Daily Headlines

-Talarico Said Islamic Mystics Shaped His Faith As Much As Christians
-Religious Liberty, Online Safety Among Senate’s Latest Interim Charges
-Next Controversial Transmission Line Segment Up for Public Utility Commissioners’ Decision

-Regulators Begin Making Data Centers Pay Their Own Way After Abbott Directive
-Texas Congressman Files Legislation To Disincentivize Birth Tourism
-Clinics Accused of Illegal Abortions May Continue Operations, Court Rules

-Who Gave Permission? Texans Question Flock Surveillance Ahead of Session
-Developer Withdraws Henderson County Data Center Plan Following Gov. Abbott Directives
-University of Houston Poised To Eliminate 40 Percent of Core Curriculum

-Lawmakers Ask Public Utility Commission to Pause 765-kV Project Until After 2027 Legislative Session
-Trucker Pleads Guilty After Admitting To Hauling Illegal Aliens Instead of Carrots
-Italian Court Demands Formal Death Penalty Waiver in Harris County Murder Case

-Abbott Orders State Agencies to Investigate Birth Tourism Schemes
-Black Democrats Press Talarico on Outreach as Candidate Defends ‘Repairing Past Harms’
-Democrat Harris County Judge Nominee Accused of Seven Campaign Finance Violations

-Texas Republican Lawmakers Reject Mexican Senator’s ‘Lectures’ on Border Security
-Inside the “Fake, Profane” Complaints Sent to Texas’ Higher Education Ombudsman
-Sharia ‘Already Here,’ Speaker Tells Plano Mosque Open House

-Gov. Abbott Appoints Robert Howden as Secretary of State
-Fort Bend County Grand Jury Indicts Arcola Mayor on Five Felonies
-Fort Worth Weighs Data Center Pause as Zoning Rules Sent Back to Council

-AG Paxton Backs Congressional Resolution Affirming States’ Rights To Defend the Border
-US Rep. Self Proposes Legislation To Limit Automated License Plate Readers Reach
-Sea Drone Company Saronic Announces $3.2 Billion Texas Shipyard

-Texas Rangers Join Investigation Into Fatal ICE Shooting
-Texas Leaders Direct Agencies to Reduce Budget Requests by 3 Percent
-TAMU’s Race and Ethnic Studies Institute Receives Over $100,000 Annually

-Austin Unveils Its Latest Record-Setting Budget
-Agency Refers Alleged Birth Tourism Scheme to Attorney General
-National Border Patrol Council Endorses Ken Paxton