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Talk on late-pregnancy abortions canceled at Texas Tech
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (500+ words) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center canceled a scheduled talk by an OB-GYN who has provided abortion care later in pregnancy after opponents argued the discussion would be illegal on a public university campus, a claim abortion-rights advocates dispute. Asked…...
Texas AG probes three school districts over ICE protests
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (289+ words) Your donation before Election Day will help more Texans get free, trusted voting resources from The Texas Tribune. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched investigations into three school districts over student protests against immigration enforcement, alleging that school officials…...
UT-Austin to merge race, ethnic and gender study programs
6+ day, 17+ min ago (272+ words) Your donation before Election Day will help more Texans get free, trusted voting resources from The Texas Tribune. by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune February 12, 2026 In a sweeping restructure, the University of Texas at Austin will consolidate four departments," including…...
Enterprise and Investigations Reporter
1+ week, 1+ day ago (356+ words) Your donation before Election Day will help more Texans get free, trusted voting resources from The Texas Tribune. The Texas Tribune, the state's go-to source for Texas politics and policy news, is hiring an Enterprise and Investigations Reporter. This reporter…...
Lecturer no longer at Texas State after expletive-laced rant
1+ week, 5+ day ago (323+ words) Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. by Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune February 5, 2026 A Texas State University lecturer is no longer teaching at the university after a doctor publicly shared an expletive-filled Facebook message in…...
Fired after gender lesson, former professor sues Texas A&M
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (689+ words) Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. by Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune February 4, 2026 Months after Texas A&M fired a professor over a gender identity lesson, she is suing the university, alleging administrators knowingly violated…...
Texas families begin applying for private school vouchers
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (829+ words) Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. by Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune February 4, 2026 Texas families can begin applying for private school vouchers Wednesday, the most significant step yet in a state program set to launch…...
Texas Tech struggles with new policy on gender, race
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (1706+ words) Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. by Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune February 4, 2026 When Henry Carter opened the syllabus for a spring class at Texas Tech University, he found "DO NOT READ" stamped next to…...
TEA warns of state takeovers for “encouraging” student protests
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (453+ words) Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. by Jaden Edison and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune February 3, 2026 The Texas Education Agency on Tuesday warned school districts that they could be taken over by the state if…...
Texas Tribune welcomes students to its spring fellowship
2+ week, 1+ day ago (598+ words) Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. by Andy Alford, The Texas Tribune February 3, 2026 The Texas Tribune welcomes a select group of college students to its fellowship program this spring. Our fellowships offer a unique opportunity…...