A Houston ISD exec tapped for Beaumont schools superintendent during its second state takeover
Former Houston school administrators now work as superintendents or key executives in three districts under Texas’ control. This is Beaumont’s second state intervention in recent years.
FIFA could make billions from the World Cup. Texas host cities will get little in return.
Almost all of the costs for organizing the tournament fall on the cities, whose ability to collect revenue is limited. In Texas, that could leave taxpayers on the hook.
Texas inmate James Broadnax faces Thursday execution amid final appeal arguing he wasn’t the shooter
The death row inmate has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, pointing to a codefendant’s confession in the shooting death of two people.
U.S. Supreme Court weakens key pillar of Voting Rights Act, opening the door for Texas to redraw political maps
While the court did not strike down the provision entirely, Justice Elena Kagan said Wednesday’s ruling made Section 2 of the VRA “all but a dead letter.”
Texas voters can face confusion as political parties run primary as they wish
Local GOP and Democratic county leaders have control, taxpayers foot the bill and voters have little recourse. But lawmakers are unlikely to change how Texas’ primary elections work.
Camp Mystic director apologizes to families of campers, counselors who died in flood
“I think about the night of the flood every moment of every day,” Edward Eastland said at a committee hearing Tuesday. “We tried our hardest that night and it wasn’t enough to save your daughters.”
Disaster declarations ripple through South Texas amid water crisis
Small towns around Corpus Christi worry where they’ll fall on the pecking order if the region’s water runs out.
TribCast: Texas’ looming data center fight
As Texas lawmakers prepare to tackle the thorny data center issue next session, what can we learn from Virginia’s experience?
Texas DACA recipient will be allowed to return after Trump administration deported him
José Contreras Diaz, 30, was arrested earlier this year during an immigration-related appointment and missed his son’s birth. He was deported to Honduras, the country he left when he was 8.
Corpus Christi delays action on plan to cut water use by 25% if emergency is declared
A Level 1 emergency, which could arrive in September, would limit households to 5,250 gallons a month under proposed restrictions. About 30% of residential customers use more.