Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees to apologize and pay $3.3 million to whistleblowers in...
Attorney General Ken Paxton and four of his former top deputies who said he improperly fired them after they accused him of crimes have...
Texas Military Department Says It Needs $460 Million More To Keep Border Mission Afloat...
The Texas Military Department’s chief told Senate budget writers Thursday it will cost $459.3 million to keep thousands of active-duty troops on Gov. Greg...
Gov. Greg Abbott Tells State Agencies To Stop Considering Diversity In Hiring
Gov. Greg Abbott’s office is warning state agency and public university leaders this week that the use of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives —...
State Sen. Charles Schwertner Arrested On Suspicion Of Drunken Driving
State Sen. Charles Schwertner was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to Travis County sheriff’s office records.
Schwertner, a Georgetown...
Texas Senators Seem Open to Major Change in State’s Public Education Funding Formula
During the Senate Finance Committee’s first public education hearing Monday, senators seemed open to reconsidering the core metric used to determine how much money...
Gambling Proponents Have A New Plan To Ask Texas Voters To Legalize Casinos
Advocates for legalizing casinos in Texas unveiled new legislation Friday that makes a stronger effort to partner with horse-racing operators throughout the state —...
Texas Cities Debate Costly Infrastructure Investments In Age Of Extreme Weather
Two years after a winter storm killed 246 people and left millions of Texans without electricity, Texas cities once again buckled under a menacing winter storm.
Freezing...
Some Austin homes may not get electricity back for another week, city says
Nearly 95% of Austin now has electricity after last week's winter storm, but the city’s utility says some of the fewer than 30,000 homes...
As Texas Thaws Again, Calls To Rethink How Cities Prepare For Winter Weather Are...
Two years after a winter storm killed 246 people and left millions of Texans without electricity, Texas cities once again buckled under a menacing...
Texas Legislature Gears Up To Tackle Long-Standing And Fresh Issues In Public Education. Here’s...
With the legislative session now underway, lawmakers will once again have the chance to tackle issues that have plagued Texas’ public schools since the...
