Democrats Favored to Flip Texas House Seat Trump Won by 18 Points

Democrats are seeing fresh signs of life in a South Texas congressional seat that looked, on paper, like one of the harder places for the party to win back in 2026. Democrat Bobby Pulido leads Republican Representative Monica De La Cruz in a new poll of …

Safety, freedom and no misgendering: inside the Texas summer camp for trans kids

For the first time in his life, 17-year-old Alastair Mendoza didn’t think twice about jumping in the water. He kayaked through tangles of reeds, taking in the schools of minnows beneath him and the hawks overhead. He splashed around with friends he had …

University of Maryland ‘teacher of the year’ detained by ICE in Texas

An instructor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore who only just received a “teacher of the year” award has been arrested by federal immigration agents under the command of the Trump administration. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials …

Inside a Texas summer camp for LGBTQ+ kids – in pictures

Texas Property Owners Have One Final Appeal Option

O'Connor discusses how Texas property owners have one final appeal option. HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, August 4, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- While the deadline to file property tax appeals in Texas passed on May 15, it has taken months …

Approved 2027 Texas water plan calls for $1.7B in regional water supply strategies

Texas water planners are proposing that local governments in Northeast Texas undertake $1.7 billion in strategies to increase water supplies and reduce water loss by 2080. State water planners also are calling for greater protection of an East Texas bayou …

Critics blast Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s pause on data centers as ‘political theater’

Texas Gov. Greg Abott speaks at a political rally. Credit: X / @GregAbbott_TX Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he’s paused the connection of new data centers to the state’s power grid while regulators audit the projects. However, critics are …

Texas Seniors Lost Medicare Advantage Plans in 2026 — Humana Just Announced 600,000 More Exits for 2027

Humana exited 194 counties nationally heading into 2026 — including markets across Texas — forcing hundreds of thousands of seniors to find new coverage during open enrollment last fall. Aetna discontinued 90 Medicare Advantage plans across 34 states. …

Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender

Never miss a story! The Texas Tribune's daily newsletter gives readers the most essential Texas news. Sign up for The Brief. Four professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge Monday to block the Texas A&M University System’s …

Texas data center approval halt scrambles grid plans

Data center developers and critics are reckoning with what a new data center pause in Texas will mean — and how possible state legislation could further slow massive construction plans. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who is up for reelection this fall, …