Texas Rural Hospitals Receive $51 Million Through Federal Health Program

Texas Rural Hospitals Receive $51 Million Through Federal Health Program

Raeylee Barefield
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October 1, 2026
Sixty-eight rural hospital districts and authorities in Texas will receive $51 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program to expand...
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August Pfluger Seeks to Put States on the Hook for Medicaid Oversight

August Pfluger Seeks to Put States on the Hook for Medicaid Oversight

Raeylee Barefield
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October 1, 2026
Representative August Pfluger (R) introduced legislation this week that would require every state Medicaid program to designate an official responsible...
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Crusoe to Develop Google AI Data Center Campus Near Amarillo

Crusoe to Develop Google AI Data Center Campus Near Amarillo

Raeylee Barefield
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September 30, 2026
Crusoe, an AI infrastructure company, is developing Google's data center campus in Armstrong County outside of Amarillo. Where the project...
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Bexar County Found Liable After Jury Says Surveillance-Driven Traffic Stop Violated Driver's Rights

Bexar County Found Liable After Jury Says Surveillance-Driven Traffic Stop Violated Driver's Rights

Raeylee Barefield
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September 30, 2026
A federal jury found Bexar County liable after determining that a surveillance-driven traffic stop violated the Fourth Amendment rights of...
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Sid Miller Blasts Abbott's Data Center Crackdown as 'Smoke and Mirrors'

Sid Miller Blasts Abbott's Data Center Crackdown as 'Smoke and Mirrors'

Raeylee Barefield
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September 30, 2026
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (R) is criticizing Gov. Greg Abbott's response to the state's data center boom, calling the...
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Ken Paxton Reaches 'First-of-Its-Kind' Baby Food Heavy Metals Agreement

Ken Paxton Reaches 'First-of-Its-Kind' Baby Food Heavy Metals Agreement

Raeylee Barefield
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September 30, 2026
Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced a first-of-its-kind agreement with Plum Organics requiring stricter heavy metal testing, limits, and public...
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LONESTAR — 9.30.2026 —SCOTUS Allows Access to Citizenship Data—Federal Agents Warned Not to Deploy to Polling Places — and More...

LONESTAR — 9.30.2026 —SCOTUS Allows Access to Citizenship Data—Federal Agents Warned Not to Deploy to Polling Places — and More...

Staff Reports
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September 30, 2026
Supreme Court Allows Texas Access to Expanded Citizenship Data for Voter Rolls The Supreme Court has allowed the federal government...
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Christian Menenefee Calls for Action After Two Houston Students Killed in Shootings

Christian Menenefee Calls for Action After Two Houston Students Killed in Shootings

Raeylee Barefield
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September 29, 2026
Representative Christian Menefee (D) is calling for urgent action on gun violence after two Houston-area high school students were killed...
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Supreme Court Allows Texas Access to Expanded Citizenship Data for Voter Rolls

Supreme Court Allows Texas Access to Expanded Citizenship Data for Voter Rolls

Raeylee Barefield
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September 29, 2026
The Supreme Court has allowed the federal government to continue providing Texas and other states access to an expanded citizenship-verification...
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Xcel Proposes Texas Tariff to Make Data Centers Pay Grid Costs

Xcel Proposes Texas Tariff to Make Data Centers Pay Grid Costs

Raeylee Barefield
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September 29, 2026
Xcel Energy has asked the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to approve a new large-load tariff to ensure that...
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