Texas dumps businesses owned by women, minorities from aid program
| December 10, 2025
Claiming that it promoted diversity, equity, and inclusion, acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock removed thousands of businesses owned by women and minorities from the state’s Historically Underutilized Business program designed to help them compete for state contracts.
Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for US Senate seat in Texas
| December 8, 2025
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US Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas), a progressive critic of the Trump administration, stepped into the US Senate race on Monday and upended the Democratic primary.
Democrat Colin Allred drops out of Senate race, announces run for 33rd Congressional District
| December 8, 2025
Colin Allred is dropping out of the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and pivoting to run instead for the Dallas-based 33rd Congressional District.
A slate of new Texas laws go into effect December and January. Here’s what to watch.
| December 1, 2025
Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state’s education system, law enforcement, taxes and more.
Houston ISD expands breakfast, after school food programs as SNAP benefits continue to be delayed
| November 4, 2025
As the future of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits remains uncertain during the federal government shutdown, a local school district is stepping up to make sure their students don’t go hungry.