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Texas Political Pulse for January 22, 2026. You received 18 news.
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KENS Channel 5 - San Antonio
Gov. Abbott will brief on Texas's response to severe winter weather, with key leaders updating on freezing temperatures and potential power impacts.
...Published: 9:26 AM CST January 22, 2026 Updated: 9:28 AM CST January 22, 2026 AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. ​Greg Abbott will receive a briefing and hold a press conference Thursday morning in Austin as state officials...
Tegna Texas
01/22/2026 Online
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KTRE (ABC) 9 (Lufkin)
5th Circuit Court of Appeals weighs Ten Commandments posting requirements in Texas schools
...requires every classroom to display the Ten Commandments somewhere on the wall. Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton requested that all 17 judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals hear both sides of the case,...
Jessica Rajkumar
01/22/2026 Online
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El Paso Times
Crockett poll shows 13‑point lead over Talarico in US Senate primary
Jan. 22, 2026, 6:30 a.m. MT After recent polling found state Rep. ​James Talarico leading the Democratic primary field in the Texas U.S. Senate race, U.S. Rep. ​Jasmine Crockett's campaign conducted its...
Adam Powell
01/22/2026 Online
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KSST Radio (Sulphur Springs)
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Blasts Lab-Grown Meat Ruling: "Texas Will Not Back Down"
January 22, 2026 - AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner ​Sid Miller recently condemned a federal ruling that undermines the state’s recently enacted ban on lab-grown meat, calling it "an assault on Texas...
01/22/2026 Online
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KTBC (FOX 7) Austin
Texas may become first state to mandate Bible readings in public schools
...Christian woman reading the Holy Bible. (Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The Brief ​Texas may require public school students to read passages from the Christian Bible. The proposal is part...
Mack Shaw
01/22/2026 Online
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Spectrum News San Antonio
Democratic Texas AG candidates debate ahead of March primaries
...that misinformation is concerned about my candidacy. I’ve done really well," said Box. State Sen. ​Nathan Johnson was the first Democratic candidate to enter the Texas AG race. He believes not only that he...
Blessing Iwuchukwu
01/22/2026 Online
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Houston Press
Menefee and Edwards Race for Congress Decided Next Week
...and becomes a sitting Congressman, he will likely go on to secure victory against longtime U.S. Rep. ​Al Green in the March primary. The poll shows 41 percent of surveyed District 18 residents say they will...
01/22/2026 Online
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Fox Business
Wall Street’s Texas move gains steam as NYSE Texas hits 100-company milestone
...U.S. capital markets remain unmatched globally. The New York Stock Exchange’s quiet expansion into ​Texas is gaining rapid traction, with NYSE President Lynn Martin revealing that more than 100 companies...
Kristen Altus
01/22/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Federal appeals court to rehear challenge against Texas’ immigration law
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers make a traffic stop in southeast Austin on Aug. 7, 2023. Three years ago, ​Texas lawmakers passed a landmark law that would let state police arrest people suspected...
Alejandro Serrano
01/22/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Texas health officials worry falling vaccination rates could increase risk of measles outbreaks
...effect access. (Shutterstock | Shutterstock) One year after the historic measles outbreak in West ​Texas that sickened hundreds of people and led to the deaths of two children, local health officials worry...
Abigail Ruhman
01/22/2026 Online
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KSST Radio (Sulphur Springs)
Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Wide-Sweeping Investigation into Unlawful Financial Incentives Related to Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
January 22, 2026 - Attorney General ​Ken Paxton opened a landmark investigation into the multi-level, multi-industry scheme that has illegally incentivized medical providers to recommend childhood vaccines...
01/22/2026 Online
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El Paso Times
Sen. Ted Cruz spotted on flight ahead of Texas winter storm
Jan. 22, 2026, 6:00 a.m. MT U.S. Sen. ​Ted Cruz is drawing criticism from some after he was reportedly spotted on a flight from Texas to California on Tuesday. Shea Jordan Smith, a political strategist,...
Natassia Paloma
01/22/2026 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio
House moves to finish government funding as Democrats decry Homeland Security bill
...year's final tranche of spending bills on Thursday, an effort that is being complicated by Democratic ​lawmakers' concerns that the measure funding the Department of Homeland Security inadequately addresses President...
Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking
01/22/2026 Online
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Dallas Express
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt Emphasizes ‘America First' Stance In U.S. Senate Election In Texas
U.S. Rep. ​Wesley Hunt is positioning himself as one of the few staunch ‘America First' voices in the U.S. Senate amid a reshuffling of key Republican seats. Hunt, a Houston Republican congressman and West...
Kellen Mcgovern Jones
01/22/2026 Online
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KTXS - TV ABC 12 (Abilene)
Medical examiner rules migrant's death at Camp East Montana a homicide
...preserve all evidence - including halting their effort to deport the witnesses," El Paso Congresswoman ​Veronica Escobar said. "I reiterate my call for Camp East Montana to be shut down and for the contract with...
Natalie Venegas
01/22/2026 Online
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South Texas Community News
Texas' March 3 Primary Elections
by María Méndez and Alex Ford, The ​Texas Tribune Texans will have more of a say over who their state elected officials will be during the 2026 primaries. ​Texas Republican and Democrat voters will pick...
Alex Ford, María Méndez
01/22/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Child care advocate, Tarrant native runs for office with focus on young Texans
...running for office in the Abilene area in the hopes of bringing representation of early educators to the ​Texas Legislature. BriTanya Brown, an independent candidate for ​Texas House District 71, has launched a...
Lina Ruiz
01/22/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper Houston
Q&A: Learn more about the Democratic candidates for Texas House District 142
Three candidates are running in the ​Texas House District 142 Democratic primary election in March. Pictured is early voting in November at the Octavia Fields Branch Library in Humble.(Emily Lincke/Community...
Emily Lincke
01/22/2026 Online
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