Democratic State Rep. Gina Hinojosa wants the Texas Commissioner of Education to take office by vote instead of the governor's appointment.
Calls for the inclusion of LGBT terminology and gender identity education did not persuade the state board's in their curriculum decision.
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.
The new president of the University of Texas at Austin will make over a million-dollar salary.
Most council members said they clung to pro-life beliefs themselves but felt the ordinance would violate the law and open the door to lawsuits.
Rejecting calls for LGBT inclusion, the proposed TEKS continue to push abstinence while presenting facts the current standards leave out.
Rep. Steve Toth's bill would amend the Texas Family Code to include sex change surgeries and hormone therapy for minors under child abuse.
Moving the cenotaph has become a white whale for Alamo leadership, with plans for renovations largely unchanged even after the permit denial.
An appeals court has stalled El Paso's lockdown until a lawsuit between a group of restaurateurs and the county judge concludes.
The Texas Supreme Court denied a writ of mandamus that would have stayed the El Paso lockdown until the end of the lawsuit.
An appeals court ruled that UT's vague speech policies give students standing to sue. Here's a rundown of the case on both lines of argument.
The general gun season for whitetail started this morning, 30 minutes before sunrise, and will last as long as January 17 for south Texans.
A coalition of business leaders, joined by Paxton, says recent county orders are unconstitutional and overstep the governor.
Pollsters saw Collin County districts leaning blue after 2018, when Leach and Shaheen each won their districts by a hairsbreadth.
With a surprisingly solid margin of victory, Republican Tony Gonzales has defeated Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones for the U.S. congressional seat.
Texas' 38 electoral votes will go to Donald Trump, though mailed ballots may keep the national result up in the air.
Hidalgo County's decision to lengthen voting time — a last-minute action potentially taken without the county judge — may violate the law.
The presidential contest, congressional races, and state legislative campaigns — here are The Texan's top 10 things to watch for on Election Night.
A split decision last month found the dismemberment ban unconstitutional. The State of Texas will defend it again before the whole court.
Legislation passed in 2019 has raised pay for teachers, librarians, counselors, and nurses at public schools amid student withdrawals.
