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Texas Political Pulse for May 4, 2026. You received 16 news.
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KPRC NBC 2 Houston
Why Houston trash pickup is falling behind
...weeks alone, jumping from 2,922 to 5,000 complaints. Steven David, Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor ​John Whitmire, says the reasons go back years, and they start with a piece of infrastructure most Houstonians...
Rilwan Balogun, Jason Nguyen
05/04/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Republican Brett Ligon, former Montgomery County DA, wins special election for open Texas Senate seat
...attorney of Montgomery County, won a special election Saturday for the state Senate district vacated by ​Brandon Creighton, who was tapped last year to be chancellor of the ​Texas Tech University System. Ligon...
Colleen Deguzman, Alejandro Serrano
05/04/2026 Online
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El Paso Times
El Paso County receives $700,000 grant to fight cybercrime, deepfakes
...2026, 6:05 a.m. MT El Paso County is getting a boost in its efforts to fight cybercrimes. U.S. Sen. ​John Cornyn, R-TX, announced Wednesday, April 29, that El Paso County was set to receive a $700,000 federal...
Adam Powell
05/04/2026 Online
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Kurv 710
Poll: Nervous Texas Voters Sticking With GOP
...candidates holding narrow leads in most races in the state. The poll found Democratic State Representative ​James Talarico leading both of his potential GOP rivals in the U.S. Senate race. But that result is an outlier,...
05/04/2026 Online
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San Antonio Report
How Johnny Garcia rose from sheriff’s deputy to a high-profile congressional candidate
...seats out of Texas. Democrats hoped a bigger-name candidate would jump in after incumbent U.S. Rep ​Greg Casar (D-Austin) was drawn out in redistricting, yet likely contenders from the legislature were set...
Andrea Drusch
05/04/2026 Online
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Dallas Express
Public Safety Or Politics? Why Is Texas Doubling Down On Hemp Restrictions While Trump Eases Federal Rules?
...federal policy under President Donald Trump has moved to ease medical marijuana rules nationally, ​Texas is tightening restrictions on hemp-derived intoxicants. The Lone Star State remains one of the strictest...
05/04/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Texas’ 18th Congressional District Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to know
In this rare clash of sitting incumbents, Houston Democratic Reps. ​Al Green and Christian Menefee are squaring off after the Legislature consolidated their two Houston districts, both long represented by...
Gabby Birenbaum
05/04/2026 Online
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KUT Austin
Austin council member calls ATP office lease wrong move, defends Project Connect oversight
...While Watson didn't use those exact words in public, text messages obtained by KUT News under the ​Texas Public Information Act show he was blunt about the proposal. "What is he thinking?!" Watson wrote...
Nathan Bernier
05/04/2026 Online
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Houston Public Media
Christian Menefee and Al Green, rivals in TX-18, align on aim of strengthening voting rights
AP Photo/Karen Warren & Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP U.S. Reps. Christian Menefee, left, and ​Al Green are competing in the Democratic primary in the 18th Congressional District. U.S. Reps. Christian...
Andrew Schneider
05/04/2026 Online
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San Antonio Report
City council makes first-time proclamation in support of transgender community
...and should be left unchanged. Email ‘Here I am’ A spokesperson from the advocacy group Equality ​Texas, Naveen Farrani, issued a statement saying, "At a moment when both our state and country are systematically...
Shari Biediger
05/04/2026 Online
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University Texas Daily Texan
Garibay, Tovo advance to Texas House District 49 runoff election
...secretary, and Kathie Tovo, a former Austin City Council member, will face off in a runoff election for ​Texas House District 49 to represent UT and West Campus in the ​Texas Legislature. An estimated 99% of the...
Valeria Cruz Butrón
05/03/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper Houston
Brett Ligon to lead Texas Senate District 4 through 2026, unofficial results show
...Angeletti. Ligon (R): 26,068 votes, or 75.06% Angeletti (D): 8,662 votes, or 24.94% Incumbent ​Brandon Creighton chose to not run for re-election and gave up the remainder of his term to lead the Texas...
Karley Cross
05/03/2026 Online
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Community Impact Newspaper Austin
See voting results for the Bee Cave mayoral race
...to make Bee Cave the amazing city we all call home." Fowler has served as a chief of staff in the ​Texas House, a board commissioner and a government affairs director for the city of Austin, totaling 25...
Bailey Meyers
05/03/2026 Online
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Laredo Morning Times
Al Green issues resolution against Trump's AI Jesus post
...resolution condemning the post as offensive and inappropriate. Keep Watching Watch More U.S. Rep ​Al Green (D-Houston), who represents the Texas' 9th Congressional District, shared a copy of the resolution...
Molly Wilhelm
05/03/2026 Online
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Cross Timbers Gazette
Harris wins Flower Mound Place 5 council race, caps grassroots campaign
...Denton County Republican Party, U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Flower Mound), and State Representatives ​Ben Bumgarner (R-Flower Mound), and Mitch Little (R-Lewisville), while Harris received backing from the...
Ctg Staff
05/03/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Sid Miller raises alarm about screwworm detected 119 miles from Texas
...cattle industry was again detected in Mexico close to the Texas border, and Agriculture Commissioner ​Sid Miller wants Texas to play defense. The first case of the New World screwworm in the Mexican state...
Saul Pink
05/03/2026 Online
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