Education

Texas Senate to vote today on school choice

AUSTIN — The Texas Senate is expected to approve a school choice bill Wednesday that would let families…

Texas

Two more state employees fired after accessing Texans’ private information

Two more employees from the state Health and Human Services Commission have been fired for accessing the private…

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Texas lawmakers opposing Marvin Nichols Reservoir want to tighten water planning process

DALLAS — The Marvin Nichols Reservoir has weighed on minds of potentially displaced Northeast Texans for decades, and…

Education

Abbott sets legislative agenda that could succeed, but Capitol is volatile

Gov. Greg Abbott has big plans for Texas, and despite a lingering power struggle within the state Republican…

Local

New oil and gas landfill prompts concerns from Harrison County residents

An oil and gas landfill set to begin operations in the Elysian Fields part of Harrison County has…

Education

Abbott vows pay raises for teachers and more property tax relief

In a speech with something for everybody, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated Texas’ economic strength and set an agenda…

Local

Abbott hopes Trump policies can whittle down $2.9 billion border security request

AUSTIN — How Gov. Greg Abbott might spend $2.9 billion in proposed state border security funds depends largely…

Local

Texas’ abortion ban, among the strictest in the U.S., could get even stricter

Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, and during this legislative session, anti-abortion advocates…

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Abbott expected to promote vouchers and other highlights of his 2025 agenda in Sunday speech

Gov. Greg Abbott will lay out his legislative priorities Sunday night during his biennial State of the State…

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Patrick outlines conservative agenda with list of top 25 state legislative priorities

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping list of his top 25 legislative priorities, including proposals…