Texas high school students’ STAAR scores show gains in STEM fields, struggles in reading...
Partial results from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exam released on Tuesday show that high school students made gains in algebra...
Paxton Impeachment Cost State $5.1 Million, Auditor Report Finds
The impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton cost the state about $5.1 million in taxpayer funds, largely to pay for lawyers hired by...
Trump Praises Abbott At Inauguration, Promises To Militarize Border And Build Wall
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency, send troops to the southern border, deport...
ProPublica: Inside the Push to Redirect Public Funds to Private Religious Schools
On Jan. 13, 2025, ProPublica published an extensively-researched story on how the state of Ohio became a national model in the movement to redirect...
Mental Health Advocates Ask Texas Lawmakers To Replace Expiring COVID-19 Relief Funding
Replacing federal pandemic relief funding critical to community programs could top Texas lawmakers' to-do list for mental health next year as they also address...
Beginning Jan. 1, Cars Registered In Texas Won’t Need To Pass A Safety Inspection,...
Most Texas drivers will no longer be required to have their cars pass an annual safety exam after state lawmakers removed the rule from...
Everything Is Bigger In Texas—Including State Police Contracts For Surveillance Tech
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Cartels Turn To Social Media To Lure Americans Into Human Smuggling As Texas Enforces...
Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language.
When Justin Persinger met the woman at a grocery store, he was broke and sleeping on a friend’s...
Gov. Greg Abbott Announces More Than $500 Million In Public Safety Grants
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday over $500 million in grants for public safety programs throughout the state, including assistance for victims of crime, border...
Trump’s Promise Of Mass Deportation Throws Undocumented Texans Into Fear, Uncertainty
DALLAS — In public, he uses his commanding baritone voice to rally and inspire people as an immigrant activist. In private, the 41-year-old man...
