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• Watch a Texas Tribune conversation on how new laws are affecting public education in Texas

  by Texas Tribune Events Staff Updated: 6 hours ago

  As we approach the end of the school year, we reviewed how public schools were impacted by new legislation, how they’ve reacted and what challenges remain. Full Story 

• Dozens of Texas water systems exceed new federal limits on “forever chemicals”

  by Alejandra Martinez 8 hours ago

  The EPA set its first-ever drinking water limits for five types of PFAS chemicals, and nearly 50 of Texas public water systems have reported exceeding the new limits for at least one. Full Story 

• State district judge recommends overturning Melissa Lucio’s death sentence

  by William Melhado April 15, 2024

  In a rare joint statement, the district attorney and the defense agreed that prosecutors withheld evidence that could point to a Rio Grande Valley woman’s innocence in the death of her toddler. Full Story 

• Federal judge fines Texas child welfare agency $100K per day for foster care failures

  by Karen Brooks Harper April 15, 2024

  It is the third time the state has been found in contempt over foster care conditions since 2011. Full Story 

• The Texas Tribune is investing more in our border coverage. We need your help.

  by Matthew Watkins Updated: April 15, 2024

  We’re tripling our reporting presence on the border during this crucial moment. Help us pay for this expensive work. Full Story 

• Colin Allred’s fundraising for U.S. Senate race surpasses O’Rourke’s early 2018 pace

  by Matthew Choi April 15, 2024

  U.S. Rep. Colin Allred raised over $9.5 million for his U.S. Senate campaign this quarter, surpassing Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 first quarter sum of $6.7 million. Full Story 

• Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas

  by Josh Boak, Associated Press April 15, 2024

  The planned manufacturing and research cluster is expected to create at least 17,000 construction jobs and more than 4,500 manufacturing jobs. Full Story 

• A South Texas candidate sues his town for records he says will prove his opponent's corruption

  by Berenice Garcia April 15, 2024

  Rio Grande City officials called Ediel Barrera’s requests “vague or ambiguous.” Full Story 

• As climate change intensifies wildfire risk, prescribed burns prove their worth in the heat-stressed Panhandle

  by Keaton Peters, Inside Climate News April 15, 2024

  In Borger, officials say a prescribed burn stopped the Windy Deuce Fire from entering neighborhoods. But the practice has faced opposition from some landowners. Full Story 

• U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar warns that using federal aid to help migrants travel makes San Antonio a “magnet”

  by Andrea Drusch, San Antonio Report Updated: April 12, 2024

  The city will get an additional $17.8 million to help migrants. Cuellar, who created the grant program in 2014, said it was never intended to help migrants travel to other cities. Full Story 

• In El Paso, panelists stress area’s collaboration, slam false portrayals

  by Erin Cobb and Nina Banks Updated: April 12, 2024

  During a Texas Tribune symposium, speakers discussed how the region’s mind-set of working together to solve problems can benefit other parts of the state. Panelists also said inaccurate narratives around immigration and border security only hurt progress. Full Story 

• Texas Democrats open to saving U.S. Speaker Mike Johnson from motion to vacate

  by Sejal Govindarao April 12, 2024

  House Democrats voted in lockstep against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. This time some Texans say they’re open to saving the Louisiana speaker. Full Story 

• Man crashes stolen 18-wheeler into DPS office, killing one and injuring several others

  by Alejandro Serrano Updated: April 12, 2024

  Authorities arrested the driver, whom a local official said was denied a commercial driver’s license from the Brenham DPS station. Full Story 

• Far-right activist Jonathan Stickland starts new group, months after white supremacist scandal

  by Robert Downen April 12, 2024

  The former lawmaker registered “RaTmasTeR Holdings” along with Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi. The name is a nod to Stickland’s alias as an infamous internet troll. Full Story 

• Valley activists wage transatlantic battle to stop natural gas exports from South Texas

  by Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main April 12, 2024

  As legal efforts fall short, Rio Grande Valley residents are pursuing a novel strategy to halt export terminals on wetlands: Lobby Europeans to reject gas from the U.S. Full Story 

• Water scarcity and clean energy collide in South Texas

  by Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News April 12, 2024

  A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export. Full Story