Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on transition-related care for minors
Parents and medical providers of transgender adolescents sued Texas, challenging the constitutionality of a restriction on puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
Former Uvalde schools police chief indicted for role in Robb Elementary shooting response
Pete Arredondo, the former chief, and former officer Adrian Gonzales face felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child.
State Board of Education fields concerns about Christian bias in proposed K-12 curriculum
The proposal comes as part of a larger effort by officials in Texas and across the country to inject Christianity into public life.
Cook Children’s sues Texas over potential Medicaid contract loss
For years, Cook’s Children, two other children’s hospitals have administered Medicaid health coverage plans. Canceling their contracts would put jobs and coverage at risk, they say.
Court ruling suggests recent activity in federal investigation of Ken Paxton
Records don’t name the attorney general’s office, but their details line up with the accusations former top deputies made against Paxton.
More than 100 Texas counties lack plans to curb damage from natural disasters
The plans, which are required by the federal government to access certain grants after a natural disaster, are laborious to assemble — especially for rural counties.
Carlos Cascos, former Texas secretary of state and political leader in Rio Grande Valley, dies at 71
Cascos began his political career as a Democrat but crossed party lines in 2014 before Gov. Greg Abbott appointed him to be secretary of state.
U.S. Supreme Court pauses federal smog control plan that Texas opposed
Environmental experts say the ruling will pause measures to reduce smog in some states and influence suits in lower courts.
Kinky Friedman, provocative satirist and one-time gubernatorial candidate, dies at 79
Friedman launched a boisterous campaign for governor in 2006, decades after forming the band Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys.
Matthew Watkins named Texas Tribune’s next editor-in-chief, succeeding Sewell Chan
Watkins, a nine-year veteran of the Tribune, takes over as Chan becomes executive editor of Columbia Journalism Review.