Texas sues Biden administration over confidential contraception for teens
Federal clinics in Texas are already required to get parental permission to prescribe birth control after a 2022 court ruling.
CenterPoint CEO promises improvements as Texas scrutinizes company’s Beryl response
Jason Wells told regulators the company will launch a new outage tracker by Aug. 1. It will also trim more tree limbs near power lines and hire an executive to focus on emergency response.
Kamala Harris’ historic candidacy energizes Texas’ Black and Indian American voters
Black and Asian American voters collectively made up just 15% of the turnout in Texas’ 2020 and 2022 elections, according to exit polls.
Texans, what are your thoughts on the 2024 election?
We want to hear from all Texans – even if you can’t vote or are not sure you want to vote.
In the Texas Panhandle, nurses make home visits to new moms in need
Local leaders of the Nurse-Family Partnership hope they can secure money to expand the program to the region’s rural areas.
Uvalde school police officer set to appear in court on criminal charges over mass shooting response
Hundreds of law enforcement officers waited more than an hour to confront a gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers in 2022.
U.S Rep. Lloyd Doggett took a political risk by calling on Biden to step aside. It worked.
In a Q&A, Doggett, 77, discusses his role in the recent chain of historic events and his feelings about where the party goes from here.
CenterPoint draws state ire after Hurricane Beryl power outages. Here’s what you need to know.
Following Hurricane Beryl’s large-scale power outages, state officials launched an investigation and legislative hearings to scrutinize CenterPoint’s response after the storm.
El Paso County officials say it’s time the state pays for Operation Lone Star arrests
County officials issued a disaster declaration Tuesday, saying the state’s mass arrests at the border have cost the county millions of dollars and overwhelmed its criminal justice system.
National effort to connect rural students with colleges expands to Texas
Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin will get funds to visit more students in rural communities and small towns.