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Texas Political Pulse for December 12, 2025. You received 12 news.
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Wichita Falls Times Record News
U.S. Army border joint task force begins rolling out razor wire on border
...National Guard first unrolled razor wire across El Paso's border with Mexico in December 2022 as Gov. Greg Abbott expanded Operation Lone Star into the region, resulting in the militarization of the border....
Jeff Abbott
12/12/2025 Online
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Spectrum News South Texas-El Paso
Morning Briefing Texas: Elon Musk reaffirms that Tesla robotaxis will be fully autonomous in Austin by end of 2025
...with them. As the number of people on the roads increases, so does the need for more capacity. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project tracker shows over 8,000 active construction projects...
Rhett Brady
12/12/2025 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
After Trump pardon, Rep. Henry Cuellar restored to homeland security funding post
...The Texas Tribune December 11, 2025 Days after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar won back his position as the top Democratic member on a powerful House panel that oversees...
12/12/2025 Online
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KUT Austin
Anti-trans bathroom policies go into effect at UT Austin, Texas Capitol
...restrooms aligned with the sex assigned to them at birth. Supporters of SB 8, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, have called it a "common sense" policy that would protect women across the state by ensuring...
Katy Mcafee
12/12/2025 Online
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Tyler Morning Telegraph
Abbott wants to put limits on city government spending
FORT WORTH — Gov. Greg Abbott, as part of his reelection campaign, wants to make it harder for Texas cities and counties to raise property taxes — a move that would put local governments in an even tighter...
Joshua Fechter
12/12/2025 Online
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KWTX (CBS) 10 (Waco)
Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school
...USA to create chapters of the right-wing organization on every high school campus in the state. Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Turning Point USA Senior Director Josh Thifault revealed the initiative...
Associated Press, Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune The Texas Tribune
12/12/2025 Online
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WOAI
Texas Association of School Boards Targeted By The Texas GOP as Monopoly
The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has been criticized by conservatives for years, and now the Texas Republican Party is accusing the organization of operating as a government-funded monopoly....
Ethan Buchanan
12/12/2025 Online
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aol​.‌com
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
Flanked by Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas, left, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump displays his signed AI initiative in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025,...
12/12/2025 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio
Public hearing held by Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission on new hemp regulation
...stakeholders on proposed new rules that are expected to go into effect next year. After Texas Governor Greg Abbott vetoed Senate Bill 3 , which would have banned the majority of consumable hemp products statewide,...
Pachatta Pope
12/11/2025 Online
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KIII TV 3 (Corpus Christi)
Abbott pushes plan to end school property taxes, leaving local districts questioning funding
...CST December 11, 2025 Updated: 10:22 PM CST December 11, 2025 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is developing a proposal to end school property taxes, a move that could significantly alter...
Josh Maxwell
12/11/2025 Online
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KWTX (CBS) 10 (Waco)
House squashes second attempt to impeach Trump from Rep. Al Green
...The House on Thursday dismissed an effort to impeach President Donald Trump brought by Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas, the second time this year that the Democrat’s efforts to launch impeachment proceedings...
Associated Press, Matt Brown
12/11/2025 Online
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Center Square Texas
Patrick proposes competing property tax reform plan to Abbott’s
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks at an election event in Las Vegas. Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Cropped from Original (The Center Square) - Property tax relief is again a top priority...
12/11/2025 Online
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