Matt Adams

Austin shooting spurs Texas political fights Days out from the March primary, Republicans called for changes to immigration law. Democrats repeated their calls for stricter gun laws.

Political fighting pervades Texas politicians’ responses to Austin shooting.

Days out from the March primary, Republicans called for changes to immigration law. Democrats repeated their calls for stricter gun laws.

Texas early voting starts Tuesday. Here’s what to know. Early voting in person runs from Feb. 17-27. This guide explains your rights at Texas polls.

Early voting for the Texas 2026 primaries begins Tuesday. Here’s what to know.

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Texas 2025: The stories that most resonated with our readers Texans closely followed 17 constitutional propositions, the growth of one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities and a controversial plan to move billions of gallons of groundwater.

We dug into a ton of data on what Texans were reading in 2025. Among the @texastribune.org’s most read stories: the proposed THC ban, the 17 constitutional propositions and the devastating floods in Kerrville.

Reports: Texas National Guard to return soon from Illinois Several media outlets, quoting anonymous federal officials, reported that hundreds of Texas troops could be coming home soon from the Chicago area after their activation was halted by a federal court.

Texas National Guard troops to be recalled from Illinois soon, according to reports.

Texas set to invest $20 billion in water after election Texas will use $1 billion in sales tax a year for the next two decades to help secure the state’s water supply.

Texas set to make $20 billion investment in water after voters approve Proposition 4.

Texas will use $1 billion in sales tax a year for the next two decades to help secure the state’s water supply.

Put this one on upset watch. This is a Trump +20 district.

when I was a lad it was accepted that you could wear a tshirt under your jersey in college but once you got to the NBA you knocked it off or Charles Oakley or someone would punch you in the skull

What a World Series, see yinz next season

The Spider-Man Green Goblin meme with “Dave Roberts in the postseason” on Willem Dafoe and “Use Clayton Kershaw to close” on the green goblin mask

Baseball rules

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is gonna be the winning run which is the most Pittsburgh Pirates thing ever.

HOW CAN YOU NOT BE ROMANTIC ABOUT BASEBALL

Game 7s are great when your team isn't in them

We’re gonna have to offer up the whole city and naming rights. Welcome to Skenesburgh

Listen we JUST got raising canes in Pittsburgh.

Only thing better than bullpen guys being late to the fight are goalies skating up the ice like “okay guess I gotta get in this.”

Benches clearing game 7 I love it

Man, hitting me with the truth tonight.

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

Did we learn nothing from the all star game?!? Let’s go to home run derby!

the stadium stopped selling alcohol seven innings ago. everyone at this game is sober now

Lolol okay that was the best fly ball ever.

I think they should pitch to Ohtani.

durrrrr how could ben solo be alive? asks the billionaire about a franchise that involves laser swords.

Mineral on stage at Best Friends Forever Fest.

I don’t know why it’s really hitting me right now, but a few weekends ago I saw Mineral’s last show ever. (Never say never)

What’s more difficult to keep up with, which wave of emo we’re on, or all the new generations of Pokémon?

A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine Leaders of the effort say they moved to rural Hood County for its quiet country charm, which was shattered by what locals call “that roar” from the facility.

A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine.

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