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Tens of Thousands of Texas Homeowners Leave Homestead Tax Savings Unclaimed
About 57,000 Dallas County homes appear to lack a homestead exemption worth an estimated $310 million. Homeowners can still claim it up to two years late.
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Railroad Commission Plugs Record 2,022 Orphaned Wells as San Antonio Well Keeps Leaking
The Railroad Commission plugged 2,022 orphaned wells in fiscal 2026 for $125.6 million. A San Antonio well plugged several times is on its list again, at an estimated $700,000.
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Dallas ISD Pays $1 Million to Settle Claims It Failed to Report Teacher
Dallas ISD will pay $1 million to settle federal claims it certified compliance with Texas reporting law while never reporting a teacher accused of misconduct with minors.
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Texas and Washington Tell Supreme Court Out-of-State Cities Cannot Revive Immigration Rule
Texas and the Justice Department told the Supreme Court that Baltimore, Columbus and New Haven lack standing to revive a vacated immigration-court rule.
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Attorney General Backs East Texans Fighting to Reopen Fenced Trinity River Waterway
The attorney general's office filed a brief backing Save the Cutoff, which is asking the Twelfth Court of Appeals to reopen an old Trinity River channel a landowner fenced in 2022.
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Texas Comptroller Moves to End Sales Tax on Medical Records Systems
Comptroller Don Huffines ordered a rule change to stop taxing electronic health record systems and patient portals as information or data processing services.
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FBI Arrests McKinney Teen in Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot to Kill Congressman Keith Self
A 17-year-old from McKinney is in federal custody, accused of plotting to kill U.S. Rep. Keith Self in an attack on behalf of the Islamic State, Gov. Greg Abbott said.
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Texian Partisan Opens Live Results Desk for Texas Election Night
The Texian Partisan's live page tracks Texas early voting now and every statewide and legislative race from 7 p.m. Central on November 3, county by county and district by district.
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TCEQ Tells Abbott Data Center Permits Are Paused as Watchdog Lists Approvals
TCEQ told Gov. Abbott it has paused data center permits a month after his order. Public Citizen says agency records show eight stormwater permits issued after the order.
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Federal Appeals Court Pulls Dallas Judge Ada Brown’s Cases and Demands Answers
The Fifth Circuit's judicial council reassigned Dallas federal Judge Ada Brown's cases and ordered her to explain why she sent confidential and sealed files to about 140 people.
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Harris County Sets Midterm Record on First Day of Texas Early Voting
Harris County checked in 104,659 in-person voters Monday, a first-day record for a midterm, as Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis and El Paso counties reported heavy first-day turnout.
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Texas Health Agency Plans $78 Million in Rural Healthcare Grants to 216 Providers
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission plans $78 million in Rural Texas Strong grants to 216 providers, the first share of an expected $1.4 billion federal program.
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Abbott Asks Treasury to Delay Federal Tax Deadlines in 62 Storm-Hit Counties
Abbott asked Treasury to suspend federal tax deadlines and waive penalties in 62 counties hit by the July storms, including 39 Washington left out of its disaster declaration.
