Nearly 12 Million Texans Now Face Water Disruptions. The State Needs Residents to Stop...
First Texans lost their power. Now, they’re losing their potable water.
After enduring multiple days of freezing temperatures and Texans dripping faucets to prevent frozen...
Working Political Angles Instead of Solving Problems
Between winter electricity blackouts, a haphazard rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and the Texas government’s overall response to the pandemic over the last year, the...
Many Texas Students Can Skip STAAR Tests This Year, but High Schoolers Might Have...
Parents of Texas elementary and middle schoolers in virtual learning who don't want their children sitting for in-person standardized tests this school year have...
Former Top Aides Say Attorney General Ken Paxton Received Assistance with Home Remodel, Job...
Late last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fired multiple senior aides who accused him of accepting a bribe. A court filing obtained by...
Texas Tenants Behind on Rent Will Soon Be Able to Seek Aid from $1.3...
State officials plan to roll out a $1.3 billion rental assistance program for Texans struggling to keep up with housing payments during a shaky...
In Search of Covid-19 Vaccines, Some Rural Texans Are Driving Hundreds of Miles Across...
Russ Tidwell spent eight hours in his Chevy Tahoe to get his COVID-19 vaccine Monday, watching the scenery fade from mountains to farmland before...
Republican Texas Lawmakers Reviving Push to End In-state Tuition for Undocumented College Students
Two freshman Republican state representatives want to stop undocumented immigrants from being able to pay in-state tuition at Texas’ public universities, they announced Friday....
Texas Prepares to Test for Lead in Schools’ Drinking Water for the First Time
Texas will soon begin a program to test drinking water in thousands of elementary schools and child care facilities across the state following an...
Internet and Phone Services in Rural Texas Threatened as State Slashes Subsidies for Providers
Some rural Texans are facing the threat of losing phone and internet service after the state recently slashed subsidies that help providers offer service...
Top Two Staffers at Texas Democratic Party to Step Down
The top two staffers at the Texas Democratic Party — executive director Manny Garcia and deputy executive director Cliff Walker — will leave their...
