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Kate McGee Balagia 5/ Dont miss the kicker of this story where Alex Fairly tells Kate McGee Balagia about a tense conversation he had with the Texas GOP chair about his reliance on Dunn.

One of the worst things about the Texas Legislature is how members make regular citizens — whose input they ostensibly want — wait hours and hours, sometimes well past midnight, to testify before committees. Good read here by Alejandra Martinez ⬇️ texastribune.org/2025/05/09/tex…

BREAKING: Flights at ABIA are being delayed up to 91 minutes because of chronic understaffing at the FAA’s air traffic control tower. ABIA is supposed to have 60 controllers. But as of January, they had only 32, according to staffing records obtained by KUT News.

An NYU professor AI-proofed his assignments. The students complained they were too hard and that “he was interfering with their ‘learning styles.’”

On the latest TribCast, Eleanor Klibanoff talks to Jessica Priest and Kate McGee Balagia about the Texas Legislature’s efforts to rein in universities and what all the changes at the top of the state’s largest university systems means for the future of higher ed. bit.ly/3SgnP7k

New from me: #txlege lawmakers filed dozens of bills that would increase transparency around spending in elections & strengthen penalties for campaign and lobbying violations. None are poised to pass. texastribune.org/2025/05/28/tex…

NEW: The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Michael Quinn Sullivan's request to hear his 10+ year challenge to the Texas Ethics Commission. supremecourt.gov/orders/courtor… Story TK

Story here: texastribune.org/2025/06/02/eth…

Speaker Dustin Burrows, once tagged as “liberal,” kept skeptics at bay by leaning into a conservative agenda My look at the arc of this #txlege session, and how Speaker Burrows threaded the needle: via Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/06/06/dus…

In 2001, Texas passed in-state tuition for undocumented students with broad bipartisan support. This week, GOP leaders are celebrating the policy's demise: texastribune.org/2025/06/06/tex… #txlege

Professional news: Today is my first day at The Texas Tribune! I'm super excited to start covering Washington for a Texas audience and get to know the state's dynamic, powerful congressional delegation. Reach out at [email protected] and say hi!

Big loss for the Texas Ethics Commission, the state agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance and lobbying rules. Apropos of nothing, this year legislators again chose not to pass a number of ethics bills, according to Kate McGee Balagia. texastribune.org/2025/05/28/tex… #txlege

Questions about the warning Hill Country residents received before the Friday morning flood are swirling. Here's my latest with everything we know about what was forecast, when warnings were issued and how officials responded: texastribune.org/2025/07/05/tex… Texas Tribune

I’m in Kerrville today, covering fallout from the devastating floods Texas Tribune. Death toll is up to 59, with 11 girls still missing from Camp Mystic. The whole area looks sodden and waterlogged, but church parking lots are full. Many gathering/distributing donations.

Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill that could have helped fund alarm systems for flood warnings in local areas earlier this year. Rep. Wes Virdell, who represents Texas Hill Country, says he would have voted differently (He voted no). The bill died. texastribune.org/2025/07/06/tex…

It’s times like this that local reporters shine and we see how X absolutely sucks as a “news” app. Terrible timeline feed, misinformation spread, butt reporting from all over the world, divisive comments for political points. Support your local newsroom.

NEW: Greg Abbott directs #txlege to consider 18 items during special session, incl. flooding, THC, redistricting, property taxes, abortion pills, AG election powers, STAAR test and more. A huge to do list for a 30-day legislative sprint.

BREAKING: Hearst, which bought Austin Statesman in recent months, announced it is purchasing Dallas Morning News.

BREAKING NEWS: State Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to court records. kut.org/politics/2025-… #txlege

Today, after 38 years of marriage, I filed for divorce on biblical grounds. I believe marriage is a sacred covenant and I have earnestly pursued reconciliation. But in light of recent discoveries, I do not believe that it honors God or is loving to myself, my children, or Ken to