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Texas Political Pulse
Texas Political Pulse for August 24, 2026. You received 15 news.
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| ...schools saw their grades improve, while about the same number of campuses saw a drop." TEA Commissioner Mike Morath praised the ratings, noting the hundreds of campuses in high-poverty communities that earned... |
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| Texas' local governments are facing growing fiscal pain. What’s that mean for the 2026 elections—and the 2027 session? Texas is in a state of fiscal crisis. Or, at least many of its school districts and... |
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| La Marque Mayor Keith Bell was arrested for indecent exposure(Brazoria County jail) Published: Aug. 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM CDT LA MARQUE, Texas (KBTX) - La Marque Mayor Keith Bell is out on a $75,000 bond... |
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| Drivers pass Flock cameras mounted next to the Southwest Freeway in Houston on Aug. 17, 2026. Credit: Texas Tribune / Jon Shapley HOUSTON — At a 9 a.m. Harris County Commissioners Court meeting Aug. 17, dozens... |
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| Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune |
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| ...time in five years since Winter Storm Uri turned the electrical grid into a political albatross for Texas leaders, the state's grid has again become a liability for politicians. Many residents don't want... |
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| By News Staff on Monday, August 24, 2026 Texas Comptroller Don Huffines today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.6 billion in July, 10.1% more than in July 2025. The majority of July sales tax revenue... |
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| New episodes of State of Texas are on KXAN or the KXAN+ app every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Don't want to wait? Scroll down to continue watching this week's segments now. AUSTIN (Nexstar) - The Trump administration... |
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| John Thomas, Eric Henrikson, Josh Hinkle |
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| ...including several thousand in the Houston metro area, supported by data-sharing partnerships between the Texas Department of Public Safety and more than 200 local agencies, according to The Texas Tribune . Fixed... |
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| Jürgen Jester, Elliott Greene |
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| ...custody in Cameron County since May. Minnesota filed a lawsuit earlier this month after Texas Governor Greg Abbott refused to sign an extradition order. Trevino says he will release Castro from custody when... |
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| The big Texas questions facing Republicans surfaced on national television Sunday: Is the party losing its grip on the state's races, can Ken Paxton hold a U.S. Senate seat the GOP has long controlled and... |
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| ...opponents. "We've got major races that are in single digits," she said. "Who would have ever thought that Greg Abbott is only one or two points difference between him and the Democrat?" She said some people are... |
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| Some Texas lawmakers have begun proposing the idea of using Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) like Flock cameras in order to enforce reduced speed limits in areas like school and construction zones.... |
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| WHITEHOUSE — U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran, who has advocated for improving rural weather radar gaps, is applauding the addition of a Climavision radar in Whitehouse. According to our news partner KETK, Climavision,... |
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| Community Impact Newspaper San Antonio |
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| Incumbent Republican Charles Schwertner will face Democratic challenger Paul Thomasson in the race to represent District 5 in the Texas Senate. (Photos courtesy of respective candidates/Community Impact)... |
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| ...(MCDP) gathered once again at the Performing Arts Community Center (PACC) for a town hall as Rep. Vikki Goodwin, Democratic candidate for Texas Lt. Governor, made her 4th campaign visit to Waco and McLennan... |
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| Texas Political Pulse for August 24, 2026. PressRelations Reports created this media review specially for you. Our team is available to answer your questions. Please, just email us: [email protected] |
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