Texas needs more foster care spending transparency, state report says
The Texas Capitol in downtown Austin on Aug. 12, 2026. " /> Texas can be more transparent with how much it spends to temporarily house foster children and...
The Texas Capitol in downtown Austin on Aug. 12, 2026. " /> Texas can be more transparent with how much it spends to temporarily house foster children and...
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Tejano music star Michael Salgado is postponing upcoming performances for the next couple of weeks after suffering a stroke earlier this month, according to a statement from the singer. In a news release posted on Facebook on Thursday, Salgado said he suffered the stroke on Oct. ...
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Editor’s note: To help readers learn more about the candidates running for statewide seats, The Texas Tribune is sharing information about the Republican, Democratic and third-party candidates. For more information on midterms and the voting process, check out our election resour...
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Largely driven by Republicans intent on making elections more secure — and over objections from Democrats who say voting should be made easier, not harder — Texas lawmakers have changed a number of voting laws in the past two decades. Texas had about 18.7 million registered voter...
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The debacle over a Veterans Day ceremony has illustrated the impact of a lack of Congressional representation for the roughly 800,000 people in the district, with U.S. census data indicating that more than 56,000 veterans and military personnel are residing within. A debate over ...
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Valdez, whose work takes on social injustice and underrepresented communities, is one of 20 MacArthur Fellows recognized this year across a variety of fields....
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Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in towns across the occupied West Bank during the olive harvest on Friday and set fire to cars and trees. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked near a palace used by the country's internationally recognized government, killi...
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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS VERY WINDY: Gusts of 40-45 mph, especially during first half of today COOL: Temperatures will stay in the 60s today CHILLY MORNINGS: 40s in the forecast for both Saturday & Sunday morning FORECAST GRAB A JACKET: WINDY & COOL TODAY The cold front has arrived! W...
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Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from lung surgery has progressed so normally that the Vatican on Friday stopped providing morning updates confirming he had woken up and had breakfast, even as questions continued about what his cancer means for the future of his young pontificate. In the ...
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Hurricane Trudy strengthened to a major, Category 3 hurricane and forecasters said the storm was headed to the southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico’s Pacific coast. Early Friday, Trudy was about 250 miles (400 kilometers) southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, and about 355 mile...
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Pakistani authorities ordered inspections of all private schools in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after a school roof collapsed and killed 34 children and a teacher, as some victims’ relatives said the structure previously was reported to be weak. The provincial...
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There won't be a three-peat for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Their dream of becoming the first team to win three consecutive World Series titles since the New York Yankees from 1998-2000 — and the first National League club ever to accomplish the feat — faded with anemic offense, a s...
