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Attorney General Ken Paxton said the Trump-led GOP convention in Dallas “dropped our numbers,” according to a recent audio recording published by The New York Times.
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Ken Paxton privately said Trump’s convention hurt his Senate bid
The attorney general said the Trump-led GOP gathering in Dallas “dropped our numbers,” according to a recent audio recording published by The New York Times.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 2h
Today is the final day of The Texas Tribune’s Fall Member Drive. Our goal: 500 new members and $50,000. We’re a nonprofit newsroom, and our journalism is free for everyone to access. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to support the Tribune, today is it. trib.it/help
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 20h
Attorneys for Clayton Tucker, the Democrat candidate running for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, and the campaign of GOP nominee Nate Sheets have accused the other's candidate of being ineligible to serve in the position. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/29/t...
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Texas ag commissioner candidates trade ineligibility jabs
The candidates accused one another of not having ties to the agriculture industry, a requirement under state law.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 21h
Reporter @zachdespart.bsky.social broke the news about Texas AG Ken Paxton potentially violating federal ethics and state election laws. Join him on Reddit on Sept. 30, 2 p.m. CT, to discuss what this means for Paxton’s competitive U.S. Senate race in November.
This image promotes a Reddit A M A with Texas Tribune and ProPublica reporter Zach Despart on Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate bid. The event will be hosted on Wednesday, September 30 at 2 p m central time, on the subreddit r slash politics.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 29/09/2026
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow is the final day of our Fall Member Drive. We’re working toward 500 new members and a $50,000 goal. Your support helps keep The Texas Tribune’s journalism free and accessible to everyone. One more day to help sustain the reporting Texans rely on. Donate below: 👇 trib.it/help
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
500 new members. $50,000 goal. Sept. 30 deadline. Help us get there. trib.it/help
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
The owners of Camp Mystic have proposed selling off the riverfront property in bankruptcy after the deaths of 27 campers and counselors in a 2025 flood. Via @AP: www.texastribune.org/2026/09/28/t...
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Camp Mystic proposes selling the property in bankruptcy
The proposal would auction off the 749-acre property on the Guadalupe River where 27 campers and counselors died during the July 4, 2025 flood.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
We’re entering the final days of our Fall Member Drive. Our goal is still 500 new members and $50,000 raised by Sept. 30. If you’ve been thinking about supporting the Tribune, now is the time. Help us reach 500 new members before the drive ends in 3 days.⤵️ trib.it/help
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar is known as one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress. But Cuellar's engagement with South Texas activists and industry groups amid Trump's immigration crackdown has helped him make inroads with progressive organizers in the region.
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Cuellar receives tepid endorsement from LUPE Votes
Cuellar is known as one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress who often diverges from the party on issues like immigration, abortion and gun rights.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 27/09/2026
When asked why he doesn’t become an independent, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman responded: “Because I’m a lifelong Republican.” After realizing his slip-up, Fetterman laughed and said: “That’ll get clipped.” He then corrected himself and said he's a lifelong Democrat. #TribFest26
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 27/09/2026
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman: "I am not a Republican. I respect Republicans, I know and love a lot of Republicans. I think we need more bipartisanship." #TribFest26
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 27/09/2026
Watch live: U.S. Sen. @johnfetterman.com joins CBS News’ Major Garrett for a conversation about why he's charting his own course and what he thinks of the current Democratic Party. #TribFest26 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG1a...
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One on One with John Fetterman
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 26/09/2026
Watch live: U.S. Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social, Texas Civil Rights Project president Rochelle Garza and Sigrid Gonzalez of The Encuentro Project sit down with Propublica/Texas Tribune reporter @perla-trevizo.bsky.social to discuss what’s happening in ICE detention centers. #TribFest26
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Inside Texas’ ICE Detention Centers
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 26/09/2026
At #TribFest26, Karl Rove discussed the U.S. Senate race between Paxton and Talarico: “If this were the normal Republican versus Democrat, this would not be a race. … Ken Paxton has sent me several emails saying ‘I’m losing, I need your help.’ Even the Republicans are admitting that they’re behind.”
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 26/09/2026
A weekend on the coast sounds pretty good. 👀 Support The Texas Tribune during our Fall Member Drive for your chance to win a Corpus Christi getaway. trib.it/help
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 26/09/2026
Plus $250 to Water Street, $100 to Brewster Street, flights or a gas card and a Corpus Christi rental car, if applicable. Support the Tribune for your chance to win this sweet prize.💫 trib.it/help
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 26/09/2026
The weekend includes: • Stay at Lively Beach • Horses on the Beach • Glow Row • Texas State Aquarium • USS Lexington
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 26/09/2026
Why wait? Fall looks better on the coast. 🌊 Support The Texas Tribune during our Fall Member Drive for a chance to win a Corpus Christi getaway.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 26/09/2026
Watch live: Former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove discusses the Texas political map, the midterms and the future of the Republican party with CNN politics reporter Patrick Svitek. #TribFest26
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Karl Rove on the 2026 and the future of Republicans
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 26/09/2026
Watch live: U.S. Reps. @repfletcher.bsky.social, @menefee.house.gov and Pete Sessions join the Tribune's Gabby Birenbaum to discuss what the state needs from Washington right now and what they're fighting for on behalf of their state. #TribFest26
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Texas on the Hill
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 26/09/2026
Delayed Texas voter applications highlight how difficult it is to register in the state, experts say. Via @votebeat.org
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Texas’ delayed voter applications highlight registration woes
Texas is among eight states that don’t have universal online voter registration. A DPS snafu created a backlog of at least 200,000 applications this week.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
Strong journalism asks questions. We check the facts. We follow the evidence. We keep reporting. Help sustain that work. Become a member today. ❤️ trib.it/help
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
Texans need truth. Behind every story are hours of digging, questioning, reporting and fact-checking. Your support helps make that work possible. trib.it/help
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
Watch live: National Book Award-winning author and historian @ibramxk.bsky.social discusses the arguments behind his new book, "Chain of Ideas: How Authoritarian Thinking Takes Root in America" with Peniel Joseph, the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values at UT-Austin. #TribFest26
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Ibram X Kendi on "Chain of ideas"
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
New: Jon Rosenthal says he and Bo French agreed to first major debate between Texas statewide candidates
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Jon Rosenthal says he and Bo French have agreed to debate
The debate, which has not been confirmed by French, would be his first major public event since he attracted criticism over racist posts about UT students.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
Watch live: U.S. Sen. @warnock.senate.gov sits down with @evanasmith.bsky.social to discuss how faith informs his politics and winning as a Democrat in a traditionally red state. #TribFest26
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One on One with Sen. Raphael Warnock
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
The Tribune reported how counties lack the power to regulate data centers as companies increasingly build in unincorporated areas. www.texastribune.org/2026/06/08/t... Accountability starts with knowing what’s happening. Become a member and help keep Texans informed. trib.it/help
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A data center boom is coming to Texas. See where they’re going.
A Texas Tribune analysis identified at least 248 planned data center projects. Opponents fear the projects will spike Texans’ electric bills and make the grid less reliable. But industry representativ...
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
When a new Texas law prompted scrutiny of universities, professors and students warned it could lead to self-censorship and limit what students learn. The Tribune examined what the law was doing. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/28/u...
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Increased scrutiny of Texas colleges detailed in hearing
Students and professors who say SB 37 led to censorship are holding a news conference before the Texas Senate’s hearing.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
After ICE-related deaths, religious leaders called for answers and accountability. In Houston, attorneys and former law enforcement officials told the Tribune that tactics used in a deadly ICE pursuit broke with best practices and may have violated the law. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/15/t...
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Houston ICE shooting shows likely law enforcement policy violations
More than a dozen attorneys and former law enforcement officials reviewed footage of the deadly ICE car pursuit for The Texas Tribune. They said ICE’s tactics were breaking with best practice and poss...
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
Accountability reporting starts with a question: What happened? Then come the documents, interviews, data, public records and hours of reporting needed to understand the answer. That work is a core part of what we do at The Texas Tribune. 🧵
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
Watch live: The New York Times' Maggie Haberman discusses the reporting from her new book, "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump" with @evanasmith.bsky.social. #TribFest26 #TribFest26 #TribFest26 www.youtube.com/watch?v=irGQ...
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Maggie Haberman on the "Imperial Presidency"
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the University of Texas at Austin did not violate a former student’s First Amendment rights when it canceled the April 2024 pro-Palestinian protest and later suspended him.
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Judge rules UT did not violate rights in pro-Palestinian protest
A student sued the University of Texas at Austin alleging administrators violated his First Amendment rights for disciplinary action following the protest.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 25/09/2026
Watch live: Former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sits down with New York Times correspondent Robert Draper about her fallout with President Donald Trump, and what's next for her. #TribFest26
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One on One with Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
@jamestalarico.bsky.social: "Today, I’m challenging Ken Paxton to a debate on Fox News." #TribFest26
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
Watch live: Texas Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social talks to the Tribune's Editor-in-Chief @mwatkinstrib.bsky.social about his race for U.S. Senate against Attorney General Ken Paxton, and his vision for the state. #TribFest26
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One on One with James Talarico
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Terri Langford @tlangford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Appeals court rejects finding that Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio is innocent www.texastribune.org/2026/09/24/t...
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Lower court’s findings on Melissa Lucio’s innocence struck down
A district judge found Lucio “actually innocent" in 2024 and ruled the state had suppressed evidence in her death penalty case.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
Watch live: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt sits down with The National Review's Jim Geraghty to make his case for conservative governing and what the rest of the country can learn from his home state. #TribFest26 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qlh...
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One on One with Gov. Kevin Stitt
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
Watch live: Publisher of The Bulwark @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social discusses her new book, "How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time,” with Astead Herndon for a live recording of his "America, Actually" podcast. #TribFest26
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Sarah Longwell on Fighting Authoritarianism
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
In Austin, we’re following the potential state takeover of Austin ISD, explaining what’s at stake for students, families and locally elected school leaders. www.texastribune.org/2026/08/25/t...
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Texas public school takeovers: what you need to know
More districts across Texas are at risk of intervention by the state’s education commissioner. Here’s what that means for public schools.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
North Texas is growing fast, but that growth raises an important question: Can Texans afford to live here? Our reporters continue to follow the region’s policies and more affecting where people can live in North Texas. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/27/t...
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New housing laws resulted in thousands of homes in Texas
The laws, which make it easier to build apartments, face stiff resistance from North Texas suburbs. State lawmakers vow to force cities to comply.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
In El Paso, The Texas Tribune has been closely reporting on the expansion and oversight of immigration detention facilities, including Camp East Montana, the country’s largest ICE detention center. www.texastribune.org/2026/05/30/t...
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ICE sued over “inhumane” conditions at Camp East Montana
The El Paso tent camp has seen at least three detainee deaths, a measles outbreak and nearly 50 detention standards violations in less than a year of operation.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
What happens in Austin can affect a family in Amarillo, a teacher in El Paso, a business in Houston or a student in the Rio Grande Valley. Texas is big. Our reporting follows the story across the state. 🧵
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 24/09/2026
Watch live: Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks with Washington Post Politics Editor Naftali Bendavid about the future of his party and his political career. #TribFest26
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One on One with Ambassador Rahm Emanuel
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 23/09/2026
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 23/09/2026
Judges pressed Texas A&M’s lawyer on a key argument in the university system’s defense of its drag show bans: how officials can compare such performances to blackface while also arguing the shows are not expressive enough to trigger First Amendment protection.
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Texas A&M drag ban cases before federal judges
Student groups in two cases concerning drag performances on Texas A&M System campus venues argue the bans violate First Amendment protections.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 23/09/2026
The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin was not using a body camera during the Sunday incident, according to news reports. The officer was issued a body camera, but it is unclear why he was not wearing the device during the shooting.
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Reports: ICE officer in Austin shooting was not wearing body cam
The recent ICE recruit was issued a body camera, reports said. It’s not clear why he was not using the device during the Sunday shooting.
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