Jeremy Blackman

texas editor @HoustonChron [email protected]

[haajrah📝 @haajrahgilani]

Updated this story after DFW Airport pushed back on Abbott’s claims of religious discrimination in a letter sent tonight.

[Casey Murray @caseyrmurray]

As James Talarico has dominated the airwaves in the TX senate race, a group affiliated with Ted Cruz is dropping more than $1.7 million on an ad buy attacking the Dem in Dallas and Houston markets.
https://t.co/lQvvN8Xq0a

[Lawrence Mower @lmower3]

NEW: Gov. Abbott asked the new comptroller to investigate "administrative bloat" at school districts.

The announcement came hours after a state audit dinged TEA for similar "bloat."

Details 👇
https://t.co/Cn4hml2SzR

[haajrah📝 @haajrahgilani]

Dan Patrick is escalating conservatives’ yearslong fight to remove books they deem inappropriate from schools, pledging to find ways to knock school districts’ ratings if they offer “dirty” books.

https://t.co/WT9yETo5kT

[Claire @partain_claire]

Last year, Supt. Mike Miles celebrated zero F-rated HISD campuses.

But at many high schools, those ratings were boosted by college prep courses - which the state has since deemed ineffective.

From 1 yr + of reporting championed by @meganmmenchaca:
https://t.co/IN8dO7TLWT

[Megan Kimble @megankimble]

NEW in @HoustonChron: A group of homeowners is suing the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, saying the coastal insurer fraudulently lowered claims after Hurricane Beryl
https://t.co/hLVjwN2XQi

[Lawrence Mower @lmower3]

NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott said he's going to push to prohibit public schools from using H-1B visas as part of an effort to stamp out "foreign influence."

Dallas ISD is by far the biggest K-12 user of the program in the country:
https://t.co/jiT8tjmzcS

[Ben Wermund @benwermund]

Minnesota sues to force @GregAbbott_TX to extradite ICE agent accused in Minneapolis shooting https://t.co/0PAPH66fmr #txlege

[Casey Murray @caseyrmurray]

Ken Paxton and James Talarico both say their economic plans will help regular Texans in their race for Senate. Tax experts tell a different story https://t.co/05RZIKD2di

[James Osborne @osborneja]

Trump could face a foil in Texas land office over border wall plans near Big Bend https://t.co/fh05rdSOJM via @houstonchron

[Mike Morris @mmorris011]

New = Whitmire defends Muslim footwashing stations at IAH under fire from Gov. Abbott https://t.co/Q99IdRVCZa via @houstonchron @isaacyu_

[haajrah📝 @haajrahgilani]

Greg Abbott said IAH and DFW could lose grants over ablution facilities accommodating Muslims. Moments later, DFW shared it scrapped the project.

https://t.co/WiSXv2VrPi

[haajrah📝 @haajrahgilani]

Greg Abbott's new election adviser is among top-paid employees. His duties remain unclear.
https://t.co/zlDkqbW5CI

[Lily Kepner @lilykepner]

I'm at the Senate Finance Committee this morning where higher education funding is on the docket.

In the afternoon, the Senate Higher Education Committee will meet to discuss SB 37. Chancellors from across the state, including @CreightonForTX, are expected to testify.#txhighered

[Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy]

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him https://t.co/DdKYlSlksA via @NYTimes

[Houston Chronicle @HoustonChron]

A growing number of Texas Democrats are looking to capitalize on the data center backlash, which has been particularly fierce in deep-red rural parts of the state. https://t.co/MiKDL7Qibb

[Jason Buch @jlbuch]

What do you need to know about the South Texan whose ambitious plan to remake trade with Mexico - with powerful backers in Austin and DC - is dividing Eagle Pass? @benwermund has key takeaways from our piece in @PUENTE_NEWS_ @HoustonChron and @ExpressNews https://t.co/8KQn1h6eZn

[Ben Wermund @benwermund]

.@GinaHinojosaTX calls on @GregAbbott_TX to halt data center construction and bring #txlege back for a special session: “Greg Abbott talks a big game about what he will do after the election. The thing is, he has the power to do it today.” https://t.co/hYpeFcmDCq

[Lawrence Mower @lmower3]

More than half of Texas school districts still don’t know how many of their enrolled students have been awarded a voucher and plan to leave their classrooms.

By @isaacyu_
https://t.co/oag8HTtdpv

[Alan Fossler @alanfossler]

Hundreds of Texas school districts don’t know how many students they’re about to lose to vouchers https://t.co/xVUZHJAulL via @houstonchron