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“Why now?”: Biden’s new immigration policy to limit asylum seekers faces quick criticism in Texas ( www.texastribune.org )

How a chance meeting helped Texas become the nation’s top beekeeping state ( www.texastribune.org )

Texas legislators want to help property owners deal with squatters. But the changes could affect tenants. ( www.texastribune.org )

Far-right favorite Abraham George elected to lead Texas GOP ( www.texastribune.org )

Texas GOP convention kicks off with party leaders attacking Speaker Dade Phelan ( www.texastribune.org )

The government wants to buy their flood-prone homes. But these Texans aren’t moving. ( www.texastribune.org )

Texas leaders zero in on exploding hemp market ( www.texastribune.org )

Amarillo City Council must vote on abortion travel ban following successful voter petition ( www.texastribune.org )

North Texas landowners trying to stop a reservoir that Wichita Falls calls crucial ( www.texastribune.org )

When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families - A handful of Texas jails have issued electronic tablets to inmates. Counties can make money off their use. ( www.texastribune.org )

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How shifting U.S. policies led to one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history ( www.texastribune.org )

Forty men were killed and more than two dozen were injured in one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history. Investigators put the blame for the incident on the migrants who set the blaze and the guards who failed to help them. The United States urged immigrants to take heed of the tragedy and pursue...

Proposed changes to state Medicaid plans could shake up health coverage for 1.8 million low-income Texans ( www.texastribune.org )

The move, which has not been finalized, would drop three large health plans run for two decades by nonprofit children’s hospitals....

UT-Austin announces round of firings in latest step to comply with Texas’ DEI ban ( www.texastribune.org )

The University of Texas at Austin has laid off dozens employees who used to work in diversity, equity and inclusion programs....

First human case of bird flu in Texas detected after contact with infected dairy cattle ( www.texastribune.org )

The person had contact with infected cattle, state health officials said. It's the second recorded human case in the U.S....

Texas prosecutor disciplined for allowing murder charge against woman who self-managed an abortion ( www.texastribune.org )

Starr County District Attorney Gocha Ramirez reached a settlement with the State Bar of Texas following an investigation. Ramirez agreed to pay a $1,250 fine, and his license will be held in a probated suspension for one year, ending on March 31, 2025....

She was told her twin sons wouldn’t survive. Texas law made her give birth anyway. ( www.texastribune.org )

In December 2022, Miranda and her partner, Levi Langley, packed up the whole family, all their possessions and their pet chameleon and set out for Texas. It was time to come home....