Faith Bugenhagen

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick doubles down on push to ban THC products during a Wednesday press conference.  Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesLt. Gov Dan Patrick said he's not worried about Gov. Greg Abbott vetoing a ban on all THC products, despite the governor remaining largely tight-lipped about what he would do once the legislation gets to his desk. "I speak with the governor every day. I'm not going to speak for the governor. He will do what he's going to do," Patrick said at a Wednesday press conference.

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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's seat is up for election in 2026, and one Republican has already entered the race, with a GOP heavyweight serving as her treasurer. Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerAs Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo weighs a potential reelection bid, a high-profile GOP strategist with ties to Elon Musk is embedding himself into the race—signaling early aggressive Republican efforts to flip the powerful seat in 2026.

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Harris County commissioners declined to approve of a request by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo to have the county fund her employees' trip to Paris. Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty ImagesSeveral Harris County commissioners opted not to approve Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's request that the county pay for four staff members to join her on a work trip to Paris.

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Sen. Ted Cruz wants to take school choice to the national level. Rebecca Noble/Getty ImagesU.S. Sen. Ted Cruz wants to take Texas' school school choice playbook national, pitching a bill to funnel federal tax dollars to private and alternative schooling.

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Texas Senator Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) chairs the Texas Senate K-16 Education committee. Screenshot Public education advocates are calling Texas senators out over a key component of the Texas Senate's public school funding counterproposal that significantly decreases the amount per student that districts across the state will receive. Under House Bill 2, the Texas House proposed increasing the basic allotment—the amount of funding public schools receive per student—by $395.