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Texas Republicans have tried to rein in property taxes for five years. Has it worked?
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoAn aerial view of homes near Interstate 45 in Houston, on Sept. 16, 2019. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez...
Coal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rules
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoThe rules will require coal-fueled plants, including Texas plants that produced about 12% of power...
Paxton’s push to oust incumbents puts spotlight on Court of Criminal Appeals primaries
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoThe attorney general has tried to supplant eight Republican judges on the court after they rejected...
House Speaker Dade Phelan’s immigration record central in bid to oust him
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoThe Beaumont Republican’s foes are trying to paint him as soft on the border, even after last year’s...
A new way to fund Texas community colleges focuses on student success, not enrollment
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoA historic $683 million investment in community colleges rewards schools for getting students to...
With new state funds in hand, community colleges waive tuition for some high school students
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoCommunity college leaders hope free tuition programs will help change the conversation about the...
Ken Paxton successfully ousts three Republican criminal appeal court judges
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoThree incumbent judges with nearly a century of criminal law experience fell victim to Paxton’s...
New EPA rule to slash cancer-causing emissions from sterilization facilities
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoLaredo residents who live near a sterilization plant say the new federal limits on the pollutant...
Texas is struggling to diversify its mental health workforce as the state becomes less white
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoHispanics make up the largest share of Texas' population, but the state has struggled to train and...
After years of losing battles with GOP leaders, some big city Texas mayors strike friendlier tone
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoAustin Mayor Kirk Watson and incoming Houston Mayor John Whitmire, two veteran Democratic...