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Texas Political Pulse for October 9, 2026. You received 19 news.
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Houston Panel Calls for Local Vote to End State School Takeovers
Image Credit: African American News & Issues HOUSTON — A Houston commission is urging ​Texas lawmakers to limit the power of state-appointed school leaders, raise the threshold for taking over an entire...
African American News Editorial Staff
10/09/2026 Online
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Boerne Star
Show Republican values at the polls
...also available, a good option for many voters. Sure, Kendall County is reliably Republican red. As a ​Texas governor once remarked to me privately, "I wish all of ​Texas was like Kendall County." But our votes...
Scott Kramer Kendall County Republican
10/09/2026 Online
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Kurv 710
Trump Calls Cuellar Disloyal For Remaining A Democrat After Pardon
...photo: President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) President Trump is criticizing South ​Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar for sticking with the Democratic Party after being pardoned last year. Trump...
10/09/2026 Online
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Fox Business
JD Vance tasked with reclaiming young male voters as midterm poll shows shift
Midterm polls show a shift among young male voters toward Democratic candidates. ​Texas Congressman Brandon Gill joins 'The Bottom Line' to discuss how Vice President JD Vance can help the Republican Party...
10/09/2026 Online
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Amarillo Gazette
Rep. Ronny Jackson announces $9.75 million federal grant for WTAMU cattle research center
West ​Texas A&M University will receive a $9.75 million federal grant for a new beef cattle research center following an announcement by ​Representative Ronny Jackson on Oct. 8. Matching funds bring total...
C. L. Taylor
10/09/2026 Online
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KVIA ABC 7 El Paso
‘He wants me to lose’: Paxton complains about lack of support from Cornyn in leaked audio
...he would "love to have" John Cornyn’s support after their bruising Republican primary runoff in the ​Texas Senate race. But privately, Paxton has grown frustrated with the outgoing ​senator’s distance from...
Cnn Newsource
10/09/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the ​Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state...
10/09/2026 Online
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Midland Reporter-Telegram
How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall
RUIDOSA, ​Texas (AP) — The message from the Trump administration has been clear: It is moving ahead with a $46 billion border wall project stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. But in...
Rebecca Santana
10/09/2026 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio
Mayes Middleton, running for Texas attorney general, wants to "put God back in government"
...Commandments and pressed the district to hang them. When the board demurred due to the pending lawsuit, ​Attorney General Ken Paxton sued and a judge ordered them to hang the signs. Over the last decade as a state...
Eleanor Klibanoff
10/09/2026 Online
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1190talkradio​.‌iheart
All Of A Sudden Texas Democrats Are Concerned About Election Integrity
With just 25 days to go now until the midterms, you may have noticed that the ​Texas 'mainstream' media is suddenly concerned about possible issues on Election Day. The left is not happy that illegals and...
10/09/2026 Online
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KBTX (CBS) 3 (Bryan)
Blindsided by Big Solar: $1.7B energy project under construction outside Aggieland
...and unprotected Published: Oct. 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM CDT|Updated: 31 minutes ago ROBERTSON COUNTY, ​Texas (KBTX) - Robertson County will soon be home to what developers describe as the largest solar project...
Ashley Bowerman
10/09/2026 Online
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Houston Defender
250 days in Congress: Christian Menefee plans to rebuild TX-18
In his first 250 days, U.S. ​Representative Christian Menefee says he has addressed constituent case backlog, filed ​legislation, and focused on affordability and funding for the 18th ​Congressional District....
Tannistha Sinha
10/09/2026 Online
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KEYE CBS 42 Austin
Blue Origin expanding Constellation Park to Hutto, creating up to 2,000 jobs
HUTTO, ​Texas — Blue Origin is bringing a major aerospace expansion to Hutto, a move city leaders say could reshape the local economy with as many as 2,000 new jobs and millions in future tax revenue. Gov....
Vincent Martorano
10/08/2026 Online
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WFAA ABC 8 Dallas
Hurricane Isaias could push already elevated gas, diesel prices even higher
The average price of regular gasoline in ​Texas was $3.87 a gallon, according to AAA, compared with $2.72 a gallon at the same time last year — an increase of $1.15. ​TEXAS, USA — As a hurricane approaches...
10/08/2026 Online
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KVII ABC 7 (Amarillo)
Trump calls for debate in Texas's US Senate race
...and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices). State ​Representative James Talarico, the Democratic candidate, has agreed to multiple debates dodged by his Republican...
Ray Lewis | The National News Desk
10/08/2026 Online
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foxsanantonio​.‌com
Hill Country flood survivors call for aid and clearer process
...disaster declaration did. "People need to rebuild quickly so they can move on with their lives," said ​Texas House Representative Vikki Goodwin, District 47. That is why Goodwin is proposing a state fund to...
Phil Sterling
10/08/2026 Online
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KXAN NBC 36 Austin
Taylor prepares vote on data center campus agreement
Posted: Updated: Taylor city hall (KXAN) Posted: Updated: SHARE TAYLOR, ​Texas (KXAN) — City council members may vote on the "Taylor Technology Campus" Thursday night. If a development agreement's approved,...
Nathan Langley
10/08/2026 Online
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Brazoria County Facts
Trump, Paxton take jabs at Talarico's absence
Gabby Birenbaum The ​Texas Tribune Oct 8, 2026 President Donald Trump campaigns with Senate GOP nominee Ken Paxton at a rally Wednesday at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. Jacob Lujan/The ​Texas...
Gabby Birenbaum
10/08/2026 Online
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KXAN NBC 36 Austin
As Paxton asks ‘Where’s James Talarico?’ Trump urges …
...for U.S. Senate James Talarico appeared in public was Sept. 30 — on a projector screen in Edinburg, ​Texas. The Austin-area State ​Representative had planned to attend the U.S. Hispanic Business Council event...
Adam Schwager
10/08/2026 Online
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