Texas politics is creating a brain drain - driving away professionals in medicine and education, according to recent polling. The number of medical students...

The chances are growing for a government shutdown on Oct. 1, as the House and Senate have not agreed on a spending plan or continuing resolution.

The new law, nicknamed "death bill," has nullified local rules mandating 10-minute water breaks every 4 hours for construction workers in Texas.

The murder comes as a shock to her community

Troy Nehls, from Texas, calls Trump ‘the greatest president of my lifetime’ and says he will nominate him to replace Kevin McCarthy

Current and former inmates describe dangerous conditions inside Texas prisons as they bear an intense heatwave with no air conditioning.

Dallas County plans Tuesday drive-through voter registration event.

A federal judge's ruling opens the door for Dallas to enforce an ordinance restricting panhandling.

A trooper has said that newly deployed razor wire had increased the risk of migrants drowning by forcing them into deeper parts of the Rio Grande.

School boards must vote on whether to adopt the policy, which civil rights groups are warning is unconstitutional and will be closely monitored. 

AUSTIN Texans want lawmakers to prioritize teacher salaries and funding for public schools, according to a new poll by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), which also shows declining...

A bus carrying 30 migrants arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday, the third in a series launched by Gov. Greg Abbott and sent to California.

Without public hearings, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is proposing to adopt its 17-year-old standard that scientists and public health officials say fails to account for cumulative a…

The Legislature killed a school funding bill after it was tied to a contentious school voucher plan that would use public funds for private schools, forcing districts to lay off staff and new buses...

Political operatives descended on the Hill Country town of Wimberley with a scheme to send taxpayer dollars to private schools. Now they’re shopping the same blueprint elsewhere.

As part of the state's recently passed budget, the legislature has allocated $160 million to fund free breakfast and lunch at all public schools.

Neither the guardian plan or the marshal program is an option in Dallas ISD, Superintendent Elizalde said.

The updated comptroller’s report raises the amount of revenue available to the state over the 2024-25 cycle to $194.6 billion.

When Texas started scrubbing people from Medicaid after a three-year pause on removals during the pandemic, one family lost the insurance coverage that helped provide all treatments for their medical…

A new Harvard University study found an increase in the number of Texas households headed by people 65 or older spending more than 30% of their income on housing. Advocates say keeping older adults h…

Abbott made the presidential endorsement after he and Trump served meals to service members deployed for Operation Lone Star, Abbott’s sprawling border security mission.

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In a letter last week, more than 100 faith leaders warned the state's school districts against letting chaplains serve as counselors on campus.

HUD is awarding $45 Million for 3,379 Stability Vouchers to 135 public housing authorities (PHAs); 18 in Texas.