White Texans, students previously in private school or home-school make up bulk of voucher applicants
The demographic breakdown of applicants shows Texas’ voucher program will likely not reflect the diversity of Texas public school students.
AI-aligned super PACs are pouring millions into Texas congressional races
Groups funded by artificial intelligence industry leaders have spent more than $2.8 million in the state, mostly on U.S. House GOP candidates who favor a light regulatory touch.
Explore our newly redesigned Texas Public Schools Explorer with expanded data
The explorer now shows long-term trends, school funding data, and newly released Texas Academic Performance Reports, among other updates.
TribCast: Assessing the rollout of Texas school vouchers
In this week’s episode, hosts Matthew and Eleanor talk with Tribune K-12 education reporter Jaden Edison about who in Texas applied for school vouchers and why Muslim schools were shut out of the program.
Photos: The last day Texas stores can sell smokeable hemp cannabis
New state rules that went into effect March 31 further restricts the amount of THC that can be found in hemp-derived products, effectively banning smokeables.
Texas will launch its own clinical trials into ibogaine psychedelic after failing to find a drug company to help
The Legislature last year approved $50 million to research the psychedelic and find a company to develop it into a drug for FDA approval.
Texas judge rejects push to let churches make political endorsements
A group of Texas churches and the IRS agreed to nix the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits nonprofits from endorsing candidates. A Trump-appointed judge said no.
Trump issues order to impose new rules on mailing of ballots
Much of Trump’s first executive order on elections has been blocked in court. Legal challenges are likely for this one, too.
Thousands of Texas students lose college credits when transferring. Here are pitfalls to avoid.
Early planning and paying attention to which classes are relevant for their major can help students save time and money.
Hardline conservative donors Tim Dunn, Farris Wilks ballooned Bo French’s Railroad Commission campaign
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks made their fortune in the oil business. They’ve deployed millions of dollars to pull the Texas GOP and Legislature toward their hardline stances.