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5 hours ago | texastribune.org | Kate McGee

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas House approved a bill Wednesday that would limit campaign contributions from out-of-state donors to statewide and local races in Texas. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, and Rep.

4 days ago | texastribune.org | Eleanor Klibanoff

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Dozens of trans people and their allies gathered in the outdoor Capitol rotunda Friday, chanting at the top of their lungs. They will not erase us. The next day, the Texas House of Representatives preliminarily passed a bill that aims to do just that.

5 days ago | texastribune.org | Zach Despart

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday announced that his office had reached a preliminary agreement to settle a privacy infringement lawsuit against Google for $1.4 billion. Paxton said the deal delivers a “historic win” for Texans’ data privacy and security rights.

6 days ago | texastribune.org | Stephen Simpson

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The measles outbreak that originated in Texas is now the largest single outbreak since the United States declared the disease eliminated in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A CDC spokesperson told The Texas Tribune they view the spread of measles in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico as a single outbreak.

6 days ago | texastribune.org | Ayan Mittra |Matthew Watkins

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Today, we are delighted to share the news that The Texas Tribune has taken a critical step in its efforts to help strengthen Austin community news: We’ve acquired the Austin Monitor. For years, the Monitor has served Austin with in-depth local coverage for interested and engaged residents.