With Democrats in charge of Texas, what’s next for UT Austin?
Texas' flagship public university has seen major changes under state Republican leadership. What happens once Democrats take over?
Summary by The Houston Editorial Desk · As published by Houston Public Media · · 1 min read
Texas' flagship public university has seen major changes under state Republican leadership. What happens once Democrats take over?

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Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa defeated incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday as part of a historic nation-wide sweep by Democrats.
Houston Public Media · Nov 5, 2026
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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told a group of school leaders on Wednesday he was committed to “... ensuring a smooth and successful transition for the incoming education commissioner.” This comes after Texas Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa vowed, in her victory speech Tue...
Click2Houston KPRC2 Local · Nov 5, 2026

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Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa holds her first news conference Thursday in Austin to outline executive priorities and discuss the transition with outgoing Gov. Abbott....
FOX 26 Houston · Nov 5, 2026
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Today: We talk with newly elected Harris County Judge Letitia Plummer, discuss the state of the Texas Republican party following the midterms, and we talk about Houston trial attorney Tony Buzbee's new book. Plus, “Current Obsessions.”...
Houston Public Media · Nov 5, 2026
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The Houston Texans announced RB Woody Marks as the team’s nominee for the 2026 Salute to Service Award. The annual award recognizes NFL players, coaches, staff and alumni who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to supporting U.S. service members, veterans and their families. Ma...
Click2Houston General · Nov 5, 2026

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Texas Republicans blamed each other, Trump and a failure to improve the lives of Texans after decades of one-party control of all statewide offices.
Houston Public Media · Nov 5, 2026

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Tattoo studios across Texas are experiencing record demand for bluebonnet and blue-accented designs as clients ink permanent tributes following the 2026 midterm elections....
FOX 26 Houston · Nov 5, 2026

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Bob Dylan has come knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’s door. The singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican in Italy.
FOX 26 Houston · Nov 5, 2026
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Thursday’s forecast: We’ve got another fantastic fall-feeling day. Temperaturesclimbing to the upper-70s and lower-80s. There will be clouds that start moving in late in the day, but the rain associated with the system below will miss us to the southwest. Another cold front Frida...
Click2Houston KPRC2 Local · Nov 5, 2026

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A 36-year-old man was stabbed nearly 180 times at a California state prison and someone inside captured video of the gruesome death before leaking it to the outside, where it went viral on social media....
FOX 26 Houston · Nov 5, 2026
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Astronauts are gearing up and going outside of the space station today -NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk are heading outside the International Space Station today for the 101st U.S. spacewalk. Their mission is to install the final part of Internation...
Click2Houston KPRC2 Local · Nov 5, 2026
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Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa is set to hold her first news conference Thursday since defeating Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in a historic election that ended more than three decades without a Democrat winning the governor’s office. Hinojosa, 52, will also become the first Latina...
Click2Houston KPRC2 Local · Nov 5, 2026