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Incoming Texas Chief Justice Says She Wants Judges' Wedding Exemptions Removed
Maggie Ellis, elected chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, says she wants to change rules that let judges decline to perform some weddings.
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DFW Airport gas stores to become 7-Eleven; new Whataburger and Starbucks planned
Two DFW Airport Mart stores will be rebranded as 7-Eleven, and new Whataburger and Starbucks locations are planned on airport property.
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TCEQ announces webinar on alternative fuel fleet grant program
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced a webinar about the Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program, which provides funding for state agencies and political subdivisions with fleets of more tha…
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Governor-elect Hinojosa's campaign promise of $1,500 per adult requires legislative approval
Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa promised during her campaign to give every Texas adult a one-time $1,500 payment. The proposal would require approval from the Texas Legislature, specifically two-thirds votes in both chambe…
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Clear Creek ISD trustees to consider Bluebonnet Math transition plan for 2026-27
The board will vote on a plan to adopt the Texas Education Agency's Bluebonnet Learning math materials, a step tied to state funding eligibility.
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School Districts Weigh Next Steps After Voters Reject Tax Measures
Several Texas school districts are considering budget changes and property sales after voters turned down bonds and tax increases in the November 3 election.
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East Texas court upholds decision against group seeking water access
Save the Cutoff, a nonprofit formed to regain public access to an oxbow lake in East Texas, lost another legal battle when Texas' 12th Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's ruling rejecting their lawsuit against the…
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Poll shows data centre concerns influenced US midterm election voters
A voter poll conducted for AP and news organizations found 56% of surveyed voters said data centres were a crucial or major factor in their vote in the US midterms. The poll also found 76% would oppose new data centre c…
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Outgoing Texas Comptroller Asks Federal Officials to Review State Agencies
Comptroller Don Huffines wants ICE to review employment verification across Texas government after an internal review found problems.
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Texas Comptroller reports decades of I-9 employment form failures
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines announced that an agency-wide performance review uncovered systemic failures in employment eligibility verification and federal Form I-9 compliance spanning potentially 20 years. Huffines…
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Thompson says she has votes to become first woman, first Black Texas House speaker
State Rep. Senfronia Thompson said she has enough support to win the Texas House speaker's post when the Legislature convenes in January.
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Appeals court rules against Save the Cutoff group in access dispute over East Texas lake
A group seeking public access to the Cutoff, an oxbow lake in Henderson and Navarro counties, lost another court ruling and plans to appeal to the Texas Supreme Court.