Democratic State Rep. Gina Hinojosa wants the Texas Commissioner of Education to take office by vote instead of the governor's appointment.
A new rail port in San Angelo aims to help alleviate highway traffic and provide more efficient transportation for industries in the Concho Valley.
Due to depressed oil and gas production tax collections, this year's state savings account transfer was 30 percent less than last year.
Five MS-13 gang members from El Salvador who were illegally living in Houston have been charged with murder.
Sen. Brandon Creighton and Rep. Kyle Biedermann will each file legislation establishing protocols for removal or relocation of historic monuments and other pieces of artwork.
Commissioners voted unanimously to extend the county's emergency declaration and mask mandate for another 90 days.
State Sen. Bob Hall pressed the Texas Medical Board on its characterization of hydroxychloroquine as an “alternative therapy.”
Prescription drugs are costly due to their inelastic demand, but the Trump administration's latest order intends to save consumers money.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an earlier ruling, supporting Texas' exclusion of Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program.
Budesonide inhalation treatment turned 55-year-old West Texas woman sick with coronavirus from deathbed to recovery.
Border apprehensions in October rose to the highest levels since summer of 2019 and is the highest tally for the month of October compared to past years.
Calls for the inclusion of LGBT terminology and gender identity education did not persuade the state board's in their curriculum decision.
The $2 million buyout of the Lancaster ISD superintendent’s contract has been put on hold after a Dallas County court issued a temporary restraining order.
Though the lawsuit is nominally against UNT, the think tank hopes for a declaration that out-of-state tuition for all state universities in Texas violates the U.S. Constitution.
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After its September regression, Texas dropped back down near its August unemployment picture in October.
The new president of the University of Texas at Austin will make over a million-dollar salary.
This week — a workplace complaint prompts investigative committee meeting, legislators call for cancelation of STAAR testing, and the first week of pre-filing sees sharp uptick in submissions compared to past sessions.
Evaluations show Texas officials had concerns about Dominion Voting Systems product's efficiency and reliability when they rejected their use in January of this year.
Fort Worth announced its congressional lobbyists will prioritize funding for Panther Island, transportation, and the local defense industry.
