Two Texas Democrats Will Vote For GOP Bill To Reverse Their Own Party’s Signature...
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are pushing an energy bill that would overturn much of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda, and two South Texas Democrats...
Homeland Security Chief Calls Ted Cruz’s Comments “Revolting” In Heated Border Hearing
Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas exchanged heated barbs during Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary hearing over border...
Fire At Migrant Center In Mexico Near El Paso Kills At Least 39
EL PASO — At least 39 migrants died in a fire Monday night after flames engulfed a migrant facility in Ciudad Juárez, near the...
Houston GOP Official Knew For Years Of Child Sex Abuse Claims Against Southern Baptist...
In 2016, former Harris County GOP chair Jared Woodfill received an urgent warning about Paul Pressler, his longtime law partner and a Southern Baptist...
In Abrupt Retirement Letter, An Investigations Director Decries Texas’ “Untenable” Child Welfare Agency
A director at Texas’ troubled child welfare agency resigned abruptly on Wednesday, describing a chaotic work environment within her division.
Sharon Fonvielle-Baughman, the director of...
Texas Lawmakers Clash Over Allocation Of $5 Billion To Public Schools In Budget Proposal
On Thursday, Texas’ House Appropriations Committee approved a two-year $302.6 billion spending plan that includes pay raises for teachers and a nearly $14 billion...
Caseworkers Hampered By ’90s-Era Foster Care Software That The State Hasn’t Replaced
Texas has poured more than $100 million into the state’s aging foster care software known as IMPACT. This one 1990s-era application helps caseworkers keep...
Texas Senate Passes $16.5 Billion Package To Lower Property Taxes
Texas senators on Wednesday unanimously approved Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s agenda on property tax cuts this legislative session, which would pump billions of state...
Parents share their outrage during first public meeting over Houston ISD takeover
HOUSTON — Community members were irate Tuesday night as state education officials tried to explain the process of taking over the Houston Independent School...
Texas Lawmaker Again Tries To Block Discriminatory Hairstyle Bans In Schools And Workplaces
Lawmakers in Texas will consider prohibiting race-based hair discrimination under a proposal that was inspired by the experiences of two Black high schoolers who...
