News Article | January 30, 2026
What We're Reading
What you need to know before voting in Texas’ March 3 primary elections (The Texas Tribune)
Postal Service changes mean Texas voters shouldn’t wait to mail voter registrations and ballots (Votebeat Texas)
Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration (The Texas Tribune)
Census: Texas led U.S. in population growth in 2025, but immigration slowed (The Texas Tribune)
State of America’s Counties Address Highlights Intergovernmental Partnership, Cost and Administrative Shifts (National Association of Counties)
2026 NACo Federal Policy Priorities (National Association of Counties)
TribCast: Can Texas zero out property taxes? (The Texas Tribune)
Capital Highlights (Texas Press Association)
Texas got rid of paper tags. Now, fraudsters are using fake metal plates. (KTBC-TV Austin)
SpaceX explosion shook South Texas, sparking oversight and safety concerns (Austin American-Stateman)
Amid the AI-Driven Boom in Energy Demand, Rural Texans Fight a High-Voltage Transmission Line (The Daily Yonder)
6,000 Kerr County adults could experience PTSD symptoms as a result of the July 2025 flood disaster, report finds (KVUE-TV Austin)