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San Antonio Current
Will Dan Patrick's Texas Senate stymie fentanyl test strip legalization (again)?
click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / Gage Skidmore This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter,...
Jason Buch, The Texas Observer
05/07/2025 Online
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Dallas Weekly
The Texas Lottery and Billions in School Funding in Limbo as Deadline Nears at Capitol
Overview: State Sen. Bob Hall has introduced a bill to abolish the Texas Lottery Commission, citing concerns over the agency's handling of ticket sales and the potential for illegal sales to minors and...
Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune
05/07/2025 Online
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Levelland & Hockley County News-Press
State fire departments receive help with wildfires
By Jayme Lozano Carver The Texas Tribune on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Image Body LUBBOCK — A bill that establishes a statewide inventory of firefighting equipment won final approval Wednesday. The bill,...
05/07/2025 Online
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El Paso Times
Texas Senate panel advances bill to no longer allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition
Jessica Priest and Ayden Runnels Texas Tribune A bill that would make college less affordable for undocumented students, including those who have called the state their home for most of their lives, is...
05/07/2025 Online
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oaoa​.‌com
Sen. John Cornyn announces leadership team, including Trump pollster, for 2026 reelection campaign
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, seen in Austin on May 3, 2025, said in a statement announcing his reelection campaign leadership team that he would run "an aggressive campaign that clearly frames the choice for...
Guest Contributor
05/07/2025 Online
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oaoa​.‌com
Attempt to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips in Texas could stall in the Senate for a third time
A staff member at a Texas Harm Reduction Alliance drop-in center in Austin displays fentanyl test strips on May 5, 2025. Their organization can’t legally buy testing strips but accepts donations from other...
Guest Contributor
05/07/2025 Online
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Houston Public Media
FAA gives SpaceX environmental approval to increase rocket launches in South Texas
...under construction are situated near Boca Chica Beach on March 28, 2025. (Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Newsroom) SpaceX just got a lot closer to launching more rockets from its base in South Texas. The...
Lauren Mcgaughy
05/07/2025 Online
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Longview News Journal
Increased oversight of Texas universities: micromanagement or strengthening workforce?
The 307-foot tall landmark UT Tower is see in December 2021 on the University of Texas campus. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/TNS) The 307-foot tall landmark UT Tower is see in December 2021 on the University...
Milla Surjadi
05/07/2025 Online
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African American News
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Announces Texas’ Seventh Congressional District 2025 Art Competition Winner
Houston, TX—Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Saj Baldwin as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ Seventh Congressional District for his piece, Brothers....
05/07/2025 Online
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KRGV (ABC) 5 (Weslaco)
In bail talks, lawmakers close in on Texas GOP goal of keeping defendants in jail
...2025 8:40 AM May 07, 2025 in News Source: texastribune.org By: Kayla Guo and Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune The Republican proposal to amend the Texas Constitution is intended to limit bail as an option...
Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune, Kayla Guo
05/07/2025 Online
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KRGV (ABC) 5 (Weslaco)
Texas may put restraints on new big businesses hoping to tap into the energy grid
...07, 2025 8:39 AM May 07, 2025 in News Source: texastribune.org By: Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune A Texas lawmaker is worried about the state does not know how much energy it needs going...
The Texas Tribune, Carlos Nogueras Ramos
05/07/2025 Online
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The Katy News
NFIB Launches Digital Ad Campaign Urging Texas Lawmakers to ‘Cut the Inventory Tax’
...leading small business advocacy organization, today launched a digital advertising campaign calling on lawmakers to provide immediate relief to small business owners by cutting the state’s costly inventory tax....
05/07/2025 Online
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Spectrum News San Antonio
Legislature debates how to fix Texas' water problems
AUSTIN, TexasLawmakers are figuring out how to spend $4 billion effectively to improve access to water. What You Need To Know State Rep. Cody Harris, R-Palestine, has a bill, HJR7, that gives the ...
Erin Davis
05/07/2025 Online
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NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
North Texas public transit faces uncertain future amid funding debate
DALLAS, TX - May 7, 2025 - A new bill in the Texas Legislature could reshape public transportation funding in North Texas, potentially slashing financial support for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). House...
Joe Kelley
05/07/2025 Online
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