Texas Tribune Brief

Police say a suspect died by his own explosive device early Wednesday morning as they attempted to arrest him.

Two more Austin residents were injured Sunday evening in an apparent bombing, local police confirmed Monday. This marks the latest in a series of explosions that has kept Texas' capital city on edge.

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As Texas' school finance commission is set hold its next hearing, some members and policy experts are arguing the hearings seem set toward a predetermined outcome — making schools do more with the funding they have.

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Lambda Legal has settled with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the case of Passion Star, a transgender woman who claimed prison officials didn’t protect her from sexual and physical abuse while incarcerated in male prisons.

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As a national debate swirls after the mass shooting in Florida, students across the nation join National School Walkout Day. With most Texas students on spring break, some did their walkouts last week.

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As the case over Senate Bill 4 plays out, the U.S. 5th Circuit of Appeals ruled Tuesday that most of the immigration enforcement legislation can remain in effect.

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Nearly a year after a series of self-inflicted wounds led to a purge of the agency's upper management, a new commissioner and new executive director have launched a series of reforms — and the businesses they regulate say they've seen a big change.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say the detention center where the bites occurred is being inspected.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said in a Thursday interview he thought it was "outrageous" that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had come out against Moser before the primary.

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Texas women candidates won or made it to the run-offs in more than 50 primary races statewide amid a surge in interest in running for office among women around the country.

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