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Matt Mackowiak
April 22, 2026
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TOP NEWS
“Texas economy hits $2.9 trillion. Here’s what that means” via Austin American-Statesman‘s Dante Motley – Texas is celebrating a new bragging-rights number: $2.9 trillion. That figure, highlighted in a Friday announcement from Gov. Greg Abbott, is the state’s preliminary 2025 current-dollar gross domestic product, based on estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
“With the Best Business Climate in America and unmatched pro-growth policies, Texas is the premier destination for job creators from across the country and world,” Abbott said. “We will keep attracting world-class investment, create jobs, and expand opportunity for Texans for generations to come.” So what is Texas really claiming here?
The state produced about $2.9 trillion worth of goods and services in 2025, and its economy grew faster than the nation as a whole in real, inflation-adjusted terms, according to the governor’s office. GDP is the broadest scoreboard for the size of an economy. It tries to capture the value created across industries, from oilfields and chip plants to hospitals, law firms, warehouses and restaurants.
When the governor’s office says Texas hit $2.9 trillion, it is pointing to the BEA’s estimate for the value of all that activity in 2025. The “current-dollar” part means the number is not scrubbed of inflation. Prices rising can help push the total up, even when the economy is not booming in the way everyday people might imagine. (AAS)
“Demand tsunami: Energy leaders foresee exponential need as Texas economy expands” via Fort Worth Report‘s Bob Francis and Eric E. Garcia – Driven by economic growth, data centers and an increasingly urban population, industry leaders in Texas foresee energy demand increasing exponentially over the next decade.
“We’ve had this relatively flat growth for the last two decades,” said Tony Robinson, president and CEO of nuclear power company Framatome. “That’s changed, and I think we’re using the wrong term. I don’t think it’s a surge in demand. I think it’s a tsunami.”
Robinson cited the amount of power needed by data centers, for cloud computing and crypto mining, the state’s growing population along with all the electronic devices used by consumers as major contributions to this increase in energy needs.
“The amount needed on a daily basis is astronomical,” he said. (Fort Worth Report)
“UT announces new Dell Medical Center, research campus after $750 million gift” via Texas Public Radio‘s Olivia Aldridge – After a historic $750 million gift from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, The University of Texas at Austin’s future hospital has a name: The UT Dell Medical Center. It will be part of the newly announced UT Dell Campus for Advanced Research, which will focus on clinical care and research in combination with advanced computing and artificial intelligence.
At a press conference Tuesday, the Dells, along with state and university officials, emphasized the opportunity to build a world-class university medical center that integrates modern technology from the ground up.
“By bringing together medicine, science and computing in one campus designed for the AI era, UT can create more opportunity, deliver better outcomes, and build a stronger future for communities across Texas and beyond,” said Michael and Susan Dell in a news release.
The Dells’ gift is one of the largest ever given to a United States university, and the couple are now the first donors to surpass $1 billion in lifetime giving to UT Austin. They were also integral in launching the university’s medical school — also named for the Dells — with a $50 million donation in 2013. In addition to the new university hospital and research campus, the Dells’ latest investment will also support undergraduate scholarships, student housing and UT’s Texas Advanced Computing Center. (TPR)
“New World screwworm closer than ever to US, Texas ag secretary says” via KXAN‘s Sandra Sanchez -- A calf infected with New World screwworm in the Mexican border state of Nuevo León is the closest reported case of the deadly parasite to the U.S. border, Texas Agriculture Secretary Sid Miller says. The case was just 62 miles from South Texas, Miller announced Monday.
“The threat of the New World screwworm is creeping dangerously close to our border,” Miller said. “This is now the northernmost active case in Mexico, and that puts Texas squarely in the crosshairs.”
The location of the calf is within the current sterile fly dispersal zone -- that’s an area where the U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing 100 million sterilized screwworm flies weekly to try to stop the deadly pest from crossing the border into the United States.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Friday visited Moore Air Base, outside Edinburg, from where planes fly the sterilized flies and drop them north and south of the border. The government is building a $610 million sterile fly facility on the base to eventually produce and release 300 million sterilized screwworm flies weekly from there. (KXAN)
2026
“What to know about the special election starting today in Southeast Texas” via San Antonio Express-News‘s Benjamin Wermund – Voting is underway in the race to replace state Sen. Brandon Creighton, a Conroe Republican who vacated his seat in October after he was named chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. The district stretches from Port Arthur up to Montgomery County. The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of Creighton’s term, which ends in January. Voters in November will decide who should fill the seat for a full four-year term.
Early voting runs through April 28. Election Day is May 2.
Republican Brett Ligon, who served as Montgomery County district attorney from 2008 to last year, is running with the backing of Creighton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who runs the Senate. Ligon has said property tax relief, border security and public safety are his top priorities. He faces Democrat Ron Angeletti, a special education advocate who is running for office for the first time. Angeletti has said his top priorities include public school funding and flood mitigation.
The deep-red district stretches north and east from Houston. It includes The Woodlands and Conroe to the north and runs east along I-10 between Baytown and Beaumont, neither of which are in the district’s boundaries. It also includes Port Arthur. (SAEN)
“Here are the biggest issues on the ballot in North Texas as early voting begins” via Dallas News‘s Lilly Kersh – Whether Dallas Area Rapid Transit faces the end of the road in parts of North Texas heads to the ballot Monday, as early voting opens on DART membership in three cities and a slate of high-stakes issues. Here’s what voters should know before heading to the polls.
Voters in Addison, University Park and Highland Park will decide whether they’ll continue as part of DART or leave the region’s public transportation system. Tensions between smaller, suburban member cities and the agency simmered to a boiling point last year. Local leaders decried the multimillion-dollar price tag of a one-cent sales tax they pay to DART for what some called inadequate services and minimal representation.
After the agency proposed a restructured governance and funding model, three cities called elections off. But DART’s future in the Park Cities and Addison will still be determined at the ballot box. Addison residents can vote at any Dallas County Early Voting Center, including Addison Town Hall. Highland and University Park residents can vote early at University Park United Methodist Church. A full list of locations and hours for all three cities can be found at the Dallas County election website.
Residents will see a proposition on their ballots with the question: Shall the Dallas Area Rapid Transit System be continued in your town or city? With an option of ‘yes’ to keep DART or ‘no’ to leave the system. Service will stop in cities that leave DART the day after votes are canvassed. This official examination of the votes happens three to eleven days after the election. (DMN)
“San Antonio area voter guide: May 2 school board, bond and local municipal races” via Texas Public Radio – Deadlines are approaching for the May 2 local elections, when voters across the San Antonio area will weigh a range of community decisions. School board races lead the ballot, with other local contests that could shape schools, spending and city leadership.
Depending on where they live, registered voters may cast ballots in school board races and municipal contests. Learn about the races and candidates below, and scroll for information on when, where and how to vote.
Four candidates are vying to represent single-member district 9 in northeast Bexar County on the board of trustees for the Alamo Colleges. Elections for two other single-member districts were cancelled because no one filed to run against the incumbents. Lorraine Pulido and Clint Kingsbury have both been declared duly re-elected for another six-year term. Pulido represents District 4 on the southwest side, and Kingsbury represents District 8, which includes parts of north central Bexar County. (TPR)
“Early voting to open for bonds, mayors and charter amendments across Tarrant County” via Fort Worth Report‘s Cecilia Lenzen – Polls open Monday, and Tarrant County residents have eight days to vote early ahead of the May 2 local elections.
Tarrant’s 1.3 million registered voters have the opportunity to elect new city council and school board representatives; choose whether to take on millions of dollars in debt to pay for local infrastructure; and weigh proposed amendments to their city’s charter. Several elections with uncontested races were canceled.
Registered voters may cast a ballot at any of the county’s 46 early voting sites.
Six Tarrant cities have contested mayoral races: Arlington, Keller, North Richland Hills, Kennedale, Westlake and Pelican Bay. (Fort Worth Report)
“Early voting to open for bonds, mayors and charter amendments across Tarrant County” via Fort Worth Report‘s Cecilia Lenzen – Polls open Monday, and Tarrant County residents have eight days to vote early ahead of the May 2 local elections.
Tarrant’s 1.3 million registered voters have the opportunity to elect new city council and school board representatives; choose whether to take on millions of dollars in debt to pay for local infrastructure; and weigh proposed amendments to their city’s charter. Several elections with uncontested races were canceled.
Registered voters may cast a ballot at any of the county’s 46 early voting sites.
Six Tarrant cities have contested mayoral races: Arlington, Keller, North Richland Hills, Kennedale, Westlake and Pelican Bay. (Fort Worth Report)
“James Talarico’s $27M haul is huge — but the GOP money machine looms large” via Houston Chronicle‘s John C. Moritz – James Talarico’s eye-popping $27 million fundraising haul may dominate early headlines, but it masks a deeper reality: Republicans still hold powerful financial advantages that could reshape the race once the general election begins. The report Talarico filed with the Federal Election Commission, made public Wednesday, shows he raised $27 million during the first three months of the year.
Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, seeking his fifth term in Washington, collected about $9 million, and his GOP primary rival Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s haul was $2.2 million. The numbers suggest Talarico has seized early momentum. But candidate fundraising totals alone offer an incomplete picture. Political action committees, or PACs, and super PACs often play a decisive role in modern Senate campaigns.
Talarico’s total was the highest among all Senate candidates nationwide and marked the most ever raised by a Senate candidate in the first quarter of an election year. He is not alone: Democrats in several competitive states are outraising Republicans. Incumbent Sen. John Ossoff of Georgia raised $13 million — more than all three Republicans hoping to challenge him in the fall combined — and similar patterns are emerging in North Carolina, New Hampshire, Alaska and elsewhere.
Yet the broader financial battlefield still tilts toward Republicans. The GOP’s Senate Leadership Fund, which can distribute money to candidates nationwide, is sitting on a massive war chest. From Jan. 1 through March 31, the super PAC took in $72 million and reported $166 million in cash on hand. By comparison, the Democratic Senate Majority PAC raised $56 million during the same period and reported less than $75 million in the bank, or about half that of its Republican counterpart. That imbalance could prove decisive, particularly in a state as expensive as Texas. (HOU CHRON)
“EXCLUSIVE: Texas Senate Hopeful Ken Paxton Taking Tons Of Democrat-Linked Trial Lawyer Cash, Data Shows” via Daily Caller’s Will Upton – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is challenging Republican Sen. John Cornyn for one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats, has accepted significant contributions from Democrat-linked trial lawyers, according to data reviewed by the Daily Caller.
A number of the trial lawyers backing Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign have also backed high-profile Democratic Party candidates in recent years, including Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. According to the campaign finance data, Paxton has received approximately $230,000, which accounts for about 10 percent of Paxton’s total money raised.
Of that, the Democratic Party-aligned personal injury attorney, Muhammad Aziz, has accounted for nearly one-third, contributing a total of $93,000. Aziz, to The Texas Voice, is a longtime Democratic Party donor who has recently shown interest in influencing Republican primaries in an anti-Trump direction.
The Texas news outlet further elaborates that Aziz is one of Rep. Omar’s key political donors. Omar — who has been accused of enabling immigration fraud through a sham marriage to her Somalian brother — is one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill. The association of Paxton — who has positioned himself as a staunch ally of the president — and Aziz could be seen as troubling by Texas voters.
Aziz — a partner with the Houston-based law firm Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner — is a major player in Texas Democrat politics. According to The Texas Voice, Aziz has provided significant resources to the Harris County Democratic Party, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Joe Biden presidential campaign, and former Democratic Senate candidate Collin Allred.
Aziz’s law firm also contributed $300,000 to anti-Republican First Tuesday PAC, which also saw significant resources from George Soros. During the 2024 election cycle, the PAC encouraged voters to “Stop MAGA Republicans.” The law firm has already contributed an additional $300,000 to the First Tuesday PAC in the 2026 election cycle, according to The Texas Voice. (Daily Caller)
STATE GOVERNMENT
“Texas Governor Uses Trump-Style Tactics in Fight With Texas Cities Over ICE” via The New York Times‘s J. David Goodman – Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas is engaged in a tense face-off with three of his state’s largest cities over how local police officers work with federal immigration agents.
The governor gave the leaders of Houston, Dallas and Austin until Wednesday to amend their policies to his liking, or face losing more than $150 million total in public safety funding, including millions dedicated to providing security at World Cup matches this summer.
Republican state leaders have frequently tried to control the policies of their state’s Democratic cities, often through legislation, and sometimes through lawsuits. But in using critical funding as leverage, some consider this an echo of the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics.
“It’s a play out of President Trump’s playbook,” said Alejandra Salinas, a Houston councilwoman. “He thinks he can bully the city of Houston in the same way.” (The New York Times)
“After 10 years at the TEA, Mike Morath is still redefining Texas education” via Austin American-Statesman‘s Keri Heath – When then-state Rep. Steve Allison sat down with Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath for the first time in 2019, he didn’t ease into the conversation. The San Antonio Republican delivered a blunt critique of the state’s standardized testing system, taking aim at the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests and the A-F accountability ratings, which Morath had championed.
“I took off and really hammered my opposition to the STAAR test and to the A-F accountability system — I think it’s truly unfair and wasn’t a true measurement — and hit pretty hard, forgetting at the time that those are his babies,” recalled Allison, a former school board president from Alamo Heights. Morath listened and smiled. But Allison could tell the education commissioner was set on the accountability system. Still, Morath charmed the legislator.
That exchange set the tone for a relationship that illustrates Morath’s political staying power. The data-driven education chief has become one of the most influential and polarizing figures in Texas, earning the trust of Republican leaders who rely on him as an authority on education policy. Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in December 2015, Morath has served longer than any other education commissioner in 50 years, overseeing a system that educates more than 5 million students.
His tenure has spanned a period of upheaval for Texas schools: Hurricane Harvey, the COVID-19 pandemic and two of the deadliest school shootings in state history in Santa Fe and Uvalde. (AAS)
“TxDMV opens applications for autonomous vehicle companies to operate” via KXAN‘s Tanya Nguyen – Applications are open for autonomous vehicle (AV) companies to be authorized to commercially work in Texas ahead of a statewide enforcement of new regulations starting May 28. Under a new Texas law, companies operating automated motor vehicles must get approval from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV).
According to a press release from TxDMV, the system establishes a statewide framework to work with automated motor vehicle companies to ensure they are in compliance with safety, legal, and reporting requirements for the operations of these vehicles on public roads.
To get approval, applicants must provide basic company information and certify that each AV they operate meets the required safety and operational standards. Applicants must also certify that the Texas Department of Public Safety has received the applicant’s emergency response plan.
The department will release additional guidance on administrative enforcement processes, including instructions for submitting public safety complaints. Applications may be submitted through the Texas Motor Carrier Credentialing System. Companies operating commercial AVs are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure compliance before May 28. (KXAN)
#TXLEGE
“Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules” via KXAN – Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools.
It sets up a potential clash at the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue in the future.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said in the decision that the law did not violate the First Amendment, which protects religious freedom and prevents the government from establishing a religion.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, called the ruling “a major victory for Texas and our moral values.” (KXAN)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
“Houston City Council approves revised immigration policy amid funding fight” via KHOU’s Orko Manna, Jaime E. Galvan and Sammy Turner — Houston City Council on Wednesday approved a revised version of the city’s controversial immigration ordinance, a decision that could determine the fate of roughly $114 million in public safety funding.
Councilmembers voted 13-4 on the measure after hours of debate and public input, with the revised language focused on how Houston police cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Councilmember Abbie Kamin motioned to delay the vote by a week, but that motion was voted down.
The updated ordinance refines language around field encounters, ICE administrative warrants and reporting requirements for immigration-related policing.
It states that Houston police will comply with all local, state and federal laws and can temporarily detain someone for as long as reasonably necessary. It also makes clear that nothing in the policy prohibits cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Mayor John Whitmire’s office has said the revised language creates a clearer path to restoring public safety funding that had been put at risk.
The vote comes after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to pull roughly $114 million in public safety funding if the city did not revise the ordinance.
City leaders say that funding supports a wide range of efforts, including police operations, domestic violence response, human trafficking investigations and homicide cases.
“They have the funds ... $114 million for HPD to carry out their duties,” Whitmire said.
The city has also warned it does not have the resources to replace that funding if it is permanently lost. (KHOU)
“Austin vs. Abbott: City in talks with governor after ICE policy funding threat” via Austin American-Statesman‘s Austin Sanders and Tony Plohetski – Austin officials were negotiating with state leaders Tuesday to try to avoid losing $2.5 million in state grant funding after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to revoke the money over new Austin Police Department policies that limit officer interactions with federal immigration agents.
“We are continuing conversations with the Governor’s office in a good faith effort to reach a resolution,” Assistant City Manager for Public Safety Ramon Batista said in a written statement. “The public safety grant dollars are vitally important to our community,” Batista said.
The at-risk grants include those funding the prevention of terrorist attacks, the processing of sexual assault kits and programs that keep youth out of the juvenile justice system, he said.
Abbott threatened to pull the funding Thursday as part of a coordinated crackdown on the three major Texas cities — Austin, Houston and Dallas — that recently enacted policies designed to curb local police interaction with federal immigration agents. (AAS)
“Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker on city’s bond election, proposed data center, Fort Worth ISD takeover” via CBS News‘s Jack Fink – Before the primary runoff in late May, voters across the state will first go to the polls for municipal elections this month. Early voting starts Monday, April 20 and runs through Tuesday, April 28. Election Day is Saturday, May 2.
One of the various issues on the ballot is a bond election in the city of Fort Worth. The bond total is $845 million, and there are six propositions, “A” through “F.” They include money for improvements to streets, parks, libraries, affordable housing, police and fire facilities, and animal care and shelter.
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker sat down with Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink to discuss how the bond would be applied across the city. Jack asked Parker why the bond is worth the cost. “I think we put forward a really great opportunity for voters to consider propositions that are high priority for our residents,” Parker said. “I think we’re right where we need to be and our voters ultimately get the final decision. And every proposition has elements in it that matter to individual people. But as a at a broad level, this is about quality of life.”
Parker said that the bond originated from proposed projects totaling more than $2 billion in requests. The bond comes at a time when the governor and the lieutenant governor are already talking about the next session, and additional property tax relief. But at the same time, they really want to clamp down on spending by local governments, which they say have been one of the primary drivers of property tax increases. CBS News)
BUSINESS NEWS
“Testing finds toxic metals where Tesla lithium refinery discharges wastewater in South Texas” via Inside Climate News – After Texas regulators said Tesla’s lithium refinery near Corpus Christi wasn’t violating its permits by discharging what local officials reported as black wastewater into a drainage ditch, independent water testing there this month found two toxic metals and other contaminants.
Eurofins Environment Testing, an accredited lab with locations across the globe, reported traces of hexavalent chromium, a well-known carcinogen, and arsenic, an environmental poison. Nueces County Drainage District No. 2, which manages the ditch, commissioned the test.
Neither hexavalent chromium nor arsenic is included as an allowable discharge pollutant in Tesla’s wastewater permit.
“The results are quite disturbing,” wrote Frank Lazarte, an attorney representing Nueces County Drainage District No. 2, in a cease and desist letter to Tesla’s associate general counsel last week. The district is asking Tesla to stop discharging wastewater into the ditch until they can discuss the lab results. (TX TRIB)
QUICK LINKS
KFYO: “Texas Is Officially the Best State for Business In 2026: You’ll Never Guess Who’s Last” KFYO
HOU CHRON: “A well site explosion triggers a large fire and evacuations in Texas, but no injuries” HOU CHRON
HOU CHRON: “Petroleum infuses a multitude of everyday items the Iran war could make more expensive” HOU CHRON
CNN: “Army soldier speaks out after wife is detained by ICE in Texas” CNN
TX TRIB: “Texas AG runoff: Mayes Middleton Chip Roy on elections, lawsuits” TX TRIB
DMN: “GOP member’s lawsuit targets runoff voting as Dallas County moves ahead with countywide plan” DMN
New Jersey Globe: “Texas-based dark money group that once attacked Sherrill wades into N.J. politics again” New Jersey Globe
AAS: “Inside the Dells’ $750M gift for UT Austin medical center” AAS
TX TRIB: “Dallas Republicans sue to force precinct voting for runoffs” TX TRIB
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth: “Texas takes step to fund psychedelic research with $50 million commitment” NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas Standard: “Texas restaurant owners sounding alarm over immigrant labor shortages” Texas Standard
HOU CHRON: “Harris County’s business equity program is at risk due to Texas DEI threats” HOU CHRON
KSAT: “Corpus Christi leaders weigh how much to reduce customers’ water use amid growing crisis” KSAT
FWST: “Fort Worth ISD to vote on closing International Newcomers Academy, despite pushback” FWST
SA REPORT: “SAISD wants community’s help to find new superintendent” SA REPORT
Herald-Zeitung: “Producers Co-op honored with Texas Treasure Business Award after more than 80 years in operation” Herald-Zeitung
AAS: “’Going out with a bang!”: Almost all Texas agaves bloom then die” AAS
DMN: “FIFA announces date and time for latest 2026 World Cup ticket sale” DMN
HOU CHRON: “Cam Coleman on Arch Manning, an earlier start for football and more | Bohls” HOU CHRON
HOU CHRON: “What LPGA’s best players think of Memorial Park golf course ahead of Chevron Championship” HOU CHRON
EXTRA POINTS
Recent Texas sports scores:
Monday 4/20
> MLB: Houston 9, Cleveland 2
> NHL: Dallas 4, Minnesota 2 (tied 1-1)
Tuesday 4/21
> NBA: 4 LA Lakers 101, 5 Houston 94 (LA 2-0)
> NBA: 7 Portland 106, 7 San Antonio 103 (Tied 1-1)
> MLB: Texas 5, Pittsburgh 1
> MLB: Cleveland 8, Houston 5
Today’s Texas sports schedule:
> 12:10pm: MLB: Houston at Cleveland
> 7:05pm: MLB: Texas at Pittsburgh
> 8:30pm: NHL: 2 Dallas at 3 Minnesota (TNT) (Tied 1-1)
Tomorrow’s Texas sports schedule:
> 7:05pm: MLB: Texas at Pittsburgh
TEXAS SPORTS HEADLINES / LINKS:
UT RGV BASEBALL: “UTRGV earns series win in clash of defending SLC champs“ MyRGV.com