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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will review whether West Texas A&M University can prohibit drag performances on campus, overturning a prior panel decision that favored students’ free speech. In August, a three-judge panel ruled for Spectrum WT, a student group represented by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), after the...

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Texas Legislature

Proposal 12 Would Shift Balance of Texas Judicial Conduct Commission

A proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot...

Houston Officials Protest Against Rainbow Crosswalk Removal

Since Governor Greg Abbott’s statement to remove all...

“I’m Running For Governor” Announced Rep. Gina Hinojosa

With the quote “No te dejes, fight back,”...

Texas GOP Censures Five Lawmakers, Drops Ballot Ban Threat

The Texas Republican Party's governing board voted Saturday...

Ken Paxton Supports GOP Effort to Close Texas Primaries

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is supporting the...

Education

Texas Education Agency Takes Control of Fort Worth ISD

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will assume control...

 “Make Harris County Dark Red” Pledged Governor Greg Abbott

On Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott visited a BBQ...

Gov. Greg Abbott Encourages Professors Removals Over “Ideological Differences”

Through an X post, Governor Greg Abbott announced...

New Uvalde School Opens Three Years After Robb Elementary Tragedy

Legacy Elementary School, a newly built 116,000-square-foot campus,...

$50 Million for Administration? Odyssey Chosen to Run Texas School Voucher Program

Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced Monday that the...

Healthcare

Texas Sues Tylenol Makers Over Autism Allegations

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against multinational pharmaceutical Johnson & Johnson and Kevue, accusing the companies of deceptively marketing Tylenol to pregnant women,...

Texas Sees Surge in COVID-19 Activity as New Variant Spreads

COVID-19 activity is climbing once again in Texas, with a new variant contributing to what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes as “very high” levels statewide. According to reporting from the Austin...

Texas Faces Uncertain Health Care Future Under Trump’s New Law

President Donald Trump’s recently signed tax and spending bill is poised to drastically reshape the health care landscape in Texas. The legislation includes around $1 trillion in...

Republican Bill Targets ACA Protections, Millions in Texas Could Lose Coverage

As many as 1.7 million Texans are projected to lose their health insurance under sweeping changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) included in a Republican-led tax...

Galveston Family Hit With $5,000 Bill After Vaccinating Children Amid Measles Outbreak

When Thang Nguyen took his young children to a University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) clinic in Galveston this March, his priority was their health. Amid a...

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