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Bipartisan pushback to datacenters spark action from Texas leaders
A rough committee hearing, scrutiny over tax breaks, and bipartisan calls for limits on Big Tech data centers in Texas. NBC DFW’s Phil Prazan and Gromer Jeffers at the Dallas Morning News discuss the continued fallout.
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Running for Mayor, Hinojosa worries about the adults in Dallas
The former Dallas ISD superintendent tells Lone Star Politics with an ever-improving school system, the younger generation will be ok. It’s the adults he’s worried about. If elected, he aims to increase job training and adult education efforts in underserved areas.
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New Texas GOP chair to focus on finances, fundraising, and party building
Realtor and former Vice Chair, D’Rinda Randall takes over as Chair of the Republican Party of Texas after defeating incumbent Abraham George at their state convention in Houston. She tells Lone Star Politics she inherited a mess of party finances and is looking for the national midterm convention in Dallas to be a boost in fundraising ahead of a critical...
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Lone Star Politics: August 2, 2026
D’Rinda Randall is taking over as Chair of the Republican Party of Texas, and she’s planning to focus on. Plus, what Michael Hinojosa is worried about as he runs for Dallas mayor.
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Talarico and Paxton swing through North Texas in opposing campaign styles
Both candidates were in North Texas last week. State Rep. James Talarico held a lengthy, wide-open forum aimed at taking questions from Black voters. Attorney General Paxton held a controlled press conference on law enforcement, avoid answering questions about his voting history and property ownership.
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Comptroller Huffines readies first reforms and prepares for a tough election
Governor Greg Abbott appointed one-time rival Don Huffines to become Acting-Comptroller after he defeated several other Republicans in the primary. Lone Star Politics speaks with Huffines about his priorities taking on the job in early August and what’s expected to be a tough election against the Democratic candidate, Texas Senator Sarah Eckhardt, D – Austin.
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Rumblings grow for a strong mayor in Dallas
More local leaders are beginning to speak up about the need for a “strong mayor” system in Dallas. That includes the four previous mayors: Kirk, Miller, Leppert, and Rawlings. This comes as the City of Dallas is dealing with a budget deficit leading to furloughs, a proposal to bulldoze historic City Hall to redevelop the land, a stalled convention...
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Lone Star Politics: July 26, 2026
More local leaders are beginning to speak up about the need for a “strong mayor” system in Dallas. Plus, Talarico and Paxton swing through North Texas in opposing campaign styles.
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Texas law banning secret agreements for child sex abuse cases inspires national effort
Elizabeth Carlock Phillips joins Lone Star Politics to talk about taking “Trey’s Law” national. The Texas legislature passed a ban on non-disclosure agreements in child sex abuse cases following the suicide of her younger brother. She aims to make the Texas law a model for a national bill.
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More than 100 public schools have recently closed. Here is part of the reason.
An Austin-area non-profit advocating for public schools is detailing the number of schools closing in Texas. Our Schools, Our Democracy, put out a report showing 135 public schools have closed since 2023. 44 in North Texas. Lone Star Politics speaks with Carrie Griffith from Our Schools, Our Democracy, about the changing landscape.
