. Some LGBTQ+ advocates say the ruling applies to gender-affirming therapy, too, while others say the courts won’t protect them.

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As Corpus Christi scrambles to find more water, nearby cities are facing their own water woes

Like their larger neighbor, small South Texas cities are drilling new water wells amid a stubborn drought. But experts say that could deplete local aquifers.

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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens $200 million in funding from major Texas cities over ICE policies

The governor’s letters to Austin, Dallas and Houston say the state will pull back state grants because of local policies that deter police from fully cooperating with immigration officials.

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West Texas residents sue Trump administration over Big Bend border wall plans

The lawsuit says the Trump administration illegally waived environmental laws to speed up the process to build border barriers in the Big Bend area.

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Texas needs at least $174 billion to avoid water crisis, state says

That new amount is more than double the amount predicted four years ago. The new forecast comes as supply is already drying up.

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She won a $7M grant to teach Texans how to farm. Then the Trump administration yanked it over DEI.

Diana Padilla has spent a decade teaching Rio Grande Valley residents how to farm and was set to expand across the rest of the state, first in Kaufman County.

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Austin expands encampment clean-ups, as shelter shortage leaves few options

The city has ramped up encampment enforcement while officials concede there aren’t enough beds for those displaced.

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Texas oil and gas regulator Wayne Christian peddles oil-backed crypto coin

Government watchdogs raised conflict-of-interests concerns, but Christian said his involvement in the venture is “separate” from his elected position on the Railroad Commission.

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