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Texas Political Pulse for September 14, 2026. You received 19 news.
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Texas health department requests additional funding to support local departments, maintain programs
Published September 14, 2026 at 7:16 AM CDT DSHS is requesting $20 million from state ​lawmakers to support local health department capacity. DSHS officials are also requesting additional funding to maintain...
Abigail Ruhman
09/14/2026 Online
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Kurv 710
Senator Ted Cruz On Trump’s Proposed $5K Payments
Senator Ted Cruz says he’s willing to support President Donald Trump’s proposal to give five-thousand-dollar payments to U.S. adults as long as they only go to people who work and pay taxes. The ​Texas...
09/14/2026 Online
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KTBC (FOX 7) Austin
Statewide GOP nominee Bo French sparks outrage after targeting UT football fans online
The Brief Bo French, the Republican nominee for the ​Texas Railroad Commission, is facing bipartisan backlash for social media posts targeting diverse UT students. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn condemned the posts...
Amber Kite
09/14/2026 Online
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Texas Tribune
Texas universities limit their brands in political ads. Dan Patrick used them anyway.
It is not clear if Patrick’s campaign sought permission from three ​Texas universities to use their trademarks in a college football-inspired ad that appears to be AI-generated. Sept. 14, 2026, 5:00 a.m....
Jessica Priest
09/14/2026 Online
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Houston Chronicle
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James Talarico renews push for Black voters at Houston rally
...unity. Talarico enters the home stretch of the Senate race polling neck-and-neck with Paxton, the ​Texas attorney general, and Black voters are crucial to his hopes for a victory in November. A bitter primary...
Sam González Kelly
09/13/2026 Online
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KXAS NBC 5 Ft​.‌ Worth
Texas Republicans call out railroad commissioner candidate over racist social media post
Several prominent ​Texas Republicans on Sunday condemned a racist post by Bo French, a GOP candidate for statewide office to regulate ​Texas' oil and gas industry French, who is running for state railroad...
Raquel Coronell Uribe
09/13/2026 Online
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Rio Grande Guardian
DHR Health and RGV College celebrate 10 graduates from registered nurse apprenticeship program
By Special to the Rio Grande Guardian Edinburg, ​Texas: DHR Health and RGV College came together to celebrate the fifth co-hort of 10 graduates who completed the Registered Nurse Apprenticeship program....
Special To The Rio Grande Guardian
09/13/2026 Online
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San Antonio Report
Texas prisons seek $298M for air conditioning. That’s a fraction of what’s needed.
Texas’ prison agency has asked the Legislature for $298 million over the next two years to add more than 15,700 air conditioned beds, saying the request will help deliver "significant and measurable progress"...
Jasper Scherer, Alex Nguyen
09/13/2026 Online
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Houston Chronicle
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Cornyn joins Republicans in condemning Bo French over tweet disparaging non-white UT students
...Lacey Hull of Houston called Bo French's comments about South Asian UT students "heartbreaking." U.S ​Senator John Cornyn on Sunday called for Republicans to denounce Bo French, the GOP candidate for the state...
Tanya Babbar
09/13/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
El Paso City Council poised to remove Flock cameras citywide
...manufactured by a technology company and widely used in the U.S. The City Council proposals come after ​Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive for all state agencies to halt funding for Flock cameras, leading...
Adam Powell
09/13/2026 Online
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KSAT ABC 12 San Antonio
Several Texas Republicans condemn Bo French's racist posts calling Asian students at UT a "problem"
A Sunday social media post by Bo French, the GOP nominee for ​Texas Railroad Commissioner, — targeting students of color celebrating at the University of ​Texas football game — prompted rebuke from U.S. Sen....
Alex Nguyen
09/13/2026 Online
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Dallas Express
Feds Find Texas CDL Violations In Nearly Half Of Sampled Files
Federal auditors found violations in 60 of 123 ​Texas non-domiciled commercial driver's license files, according to an October 23, 2025, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration letter That is 49% of...
09/13/2026 Online
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chron​.‌com
Ted Cruz brags about death of supposed sports curse after Texas win
Is the GOP ​senator no longer a bad-luck charm for sports teams in the Lone Star State? Both the ​Texas Longhorns and one ​senator from the Lone Star State secured a major victory Saturday night in Austin....
Michael Shapiro
09/13/2026 Online
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Austin American-Statesman
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Let Austin, San Antonio customers choose electric providers
...strayed from being a bargain. Jay Janner / American-Statesman A lot has changed since 2002 when ​Texas opened its electricity market to competition. Our economy has grown to $2.9 trillion. ​Texas’ population...
State Rep. Ellen Troxclair
09/13/2026 Online
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Austin American-Statesman
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James Talarico campaign touts millions of YouTube views after Kimmel interview
...you?" Kimmel joked, to which Talarico said, "Well, they're worried we're going to win this race in ​Texas, but we are the underdogs until the last vote is counted." "It tickles me that they're terrified...
Faith Bugenhagen
09/13/2026 Online
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Austin American-Statesman
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AI deepfakes are reshaping Texas politics. Can voters tell what’s real?
In the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, ​Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton targeted Sen. John Cornyn with an AI-generated ad falsely showing the incumbent dancing with Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett....
John C. Moritz
09/13/2026 Online
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KTSM NBC 9 El Paso
Cruz gets booed while boosting college sports bill …
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-​Texas) appeared on ESPN's College Gameday Saturday morning to make the case for the Protect College Sports Act , a bipartisan piece of ​legislation that would regulate the big business of...
Dominick Mastrangelo
09/12/2026 Online
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88​.‌9 KETR
Texas health agency asks lawmakers for additional funding to address growing Medicaid, SNAP backlogs
...legislature asking for funding to make more than 640 temporary eligibility workers permanent employees. The ​Texas Health and Human Services Commission, or HHSC, asked state ​lawmakers for additional funding to address...
09/11/2026 Online
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Laredo Morning Times
Trump's teasing is the price Paxton had to pay to use Republican midterm convention to raise money
Republican U.S. Senate candidate ​Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. Julio Cortez/AP Photo/Julio Cortez Republican U.S. Senate candidate...
Thomas Beaumont
09/11/2026 Online
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