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Texas Political Pulse
Texas Political Pulse for May 5, 2026. You received 17 news.
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| KSST Radio (Sulphur Springs) |
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| ...2026 - AUSTIN - As gasoline prices across the Lone Star State surge to heights not seen in years, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued a sharp, renewed demand on Monday for Governor Greg Abbott... |
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| Published May 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM CDT Yfat Yossifor / KERA & J. Scott Applewhite Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton With less than two weeks to go before the start of early voting... |
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| Andrew Schneider | Houston Public Media |
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| ...private education costs is coming into sharper focus. After awarding 42,644 vouchers in April, the Texas Comptroller has awarded a second round of vouchers through its Texas Education Freedom Accounts program... |
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| ...White House in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2026. (Nathan Howard | REUTERS) Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio’s newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Psychedelic treatments... |
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| Former Harris County judge candidate Alex Mealer and state Rep. Briscoe Cain are facing off in the Republican runoff for Texas’ 9th Congressional District, a newly drawn red-leaning seat in east Harris... |
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| ...have received notices that they can participate in Texas’ school voucher program, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said in a statement Monday. The first awardees of more than 42,600 children included those... |
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| Attorney General Ken Paxton leads Sen. John Cornyn by three percentage points in a new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate Republican runoff, suggesting the May 26 contest will be narrowly decided absent a shakeup... |
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| Eleanor Klibanoff, Gabby Birenbaum |
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| KENS Channel 5 - San Antonio |
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| Rep. Joaquin Castro will visit an ICE detention center, advocating for the release of a family mistakenly detained while seeking asylum. Author: Rania Kaur Published: 7:31 AM CDT May 5, 2026 Updated:... |
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| Classic Rock Q107 - KTBQFM |
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| Whenever you mention Camp Mystic to anyone in Texas it’s difficult not to get emotional thinking about the 25 campers and 2 counselors who lost their lives in the floods that took place around the Fourth... |
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| ...crisis driven in recent years by the rise of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. Related Texas AG Ken Paxton announces program aimed to combat opioid epidemic The pilot program "Friday Night Lights Against... |
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| ...primary runoff in Texas, the candidates have release new political ads on the airwaves. Attorney General Ken Paxton released his first runoff television ad Saturday, May 2, attacking incumbent U.S. Sen. John... |
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| WASHINGTON, D.C.— Fort Bend County congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher said she applauds a bill to end the DHS shutdown without funding ICE or Customs and Border Patrol. WASHINGTON, D.C.— Fort Bend County congresswoman... |
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| ...would that money actually go? KPRC 2 News reporter Rilwan Balogun took that question directly to Mayor John Whitmire and city officials at City Hall. What is the proposed fee? The proposal is part of the mayor’s... |
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| Rilwan Balogun, Jeovany Luna |
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| ...administration for this section of the "Cap and Stitch" project. The cap proposal is tied to the Texas Department of Transportation's $4.5 billion expansion of I-35 through Central Austin. The state plans... |
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| ...intimidation at the Texas Capitol, but things seem to be moving to another level. Around 11am on Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott’s political mastermind Dave Carney issued a not so thinly veiled threat against lobbyists who... |
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| ...Other closely watched races include the runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Senator John Cornyn is locked in a battle with Attorney General Ken Paxton. The winner will go on to face Democratic... |
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| ...as of May 4, four weeks before they're set to open, the camp still doesn't have a license from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). "I can't change the law," Camp Director and Owner Dan... |
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| Texas Political Pulse for May 5, 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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