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Austin hopes to make major progress Friday in restoring power

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Power outages remained widespread in Central Texas early Friday morning, but as temperatures were poised to start climbing…

After fumbled warnings about prolonged power outages, Austin mayor promises changes

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After Austin officials fumbled warnings about a persistent power crisis that could leave tens of thousands of people in the…

Icy winter weather causes flight cancellations, school closures across Texas

School closures and hazardous road conditions are expected through late Wednesday, according to forecasts. State officials caution Texans about local power outages but expect the grid to stay up. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily…

Texas heat-related deaths reached a two-decade high in 2022 amid extreme temperatures

A Texas Tribune analysis of state data found that at least 214 people in Texas were killed by heat last year, and a large portion of those deaths were likely migrants who died after crossing the border. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s…

After fumbled Uvalde shooting response, Texas senator wants to make it easier to sue law enforcement officers

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who represents Uvalde, said Tuesday that he is leading legislation to make it easier for…

Texas jobless rate drops below 4% for first time since pandemic shutdowns

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas continued a 14-month streak of record employment in December, according to a Friday report from the Texas Workforce…

Texas Supreme Court clears way for state’s education agency to take over Houston ISD

The decision from the state’s highest court would allow the TEA to move forward with its plan to replace Houston ISD’s school board members over low academic scores. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to…

Oaths, M&Ms and a historic Quran: Texas’ freshman lawmakers begin their inaugural legislative session

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. With his hand on a centuries-old Quran, Salman Bhojani was sworn in on Tuesday as one of the first Muslim representatives in…

“I want to fight”: LGBTQ Texans ready for legislative session as GOP lawmakers target them in dozens of bills

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. For LGBTQ mental health support, call the Trevor Project’s 24/7 toll-free support line at 866-488-7386. You can also reach a…

Two Texas bills would restrict lessons about sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools

Texas Legislature 2023 The legislation closely mirrors a Florida bill passed last year, dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, which detractors say would further isolate LGBTQ students and open teachers and school districts to legal risks.…

With rifles and razor wire, National Guard and state troopers are blocking migrants at the border in El Paso

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. EL PASO — National Guard members and state troopers formed a line on the banks of the Rio Grande on Tuesday and blocked dozens of migrants…

U.S. Supreme Court allows rapid removal of migrants to continue as legal challenge plays out

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court’s chief justice on Monday paused the scheduled lifting of an emergency health order the federal government has used…

Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The fight in several Texas cities to decriminalize marijuana has entered a new phase, as some city leaders have rebuffed voter-approved rules…

UT suspends head basketball coach after family violence arrest

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The University of Texas at Austin has suspended men’s head basketball coach Chris Beard without pay as he faces a third-degree felony charge…

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after juries award Sandy Hook parents almost $1.5 billion

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. InfoWars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has filed for bankruptcy in a Texas court after being ordered by multiple courts to pay…

Mother of 10-year-old Uvalde shooting victim sues school district, police and gun manufacturer

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The mother of a 10-year-old killed in the Uvalde school shooting has filed a federal lawsuit against the gun-maker and seller, the city of…

Tom Brady, Steph Curry and other celebrities face Texas investigation for endorsements of bankrupt crypto firm

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas is investigating celebrities who had endorsed FTX, the now bankrupt cryptocurrency firm, for potentially violating state securities…

Cryptocurrency firm FTX’s fall pains industry, but Texas stays optimistic

FTX’s bankruptcy has been a painful setback for the industry. But many legislators, investors and enthusiasts remain believers in making Texas crypto’s top destination. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the…

Watch a conversation on higher education and tomorrow’s workforce

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. As Texas faces a projected shortfall in workers to fill jobs in various industries over the next decade, higher education and workforce…

Texas lawmakers target property taxes, election fraud and transgender people in new legislation ahead of 2023 session

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas lawmakers won’t gavel in for the new legislative session until January, but they got their first chance to file bills Monday. By 1…