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class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/stephen-simpson/">Stephen Simpson</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:46:35 -0600" title="2025-02-19 17:46 CST"> 2 hours ago </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Officials say the motive for the change to the rule requiring mental health providers to receive cultural diversity or competency training for license renewals has been misunderstood. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/19/texas-mental-health-therapist-dei-licensing/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/19/texas-mental-health-therapist-dei-licensing/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder 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class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. 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js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/19/texas-broadband-low-cost-ted-cruz/">Texas official wants low-cost broadband requirements tied to federal dollars dropped</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jayme-lozano-carver/">Jayme Lozano Carver</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600" title="2025-02-19 05:00 CST"> Feb. 19, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas is getting more than $3 billion from the federal government to help expand internet access. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/19/texas-broadband-low-cost-ted-cruz/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> 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class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/14/texas-house-committee-assignments-chairs-winners-losers/">Winners and losers: Who came out on top — and who didn’t — in the Texas House’s committee assignments</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a> and <a href="/about/staff/jasper-scherer/">Jasper Scherer</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:38:55 -0600" title="2025-02-14 19:38 CST"> Feb. 14, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some would miss out on plum appointments. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/14/texas-house-committee-assignments-chairs-winners-losers/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/14/texas-house-committee-assignments-chairs-winners-losers/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WS1wfwnx_yX52oaatW725Kv0fiY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gives an acceptance speech as he is elected Speaker of the House in a runoff vote of the members on Jan. 14, 2025." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1HHDYch04hWKh9nbHVD329V6mrk=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/E3hFaoZtXN6IdL-eQOb-xoDRw1I=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nG4GTGf-nn0H8q-7Oz0GGPHm5ks=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qFz8YGbEjskTQFlH8PjpbKmX36o=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mnHqMtWOPKVGmYFknemcA1mk2Jw=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/esZo8IQFV25D3wktR6_mgj19_lk=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AZ9cZSo5Lv-2HV8vOpczmLLu2aI=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0YDx1TdqUh18vW63xmtmgW_d_fs=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rAQo981W-l7gd_05MOeZpsimQjo=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uKxdRxmSsojp2zX9BTpgoP1PJaM=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TFYI1aLXD1ECBEcGJj8ft_YsdRM=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xxk1NuLJsLf10gd5u8RZuClX-jE=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fgHpypzcH-S_MmSAwe-SNzGWyMw=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WS1wfwnx_yX52oaatW725Kv0fiY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/z7oahTiIYEDjIvOkSnuN-M6jGHw=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_Rb625iEBwO6vULM9Cnw8ZC7v18=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WS1wfwnx_yX52oaatW725Kv0fiY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/542b2b10213a7fb96aee9fb5c019d908/BD%20Open%201078tt.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, gives an acceptance speech as he is elected Speaker of the House in a runoff vote of the members on Jan. 14, 2025." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/14/texas-film-incentives-tax-credit/">Texas is poised to become a film haven — but not without a fight</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/pooja-salhotra/">Pooja Salhotra</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:44:00 -0600" title="2025-02-16 17:44 CST"> Updated: Feb. 16, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas Senate has proposed injecting a staggering half a billion dollars into film production, as economists and fiscal hawks question the return on investment. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/14/texas-film-incentives-tax-credit/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/14/texas-film-incentives-tax-credit/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/N-h4oYeTMZxsNUvaX1lWyGD_3Jk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="An ice cream shop in downtown Smithville, Texas on Feb. 6, 2025. The town is the main setting of Hope Floats, a popular 1998 romance film, and the shop is named after it." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1aUS5O4Qk6weA1v4-LleriG6sI0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GrIKti1ZK0jM2xNGo5Raj8ePq-4=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QPLSZJ1wGoJkFMF-iXCGjxQfOog=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/U6vPhvB1W_cPOWP-eM8imIDEnPU=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/a2IiOw4v-NKZiq7Iqf13di085kI=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/w0AcveQ5LtcU-8aNtNrbQhfB-Ak=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2VHWf3PcFt2xCs9WX6LIMGbH7dg=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xEK6fz8OUt2tmquqgUXqDz6ZmHM=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/g2e3kGVsEnjjRolTOLDFVecV3w8=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FpC9gkHU_CmTQPethG_f9RVQdYg=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CEbZTMG8ilyKTiVKtarEp8imWUY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/q2d64GZq_JAJ2CCLUbUKNeHXExY=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MuV_fN4bYQGLgYHfjeHSncE3J9c=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/N-h4oYeTMZxsNUvaX1lWyGD_3Jk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dy2_DGkoAWGRkvF4Wz7KuQ6iqmU=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7a3cZzmx-kDHLcXJC4LEjh59ePI=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/N-h4oYeTMZxsNUvaX1lWyGD_3Jk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a19c6a6a20bceef73fd1d467cbff10a/0205%20Film%20Incentive%20LW%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="An ice cream shop in downtown Smithville, Texas on Feb. 6, 2025. The town is the main setting of Hope Floats, a popular 1998 romance film, and the shop is named after it." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/13/texas-abortion-pill-district-court-ruling/">New York doctor ordered to stop providing abortion pills to Texans</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:09:30 -0600" title="2025-02-13 18:09 CST"> Feb. 13, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The ruling is the opening salvo in a likely lengthy battle between Texas’ abortion bans and New York’s “shield” protections for providers. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/13/texas-abortion-pill-district-court-ruling/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/13/texas-abortion-pill-district-court-ruling/" tabindex="-1"> <div 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byline--item" datetime="Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:18:02 -0600" title="2025-02-13 13:18 CST"> Feb. 13, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Republicans chair all committees, as promised, while Democrats will lead half of the newly created subcommittees. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/13/texas-house-committee-assignments-dustin-burrows/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/13/texas-house-committee-assignments-dustin-burrows/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, presides over a session on Feb. 11, 2025." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/13/greg-abbott-texas-trump-11-billion-border-security/">Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:59:00 -0600" title="2025-02-13 19:59 CST"> Updated: Feb. 13, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone Star, to secure the border during the Biden Administration. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/13/greg-abbott-texas-trump-11-billion-border-security/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/13/greg-abbott-texas-trump-11-billion-border-security/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ExawwhKFeGLKvMGSjQ2PCqauCBU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott answers questions regarding Operation Lone Star, congressional leadership and his plans for Texas to work with the Trump administration among other things on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at The Royal Sonesta Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nThucEGKYB07Ma5NX7YErsDtA1k=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nZ0t7Zji-5hRKeH4TBF7v8xW-Q4=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hSAQVleJJ1hPFAeAgEB9W48vF-U=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zytW7VhOVszWvLtq-yR7gi-Sbj4=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mE-xVpI_VaplKmECuqX-NZpbGhQ=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iFuzWee8Sq9ibYkpH-S69aGYUz0=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HG8nONggMYlyH6IxFzhDxVp2rA4=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/PuYZUSMuXXOciOQcNlviWDswNtY=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7hsMZvntrKR28_ynpLsiuMTeEBE=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SSfJKCtFpbHAfFWt9bJC194Cz1k=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UG2Axb0aV3_T0hfHjmKmNrvoOpE=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cWM05O3fiFM1ztt4qzaFQ3_g980=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9-YeZdDT00ojDV5iOFwFFdGJVTE=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ExawwhKFeGLKvMGSjQ2PCqauCBU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DsLoTDcmzhZaTljC9vp4k_dI8Ro=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uLPqwgHUbEAa1lI5jC27NpvW70o=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ExawwhKFeGLKvMGSjQ2PCqauCBU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35d80aa19e51d2433c99ee4f02cb302b/0213%20Greg%20Abbott%20Interview%20LJ%20TT%2010.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott answers questions regarding Operation Lone Star, congressional leadership and his plans for Texas to work with the Trump administration among other things on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at The Royal Sonesta Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Luke Johnson for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/13/brooke-rollins-texas-agriculture-secretary-trump/">Former TPPF leader Brooke Rollins confirmed by Senate for agriculture secretary</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:21:55 -0600" title="2025-02-13 11:21 CST"> Feb. 13, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Senate voted 72-28 to confirm her nomination. She easily sailed through the Senate Agriculture Committee earlier this month on a unanimous vote. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/13/brooke-rollins-texas-agriculture-secretary-trump/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/13/brooke-rollins-texas-agriculture-secretary-trump/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3S4wvGiaAbj_zkyAEKvGNiLt2m8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5278df99870cefcb47bfc12be014f31e/Brooke%20Rollins%20America%20First%20REUTERS.JPG" alt="AFPI President & CEO and Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Brooke Rollins, speaks during the America First Agenda Summit organized by America 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BGEpTukMaoZJKy-9Tq_FGCqcZPA=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5278df99870cefcb47bfc12be014f31e/Brooke%20Rollins%20America%20First%20REUTERS.JPG 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3S4wvGiaAbj_zkyAEKvGNiLt2m8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5278df99870cefcb47bfc12be014f31e/Brooke%20Rollins%20America%20First%20REUTERS.JPG" alt="AFPI President & CEO and Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Brooke Rollins, speaks during the America First Agenda Summit organized by America First Policy Institute AFPI, on July 25, 2022 in Washington, D.C." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span 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title="2025-02-13 05:00 CST"> Feb. 13, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A pair of lawsuits filed by allies of West Texas megadonor Tim Dunn shut down laws that banned outside spending in the House leadership race, allowing for more political mudslinging and raising questions about ethics rules. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/13/texas-speaker-race-house-tim-dunn-dustin-burrows/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/13/texas-speaker-race-house-tim-dunn-dustin-burrows/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the House after being sworn in as House Speaker, on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session at the capitol in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LceUxjXZ8wun2IFiVqAmcGjnmGc=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5LVD6_S0gnq7lGQSdHkDGXY8o14=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/eXWf9yjTdyhsP_7ZrW6kRqJYn5w=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fzASy-v45lNYL1CtVzOMR7bolOc=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Eu4TsgBAyg0JC1ilt-U9WizXK-o=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uUPp6ULiatmF0jNCfq6l3H3T7xQ=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AJMky73HC3owD938sRD9f-RCw2k=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7mk9vgcCASVGjnXDCDB5H_cJnxs=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/p0r7NIVJ023Ygf6L7ZBt_J3i5G0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mJo5yT0LCKIZyG3N_yxcodxP3ic=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yGml2283naRBbCYeh5HcWuMicKE=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZRq6sJFjkNKPUvVhV3XMpe9e5Ws=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/awl_oQDRH6D9GRUSnwXP47g28Y4=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UbGu0qN6x7uzrwOhQ_nLhCocbUs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8W-L59sGx-vpFEzHHvOv4UpQAjc=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3bHAKRCPV1-e1K1ow7SZ-phBt4E=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UbGu0qN6x7uzrwOhQ_nLhCocbUs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4616b89475b47487dc80be85117eb28a/0114%2089th%20Opening%20Day%20EG%20TT%2074.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, addresses the House after being sworn in as House Speaker, on the first day of the 89th Texas Legislative Session at the capitol in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/12/texas-bail-bills-pretrial-detention-legislature/">Certain criminal suspects would be denied bail under changes OK'd by Texas Senate panel</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/pooja-salhotra/">Pooja Salhotra</a> and <a href="/about/staff/jasper-scherer/">Jasper Scherer</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:13:08 -0600" title="2025-02-12 16:13 CST"> Feb. 12, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The package of bills would tighten the state's bail laws to keep more people in jail — including undocumented immigrants — while their criminal cases are pending. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/12/texas-bail-bills-pretrial-detention-legislature/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/12/texas-bail-bills-pretrial-detention-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TaFW0zQMlFOj4acFTXwvVQ33bvY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick holds a press conference on bail reform, an emergency item this legislative session, on Feb. 12, 2025." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dOKbtLu_HlBGXGvcpARut2DD_7I=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bCZtlUspSkn0y1N_FesaK8LG6C4=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VUOq6petTYBd8_pQ0NWF3HRo-YQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mhPgHWsLV8FMMEI82zaKhs90Gls=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ee4cPInJIyBXojVy7PzFJXeILQ0=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tnraoPtCPCnGs0TCOqIUMhzx-q0=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BjCZhhUrrui745zBIVyTVW4poRg=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Hdn_gHEnYUPtNIssJhNv603qCRE=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mhfg6GrHpDJfWmPul9RBYd4limE=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/J5lA0ptaSBwdGqNsWO-C9KfkmZs=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_RPLvriNkBzFbHagvggnd0AI8pI=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/kdtjOUzgCn4rkOCelysaMpYBRqk=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lW1mh6v2LPIq0PjND5wATK3Sd94=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TaFW0zQMlFOj4acFTXwvVQ33bvY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bEdETtLGLP5YkG6lOjAyti17X6Y=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FKs8c2s6TVCd7nyNzWAP1Kkk6wA=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TaFW0zQMlFOj4acFTXwvVQ33bvY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/726b4b9f28ec49f4cd6bad4a96897127/0212%20Bail%20Reform%20Presser%20LS%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick holds a press conference on bail reform, an emergency item this legislative session, on Feb. 12, 2025." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Leila Saidane for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/12/texas-ten-commandments-school-prayer/">In quest to infuse more religion into Texas schools, advocates say courts are now on their side</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/pavan-acharya/">Pavan Acharya</a> and <a href="/about/staff/robert-downen/">Robert Downen</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:48:44 -0600" title="2025-02-12 12:48 CST"> Feb. 12, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Past efforts to allow more religion in public schools have been hamstrung by legal challenges. But those on the religious right feel empowered by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/12/texas-ten-commandments-school-prayer/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/12/texas-ten-commandments-school-prayer/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ymleCNpl-pac2KhviPvZxv8oSOQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e2820a6c3de9dc14957acdf343eda620/0110%20Lege%20Opening%20JV%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="A christian bible sits on a representatives desk on the house floor on first day of the 88th legislature, Jan 10, 2023." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ymleCNpl-pac2KhviPvZxv8oSOQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e2820a6c3de9dc14957acdf343eda620/0110%20Lege%20Opening%20JV%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="A christian bible sits on a representatives desk on the house floor on first day of the 88th legislature, Jan 10, 2023." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/12/abbott-patrick-burrows-big-3-dynamic/">Burrows, Patrick and Abbott: Texas’ “Big Three” have big plans and a wary new dynamic</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600" title="2025-02-12 05:00 CST"> Feb. 12, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the legislative session. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/12/abbott-patrick-burrows-big-3-dynamic/">Full Story <span 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