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Texas Political Pulse for April 9, 2026. You received 14 news.
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Battle to stop ICE facility in San Antonio continues under new DHS leadership
...condemn the treatment of families at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley. U.S. Rep. ​Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas) questioned the treatment of detainees at the detention facility, saying leaders...
Zachary-Taylor Wright
04/09/2026 Online
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KVUE ABC 24 Austin
'My community is not interested': San Antonio mayor urges DHS to reconsider using warehouse as ICE detention facility
...Wednesday letter to Mullin. The letter follows earlier outreach in February, when Jones joined U.S. Reps. ​Henry Cuellar, ​Joaquin Castro and ​Greg Casar, along with Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai and Commissioner...
Luke Whitney
04/09/2026 Online
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KTEN (NBC) 10 (Denison)
Texas state affairs committee members set to review data centers
Lawmakers in Austin will hold a public hearing to further discuss business developments and proposals related to data centers. (KTEN) — Data centers in ​Texas will be the focus of discussion in Austin on...
Sabine Welsh
04/09/2026 Online
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Office of the Texas Attorney General
Attorney General Ken Paxton Demands Documents from Over 1 , 000 Municipalities as Part of New Effort to Stop Cities From Illegally Raising Taxes
Attorney General ​Ken Paxton is investigating over 1,000 cities across ​Texas to ensure they are complying with state law that requires financial transparency and to prevent unlawful tax increases on Texans....
04/09/2026 Online
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Wichita Falls Times Record News
Camp Mystic being investigated by Texas Rangers and state officials
...evaluates whether to renew the camp’s license to operate this summer, according to state officials. The ​Texas Department of State Health Services is reviewing what it said were hundreds of complaints filed about...
Denise Nelson
04/09/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Dan Patrick says Republicans will ‘have a tough time’ holding Texas House majority in November
Lt. Gov. ​Dan Patrick speaks during the ​Texas Public Policy Foundation's annual policy summit at the AT&T Executive Hotel & Conference Center in Austin on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Lt. Gov. ​Dan Patrick...
Alejandro Serrano
04/09/2026 Online
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WFAA ABC 8 Dallas
Democrats seek to pause Texas’ social studies revamp over $70K grant from conservative think tank
Democrats on ​Texas’ SBOE call for an investigation into a $70,000 grant to a university historian from a conservative think tank amid review of history curriculum. Author: Jaden Edison (​Texas Tribune)...
Jaden Edison (texas Tribune)
04/09/2026 Online
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Minimum residential lot size dispute heats up in a Texas county
A proposed minimum residential lot size in Montgomery County could raise home prices as ​Texas SB 15 lowered minimums in big cities. "100% they do not want working-class people out there," Ellison said....
Richard Lawson
04/09/2026 Online
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88​.‌9 KETR
Texas school districts could spend millions to comply with new bus seat belt law
...them would cost $6.6 million. Hill said he hopes and expects the May reporting deadline will give ​lawmakers enough time to find the money in future ​legislative sessions to help pay for this seat-belt law....
04/09/2026 Online
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Moore County News Press
Texas water rights and water laws are 'the wild west,' Texas judge says By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor Apr 9, 2026 54 mins ago
...water rights, rural Texans will lose everything, their land, their cattle, their livelihoods, south ​Texas judges argued at a recent townhall meeting in Goliad, ​Texas. Bee County Judge George Morrill said...
Bethany Blankley
04/09/2026 Online
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KRIV Fox (Houston)
Texas hemp businesses head to court to fight new state rules
Businesses head to court over new hemp laws ​Texas hemp businesses are heading to court to fight new state rules that they say could cripple the entire industry. The Brief A coalition of business owners...
Katie Pratt
04/09/2026 Online
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KENS Channel 5 - San Antonio
San Antonio’s mayor is again calling on federal leaders to reconsider plans, citing transparency concerns and community impact.
...communication under new leadership. Her concerns are not new. Back in February, Jones sent a letter to ​Texas lawmakers representing San Antonio, urging them to oppose any funding tied to the project. She argued...
Earl Stoudemire
04/09/2026 Online
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San Antonio Express-News
Texas House moving closer to enforcing fines against quorum-busting Democrats
A group of ​Texas House members will meet on Friday as Republicans try to figure out how far they will go to collect fines levied on the dozens of Democrats who broke quorum last summer to fight redistricting....
John C. Moritz
04/09/2026 Online
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Texas Metro News
HIghway named in honor of former Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
...gathered for a bus tour of the sites where signs designated parts of Highway 67 as the ‘Congresswoman ​Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway." The Johnson Family Credit: Texas Metro News By C. L. Smith Texas...
Texas Metro News
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