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A year after the state blocked transgender Texans from updating their state IDs, it has collected information on more than 100 people who have tried. Officials won't say what they're using the list for.

From the Texas battle for U.S. Senate to who's running to be the state's next governor, here are the key races — and candidates — to be watching as we head into 2026.

A three-judge panel in El Paso will continue hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging the controversial new map of Texas' congressional districts. Ultimately, their decision will determine whether Texas can use the new map for the 2026 midterm elections.

The complaints are being reviewed by the Texas Education Agency, but some firings and suspensions have already occurred independently at Texas schools throughout the state.

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week at Utah Valley University. Authorities have called the killing a “political assassination.”

Musk said his proposal to build tunnels to address Houston's chronic flooding woes would work, after an investigation raised questions about the plan's effectiveness. But experts say his plan has key technical and logistical challenges.

After protests, a two-week quorum break and out-of-state pressure, the Texas House passed a new map for the state's congressional districts on Wednesday. The bill now proceeds to the Texas Senate, which is weighing a slightly different redistricting map.

It's now week two of a quorum break by more than 50 Texas House Democrats who left the state to block a new, Republican-backed congressional district map. A lot has happened so far — from court filings to threats from top Texas officials to law enforcement showing up at Democrats' homes.

One of the likely casualties is a bill that would have transferred tens of millions of dollars in surplus funds from the Harris County Toll Road Authority to the City of Houston.

Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons was elected in November to represent District 146 in the Texas House. She sat down with The Texas Newsroom to lay out the details of her life before running for office.

The lottery recently banned online couriers, but some state legislators are considering more regulation.

The nonprofit, which houses the Texas Office of Refugees, sued the feds in March over $47 million intended for organizations that work with refugees.