EducationEnrollment Drop Hits Texas Public Schools
By the time the TEA finalizes the data, this year could mark the first drop in Texas public school enrollment since measurement began.
By the time the TEA finalizes the data, this year could mark the first drop in Texas public school enrollment since measurement began.
State lawmakers discussed challenges faced by charter schools and Texas public education as a whole at a pre-session policy event in Austin this week.
The president touted the construction of the border wall in a visit to Alamo, Texas.
Authorities report that the number of encounters along the southern border has continued to increase, with a greater amount of single adults outside of Mexico.
The dire fiscal straits projected last July have improved substantially, but the Texas comptroller still projects a nearly $1 billion shortfall at the end of this biennium.
Border patrol officials say she was trying to smuggle $2.9 million worth of narcotics into Texas.
A federal judge found the men also perpetrated cruelty against the individuals they were harboring, who were from multiple countries.
Vaccine rollout in Tarrant County has received some criticism as demand far surpasses current supply.
Tax collections on motor vehicles were up from December 2019, which may be explained by consumers taking advantage of low interest rates and purchasing a new vehicle for Christmas.
Legislation introduced by Sen. Paul Bettencourt takes aim at a collection of African art a Harris County commissioner has stored and maintained at taxpayer expense.
As part of the 5,600-page bill approved by Congress and signed by the president, the Smithsonian will begin planning the creation of an American Latino Museum.
From the lockdowns to the George Floyd protests to criminal allegations against the attorney general, here’s a look at the top stories in Lone Star politics from 2020.
Federal funds allocated to states to alleviate poverty could be used for K-12 private school tuition, home schooling, or other educational services under a new executive order.
Starting January 1, 2021, hospitals will be required to list their actual, rather than estimated, healthcare prices.
A speech-policing body at the University of Texas will be disbanded after a legal challenge to the school's speech code.
The proposed bill would bar government officials at all levels in Texas from shutting down houses of worship.
The eight-year-old DACA program is back in a federal court with the State of Texas challenging its legality.
COVID-wary teachers driven from the job by the virus would be entitled to return to the same pay and benefits under the bill.
Border apprehensions leveled out after a six-month incline, but the total sets a record high for November.
With a total price tag of $2.3 trillion, Congress avoided a shutdown and passed an extensive coronavirus relief package.