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More than 40% of the state’s population is Hispanic, but its mental health provider population is more than 80% white. bit.ly/3xRZ4ar

Early voting for Texas' May 4 local elections runs from April 22-30.

Here's what you need to know before heading to the polls. bit.ly/3Jwf1pE

In Brazos County, elections officials shoulder new costs and burdens to appease skeptics

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Tarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated bit.ly/3WaVMtd

Faculty petition to hold no-confidence vote in UT-Austin president after protest response bit.ly/3Ui5oj6

Harris County prosecutor hands criminal case into Lina Hidalgo’s staffers over to state attorney general texastribune.org/2024/04/25/kim… via Texas Tribune

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said she will hand the criminal case into Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s former staffers over to Ken Paxton’s office — in a bid to keep the case alive after she leaves office at the end of the year. bit.ly/3JCsITK

NEW: Harris County DA Kim Ogg has handed the criminal case regarding Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s staffers over to Texas AG Ken Paxton texastribune.org/2024/04/25/kim… Texas Tribune #txlege

Gov. Greg Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border.

However immigration and foreign policy experts say the reasons driving the recent shift are much more complicated. bit.ly/44bckmP

Is the endangered South Texas ocelot making a comeback? Conservation groups found a sign of hope, but scientists say it's too soon to celebrate. bit.ly/3Wg8VRU

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Under proposed guidance from the Texas Medical Board, doctors who perform life-saving abortions would have to document whether they tried to transfer the patient to avoid performing an abortion.

Here’s why this is worrying doctors and their lawyers:
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Delighted to announce the @texastribune is hiring a journalist to build data pipelines and develop new tools as we reimagine our education coverage!
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We want to hear the experiences of students, faculty and families affected by pushback against diversity, equity and Inclusion and free speech efforts at Texas universities. bit.ly/4db6iGX

Doctors who perform life-saving abortions may soon be required to document whether they first tried to transfer the patient to another facility to avoid terminating the pregnancy, a move some say goes beyond the language of the law. bit.ly/4aQtLvu

North Texas Senate runoff creates strange bedfellows, divides usual allies within GOP bit.ly/3WeSMMu

With support from Pulitzer Center Altavoz Environment Fellows Wendy Selene Pérez Alejandra Martinez meet community members where they are at to share the findings from their reporting: the state air-quality monitoring system is failing people that need it the most. Texas Tribune Environmental Health News

New: The Travis County attorney dropped 46 charges after 57 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian demonstration Wednesday.

A spokesperson for the attorney's office said law enforcement lacked probable cause in the cases dismissed. bit.ly/4aOLDa9

Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care bit.ly/3UaoNme