Feds sue Texas over long-standing law allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition
The lawsuit comes just days after the Legislature adjourned without repealing the first-in-the-nation law, which passed in 2001.
Texas public schools are set to get an $8.5 billion funding boost. Here’s the plan.
Gov. Greg Abbott is set to sign a spending package Wednesday that will give schools more money for staff pay, operational expenses, special education and more.
Sodas, candy to be banned from Texas food stamp purchases
Buoyed by the Trump administration’s willingness to place restrictions on food assistance programs, Texas moves to limit junk food.
Join us June 24 in San Angelo to hear from lawmakers on legislative session’s impact
We’ll discuss bills the Legislature passed, how San Angelo and rural Texas will be affected and what Texans should know going forward.
Voters will have final say on billions of tax cuts for Texas homeowners, businesses
Texas is slated to spend $51 billion on property tax cuts over the next two years. Some worry that’s unsustainable.
Months after detaining 47 people accused of being Tren de Aragua in Austin, authorities offer no evidence of gang ties
People at the raided house say they rented it for a birthday party and deny any connection to the gang. One man says law enforcement accused him of being in Tren de Aragua because of his tattoo.
Texas allows state agency investment in BlackRock after firm steps away from climate initiatives
The firm’s removal from a state list of companies “boycotting” the fossil fuel industry was lauded by Comptroller Glenn Hegar as a “meaningful victory” for Texas’ energy economy.
TribCast: Did lawmakers improve Texas’ infrastructure?
Will Texas be able to keep the lights on and water flowing til the next legislative session?
“All eyes on San Antonio”: Democratic disunity, GOP push turn mayor’s race into a political battleground
A fragmented local party and a damaged Democratic brand have created the perception that one of Texas’ blue strongholds could be in jeopardy.
What Texas lawmakers did after the state’s largest wildfire
A package of bills aims to better prepare the state to prevent and fight wildfires.