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Texas food banks feel the squeeze of federal cuts, drop in donations

Posted 11:22 AM 9/3/2026 by Stephen Simpson

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Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion

9/1/2026

Edouard, now a tropical depression, drenches Texas with flash flooding and downed trees

Posted 2:36 PM 9/2/2026 by JAMIE STENGLE and LEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression but dumped nearly 2 feet of rain in some places, flooded roads and knocked down trees Wednesday in parts of Texas as it slowly moved north.

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In a rare move, Gov. Greg Abbott defends Medicaid funding for Texas

Texans listed as 'suspense voters' can still cast a ballot if they confirm their address

Several states rejected this private school chain as a charter. Now it’s eligible for Texas’ taxpayer-funded vouchers.

Austin man’s wrongful deportation casts scrutiny on Texas’ embrace of ICE partnerships

8/30/2026

Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in Medicaid funding starting Tuesday

Posted 5:46 PM 8/31/2026 by TERRI LANGFORD | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

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Federal government allows return of U.S. citizen deported after traffic stop in Central Texas

8/29/2026

Gov. Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras

Posted 3:48 PM 8/30/2026 by Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered all state agencies to pause funding for Flock cameras as scrutiny over the AI-powered surveillance devices has mounted.

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Lawmakers added $1 to Texans’ car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.

8/27/2026

FEMA still hasn’t approved most disaster aid for Texans hit by this year’s July floods

Posted 3:54 PM 8/28/2026 by Emily Foxhall and Dan Keemahill

This article first appeared on The Texas Tribune. The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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