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Taxes, school discipline and more: 5 top CI Texas stories of 2025

By Hannah Norton

Here are five of Community Impact’s most-read statewide stories from the year and the latest updates on these trending topics.

Skylar Smith surveys flooding damage
State moves forward with grants to help ...
a woman filling out a tax form.
Texas launches database tracking local bond projects, ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Lt. Gov. Patrick vows to expand property ...
Texas lawmakers review a proposed congressional map.
Texas can use new congressional map in 2026 elections, U.S. Supreme Court rules
A cultivation room at Texas Original.
Texas medical cannabis program expands to include 9 potential new dispensaries
The Texas Capitol on May 3, 2023.
What to know about the new Texas laws taking effect Dec. 4
Texas lawmakers speak about property tax policies.
‘Kind of maxed out’: Texas lawmakers question whether state can afford to fund larger property tax breaks
Voters in line in Austin.
Local property tax hikes faced an uphill battle this November, election results show
THC products sit on the shelves of a Cy-Fair CBD American Shaman store.
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission moves forward with permanent hemp regulations
texas capitol
UPDATED: U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas' new congressional map
Power lines in Austin.
Energy experts urge state to tackle power affordability, efficiency as Texas grows
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to a crowd in Houston.
Gov. Abbott launches reelection bid, vows to end school property taxes
firefighters next to a firetruck in a forest area
Texas House lawmakers question if state is prepared for next major wildfire