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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a construction permit for four X-energy reactors at Dow's Seadrift Operations complex in Calhoun County. Dow has not yet decided to build.
Four bills filed on the first day of 2027 filing would cut off the insurance-fee money that paid for thousands of Flock cameras, ban license plate readers outright, or limit police use...
Austin ISD's general counsel disputed the comptroller's authority to interview staff and the scope of the review. Comptroller Don Huffines says the report will be published by December 31 without the district.
Texans approved 276 of 439 local bond measures in May. The Texas Public Policy Foundation says a 60 percent threshold would have stopped 43 of them and $6.4 billion in repayment.
The attorney general's office filed a nonsuit with prejudice in its case against the El Paso shelter network, El Paso Matters reported.
GM agreed to pay $220 million to 35 states and D.C. over drivers' data.
Comptroller Don Huffines says his own agency failed for up to 20 years to keep proper I-9 hiring records and faces about $5 million in federal penalties.
An outside audit of TEAM, the statewide voter registration system, will judge its long-term salvageability, with results due for the 2027 session, as county officials join working groups to fix it.
Mayor John Whitmire ordered Houston police to stop contacting ICE about administrative warrants when no one is arrested, and Austin's mayor asked for new police orders once Gina Hinojosa takes office.
Republican senators are discussing a rules change to cut the powers of Lieutenant Governor-elect Vikki Goodwin, whose authority over the Senate comes mostly from rules the senators adopt.
Democratic candidates won all 10 statewide judicial races, taking four Texas Supreme Court seats, three on the Court of Criminal Appeals and all three on the 15th Court of Appeals.
Rep. Eddie Morales Jr. of Eagle Pass announced a run for Texas House speaker, the first declared challenger to Rep. Senfronia Thompson, as Thompson picked up Rep. Joe Moody's backing.
Fifth Circuit judges asked whether two Chinese citizens living abroad can sue over Texas's 2025 land law at all. Texas says they lack standing and constitutional rights.
