In Texas, inflation-adjusted state, local public school funding lower than 2011 | Analysis
As Gov. Abbott spars with lawmakers over school vouchers and both Republicans and Democrats push for more school funding, ...
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Domestic violence is up in Texas. Survivors and supporters hope lawmakers will take action.
While this is an issue that spans Texas, a majority of those killed were either in Texas’ largest cities or in East Texas, ...
Bexar County taps Michele Carew, targeted by Trump supporters in 2020, to lead elections
Michele Carew will replace Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen, who is retiring after helming the elections ...
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Winners and losers: Who came out on top — and who didn’t — in the Texas House’s committee assignments
There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some ...
Denying bail? Why a Texas Senate panel approved reform plan to keep some defendants in jail
Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...
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Critics of Texas House leadership spent big in this year’s speaker’s race. They fought years for that chance.
A pair of lawsuits filed by allies of West Texas megadonor Tim Dunn shut down laws that banned outside spending in the House ...
Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here’s what you need to know
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with measles. Public health officials in New ...
Presidents' Day prompts protests, even in conservative Hood County
GRANBURY, Texas — Thousands of Americans, including a small group of Democrats in conservative Hood County, gathered on ...
'We will play hardball on this issue' | Texas GOP lawmakers push for passage of bail reform package
"We will play hardball on this issue," Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said during a news conference. At the event, Patrick ...
Trump’s war on net-zero will hit his Republican supporters hardest
Trump’s war on renewables, in other words, will not just damage the economic prospects of his own Republican support base. It ...
7 most likely GOP successors to Trump in 2028
President Trump raised eyebrows in an interview that aired Monday after he declined to name Vice President Vance as his ...
Bill filed to crack down on corporate landlords in Florida
The bill would create a new zoning code that local governments can use to limit the number of single-family, rental homes owned by major companies.