It’s International Fact-Checking Day. Refresh your AI identification skills
Read full article: It’s International Fact-Checking Day. Refresh your AI identification skillsArtificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news.
Diabetes advocates cross their fingers as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs
Read full article: Diabetes advocates cross their fingers as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costsA bipartisan group of senators is aiming to relieve high insulin costs for more Americans.
Homeland Security shutdown will likely stretch into next week as House weighs Senate's funding plan
Read full article: Homeland Security shutdown will likely stretch into next week as House weighs Senate's funding planThe funding lapse for the Department of Homeland Security will likely stretch into next week.
South Texas woman loses wrongful arrest lawsuit in controversial abortion case
Read full article: South Texas woman loses wrongful arrest lawsuit in controversial abortion caseA federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Lizelle Gonzalez’s suit seeking $1 million in damages in which she accused local officials of malicious prosecution and conspiracy.
DHS boss rescinds restrictive $100,000 approval process, giving hope to FEMA relief efforts
Read full article: DHS boss rescinds restrictive $100,000 approval process, giving hope to FEMA relief effortsHomeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office.
Takeaways from Trump's address: No end date for Iran war and few details on strategy ahead
Read full article: Takeaways from Trump's address: No end date for Iran war and few details on strategy aheadPresident Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran in a primetime address Wednesday.
Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdown
Read full article: Republican leaders in Congress announce plan to end Homeland Security shutdownHouse Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have announced a plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security and try to end a record partial government shutdown.
Trump isn't immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge says
Read full article: Trump isn't immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge saysA federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump isn’t immune from civil claims that he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
White Texans, students previously in private school or home-school make up bulk of voucher applicants
Read full article: White Texans, students previously in private school or home-school make up bulk of voucher applicantsThe demographic breakdown of applicants shows Texas’ voucher program will likely not reflect the diversity of Texas public school students.
The Latest: Supreme Court arguments over Trump's birthright citizenship order end after two hours
Read full article: The Latest: Supreme Court arguments over Trump's birthright citizenship order end after two hoursThe U.S. Supreme Court has finished hearing arguments over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally or temporarily.
T-Squared: We’re relaunching our Texas Public Schools Explorer to better serve parents and teachers
Read full article: T-Squared: We’re relaunching our Texas Public Schools Explorer to better serve parents and teachersToday, we are unveiling our most ambitious update yet to The Texas Tribune’s schools explorer, with more information and added context to help Texans interpret information about our schools.
AI-aligned super PACs are pouring millions into Texas congressional races
Read full article: AI-aligned super PACs are pouring millions into Texas congressional racesGroups funded by artificial intelligence industry leaders have spent more than $2.8 million in the state, mostly on U.S. House GOP candidates who favor a light regulatory touch.
Explore our newly redesigned Texas Public Schools Explorer with expanded data
Read full article: Explore our newly redesigned Texas Public Schools Explorer with expanded dataThe explorer now shows long-term trends, school funding data, and newly released Texas Academic Performance Reports, among other updates.
Rubio's and Vance's differing postures on Iran war highlight their challenges ahead of 2028 election
Read full article: Rubio's and Vance's differing postures on Iran war highlight their challenges ahead of 2028 electionSecretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are both seen as the Republican Party’s strongest potential candidates in the next presidential election, but the Iran war could prove to be a political millstone for them.
From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown
Read full article: From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdownTMZ is turning its celebrity lens on Congress, tracking lawmakers on recess as a nearly six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on.
Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments
Read full article: Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends argumentsThe Supreme Court seems poised to reject President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential case that was magnified by his unparalleled presence in the courtroom.
TDCJ official confirms in trial testimony that it could cost $1.5 billion to fully cool Texas prisons
Read full article: TDCJ official confirms in trial testimony that it could cost $1.5 billion to fully cool Texas prisonsCurrent and former heads of Texas’ prison system defended asking for lesser amounts to air-condition facilities during a federal trial on extreme heat in TDCJ facilities.
Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship
Read full article: Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenshipPresident Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a Supreme Court hearing in which judges will hear arguments on his executive order limiting birthright citizenship.
DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts
Read full article: DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contractsHomeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem.
Texas will launch its own clinical trials into ibogaine psychedelic after failing to find a drug company to help
Read full article: Texas will launch its own clinical trials into ibogaine psychedelic after failing to find a drug company to helpThe Legislature last year approved $50 million to research the psychedelic and find a company to develop it into a drug for FDA approval.
Trump criticizes European allies for not helping fix the damage his war against Iran has caused
Read full article: Trump criticizes European allies for not helping fix the damage his war against Iran has causedPresident Donald Trump entered his war of choice against Iran without consulting global allies.
Texas judge rejects push to let churches make political endorsements
Read full article: Texas judge rejects push to let churches make political endorsementsA group of Texas churches and the IRS agreed to nix the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits nonprofits from endorsing candidates. A Trump-appointed judge said no.
Photos: The last day Texas stores can sell smokeable hemp cannabis
Read full article: Photos: The last day Texas stores can sell smokeable hemp cannabis4:42 P.M.Huey Ellis purchases smokeable hemp-derived THCA products at Happy Clouds smoke shop in Austin on March 30, 2026, the day before Texas bans the sale of them. 4:48 P.M.Ellis poses for a portrait after purchasing smokeable hemp-derived THCA products the day before Texas bans the sale of them. 4:55 P.M.Hemp flower under a magnifying […]
TribCast: Assessing the rollout of Texas school vouchers
Read full article: TribCast: Assessing the rollout of Texas school vouchersIn this week’s episode, hosts Matthew and Eleanor talk with Tribune K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison about who in Texas applied for school vouchers and why Muslim schools were shut out of the program.
Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats
Read full article: Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threatsPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to tighten voting rules by creating a national list of eligible voters and limiting mail ballots.
Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe
Read full article: Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probeA federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination.