Texas READER Act blocked | Tuition giveaway to illegal aliens to end in Texas | Abilene’s money grab – Pratt on Texas 10/23/2025

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: It took Trump and a committee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to do what hawkish on illegal immigration state legislators would not do: End the giant in-state tuition discount for illegal aliens in Texas. Update: Full board did pass the rule.

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Judge blocks key parts of Texas READER Act over compelled speech issues.

Stench of Local Government: Abilene might hike restaurant fees after state permit shift.

Cornerstone Capital Bank to acquire Lubbock-based Peoples Bank. A city that once had more locally owned banks per capita than most anywhere has very few left. Thank Dems in DC for wiping out small community banks through regulation.

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