Benjamin Wermund
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Benjamin Wermund

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Senior political reporter for Hearst Newspapers in Texas (@HoustonChron, @ExpressNews, @statesman) | Send me tips 📩 ben.wermund@houstonchronicle.com

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Some distrust Abbott on data centers

Rural Republicans express skepticism, given governor’s connections, earlier statements

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Musk has much at stake in election

Abbott a big booster of trillionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla

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Houston Chronicle•OCT 19, 2026
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Hinojosa floats eliminating homeowner taxes

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Houston Chronicle•OCT 7, 2026
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Hinojosa dismisses culture wars as a 'luxury'

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Houston Chronicle•SEP 28, 2026
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Paxton mum on halting of data centers

AG hasn’t answered counties’ question about authority

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Houston Chronicle•AUG 25, 2026
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Suit aims to compel ICE agent transfer

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Houston Chronicle•AUG 19, 2026
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Some distrust Abbott on data centers

Rural Republicans express skepticism, given governor’s connections, earlier statements

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Houston Chronicle•AUG 17, 2026•Lead Story
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Abbott’s voting app raises privacy concerns

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Houston Chronicle•AUG 16, 2026
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Border bridge plan splits community

Trucking magnate's project near Eagle Pass draws political support and local backlash

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Houston Chronicle•AUG 9, 2026•Lead Story
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Abbott orders audit of data centers

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Houston Chronicle•AUG 4, 2026
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Coalition takes aim at Texas data centers

Protesters urge Abbott to call special session on issue

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Houston Chronicle•JUL 28, 2026•Lead Story
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Data hubs divide Abbott donors, voters

Several big supporters investing in centers as governor's rural constituencies oppose them

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Houston Chronicle•JUL 20, 2026•Lead Story
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Hinojosa pitches $1.5K rebate checks for Texans

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Houston Chronicle•JUL 8, 2026
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Data center backlash is posing test

Projects have drawn backing of GOP leaders but not their supporters across rural Texas

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Houston Chronicle•JUN 20, 2026•Lead Story
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Muslims’ place inside GOP sparks questions

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Houston Chronicle•JUN 20, 2026
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Abbott targets spread of fly

Governor pledges state resources for summer fight ahead

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Houston Chronicle•JUN 6, 2026
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Abbott seeks to lift Texas GOP ticket

Governor targets Democratic Senate candidate Talarico in hopes of uniting a fractured party

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Houston Chronicle•JUN 2, 2026•Lead Story
The story contextualizes current local school district tensions by examining historical desegregation efforts and the legacy of 'huelga' (strike) schools in the 1970s.
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No sign of feds' border funds for state

Agencies have yet to even open applications for reimbursement for Abbott's crackdown

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Houston Chronicle•MAY 26, 2026•Lead Story
The story focuses on a bureaucratic delay and the administrative disconnect between Texas state ambitions and federal funding mechanisms.
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Runoffs to decide midterm matchups

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Houston Chronicle•MAY 26, 2026
Coverage of primary runoff elections in Texas, highlighting key Republican and Democratic contests.
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State law to deport migrants likely to take effect

Judge has called bill 'unconstitutional,' but ruling to take time

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Houston Chronicle•MAY 14, 2026
Highlights the procedural and legal complexities of a controversial Texas immigration law, focusing on a judge's simultaneous constitutional concerns and timeline constraints.
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Camps in Texas uncertain as season closes in

State is weighing licenses after new laws in floods’ wake

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Houston Chronicle•MAY 12, 2026
Focuses on the local regulatory impacts of recent severe weather on summer camp operations.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Benjamin Wermund in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.