Federal Judge Again Threatens Contempt-Of-Court Fines For Texas’ Slow Progress On Foster Care Reforms
U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack again threatened to hold the state’s child welfare agency in contempt of court for failing to comply with...
Texas Environmentalists Push The EPA To Crack Down On Methane Emissions, Saying State Agencies...
The Environmental Protection Agency got an earful from Texans this month.
In a marathon three-day public hearing, close to 300 people across the country gave...
Wanna bet? Texas Legislature To Reconsider Legalizing Casinos And Sports Betting
Gambling legalization advocates in Texas are going all in again this legislative session, confident that they have built more support since their efforts came...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says He’ll Run For Reelection In 2026, Reversing Previous Plan...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Tuesday he will “absolutely” run for reelection in 2026, a reversal from previous comments he made saying this would...
New Texas Foster Care Report Shows Both Improvements And Continued Deficiencies
Court monitors following a yearslong lawsuit against the state and the Department of Family and Protective Services released a fifth report Friday evening, tracking...
In Texas’ First Post-Roe Legislative Session, There’s A New Political Power Dynamic On Abortion
For decades, the abortion battle lines in the Texas Legislature were as clearly drawn as they were deeply entrenched. Every two years, Republicans would...
Migrant Shot And Injured By National Guard Soldier Patrolling Border
A Texas National Guard soldier patrolling the Texas-Mexico border shot a migrant Sunday morning just west of McAllen, according to an internal Texas Military...
After Alleged Sexual Assault Of Two Children Living In State Care, Another Foster Shelter...
MARBLE FALLS — A religious nonprofit stopped letting Texas house foster kids in a facility it owns this fall, days after two teenage girls...
A Year After FBI Raids Henry Cuellar’s Home, No Arrests And No Answers
WASHINGTON — Last January, FBI agents raided U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s home and office in Laredo, emerging with a computer and plastic bins and...
UT-Austin Blocks Access To TikTok On Campus Wi-Fi Networks
The University of Texas at Austin has blocked access to the video-sharing app TikTok on its Wi-Fi and wired networks in response to Gov....
