A look back at some of The Texas Tribune’s best reads of 2025

Faculty in uproar after Texas A&M-Victoria implements mandatory in-person policy

Many professors live at least two hours away from the Gulf Coast-area campus and worked remotely for years, an advocacy group said.

Texas to receive at least $7.5 billion from stalled border reimbursement fund, Cornyn says

The state — which spent over $11 billion on Operation Lone Star — could receive more through a separate $3.5 billion reimbursement fund administered by the Department of Justice.

Flock cameras face growing backlash across Texas counties, but getting rid of them is complicated

Some government officials said they understand the community’s anger, but warn that many of these contracts fall outside their jurisdiction.

We investigated development rules after the deadly 2025 Hill Country flood. Then it flooded again.

A Tribune-ProPublica investigation found Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to take action that could have protected residents in flood-prone areas.

Industry warns of blackouts, economic woes if Texas overreacts to data center, transmission line anger

Energy regulators and industry experts warn that the state’s delays to major projects amid backlash from residents could create rolling blackouts and strangle growth of other industries that need power.