1 day agoAfter no contest plea, a Texas representative’s charges for impersonating a public servant are dismissed
2 days agoTexas DPS could pursue criminal investigation into photojournalist arrested at UT-Austin protest
2 days agoState’s premature release of bid proposal info touches off new battle over $116 billion in Medicaid contracts
2 days agoAt least 15 people died in Texas after medics injected sedatives during encounters with policeAn investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 15 people died in Texas over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative.
2 days agoWatch: Trans man who aged out of Texas foster care says politicians are vilifying LGBTQ+ kidsAs Kayden Asher tumbled through several foster placements, Texas leaders intensified their efforts to regulate the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
2 days agoHere’s how to vote in Texas’ May 28 runoff electionsThe last day to register to vote is April 29. Early voting runs from May 20-24.
2 days agoTexas Republicans have tried to rein in property taxes for five years. Has it worked?Texas has spent billions of dollars to drive down property taxes. Many homeowners saw a significant tax cut last year, per a Texas Tribune analysis.
3 days agoCoal power plants must reduce pollution under new federal rulesThe rules will require coal-fueled plants, including Texas plants that produced about 12% of power on the state’s grid this year, to reduce carbon emissions and mercury pollution and handle disposed coal ash more safely.
3 days agoTarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstatedA Texas appeals court recently overturned Mason’s five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion.
3 days agoHarris County prosecutor hands criminal case into Lina Hidalgo’s staffers over to state attorney generalHidalgo’s staffers were indicted on felony charges related to how they allegedly helped award an $11 million contract to a political consulting firm headed by a Democratic strategist.
3 days agoHow have DEI policies at Texas universities impacted you? Share your experiences with us.We want to hear the experiences of students, faculty and families affected by pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion and free speech efforts at Texas universities.
3 days agoNew reporting requirements for life-saving abortions worry some doctorsThe proposed guidance from the Texas Medical Board would require doctors to document whether there was time to transfer a patient “by any means available” to avoid performing an abortion.
2 days agoTravis County rejects all criminal trespass charges against 57 people arrested at UT-Austin protestUniversity officials banned all students arrested from campus, except for “academic reasons.”
3 days agoProtest of Israel-Hamas war continues at UT-AustinFaculty at UT-Austin will hold a press conference on Thursday afternoon in response to a large pro-Palestinian protest on Wednesday that resulted in several arrests and scuffles.
2 days agoFaculty petition to hold no-confidence vote in UT-Austin president after protest responsePresident Jay Hartzell defended the response but faculty criticized the presence of armed state troopers. Fifty-seven people were arrested.
3 days agoThis East Texas town hasn’t held a city council election in at least 18 yearsIn Kennard, City Council members have been appointed after previous members retired or died.
3 days agoIs the ocelot, the endangered South Texas wildcat, making a comeback?Conservation groups found a sign of hope, but scientists say it's too soon to celebrate.
2 days agoHere’s what the law says about protesting on Texas college campusesStudents can generally peacefully protest, regardless of their viewpoint, but colleges and authorities may enforce some restrictions and criminal laws to maintain peace and order.
Gov. Greg Abbott suggests he wants to bar transgender teachers from dressing in line with their gender identityAbbott made the remarks as he recounted the story of a male teacher in North Texas who wore a pink dress for his school’s spirit day earlier this year.
3 days agoGov. Greg Abbott endorses U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales amid primary runoff attacks that he’s a RINOGonzales, 43, faces Brandon Herrera in the May primary runoff election for South Texas District 23.
2 days agoWhat you need to know about Texas’ school safety policiesTexas lawmakers have mandated armed guards at every public school, panic buttons in classrooms and more staff training.
North Texas Senate runoff creates strange bedfellows, divides usual allies within GOPThe battle to succeed retiring state Sen. Drew Springer has come down to a May 28 runoff between Brent Hagenbuch and Jace Yarbrough.
Arrests on California campus begin after students in Texas detained as Gaza war protests persistPolice began peacefully arresting pro-Palestinian student protesters at the University of Southern California Wednesday evening without incident.
Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks Harris County’s guaranteed income pilot programTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is challenging the program, saying it violates the Texas Constitution.
In one Texas county, elections officials shoulder new costs and burdens to appease skepticsBrazos County election officials are responding to demands from skeptical residents by expanding hand counts and ordering special paper.
Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state careSupport once afforded LGBTQ+ foster kids has vanished and a culture of silence has blanketed the agency tasked with raising children growing up in the system.
Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint allegesWith the threat of another hot summer ahead, advocates asked a federal judge to declare 100-degree-plus conditions in uncooled Texas facilities unconstitutional.
Seattle Children’s Hospital won’t have to provide trans patient records to Texas under new settlementTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton suspected the hospital was helping Texas kids access puberty blockers or hormone treatments that are outlawed for juveniles.
2nd victim dies from injuries after Texas man drove stolen semitrailer into building, officials sayAuthorities say a second person has died from injuries after a Texas semitrailer driver plowed a stolen 18-wheeler into a public safety office recently.
Tony Gonzales openly blasts fellow Republicans as “scumbags” and klansmenGonzales’ interview on CNN infuriated members of the House Freedom Caucus, causing one to endorse his primary opponent.
Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border.
Layoffs and upheaval at Texas universities spur fear as lawmakers continue DEI crackdownAs administrators scramble to comply with new limits on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, students and faculty worry more tumult is coming.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can be disciplined for suit to overturn 2020 election, court saysA Texas appeals court has ruled that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton can face discipline from the state bar association over his failed effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflowLocal officials said the public was not put in any danger and the attempts were reported to federal authorities.
Entry to Big Bend, Padre Island National Seashore and other national parks will be free on SaturdayThe National Park Service will have free entry to parks and other sites on Saturday to celebrate National Park Week and Earth Day.
Texas families could lose at-home nursing under stricter Medicaid ruleSome children who receive private duty nursing, a more continuous type of medical care in their homes, could lose their ability to live at home if an HHSC rule change goes into effect.
Texas is struggling to diversify its mental health workforce as the state becomes less whiteMore than 40% of the state’s population is Hispanic, but its mental health provider population is more than 80% white.
Mayra Flores raises twice as much as U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in bid to unseat him this NovemberNational Republicans are investing heavily in Flores’ bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in South Texas.
Texas investigating Guard member after border shooting incidentNews reports cite a Border Patrol bulletin that said an Indiana Guard member wounded a migrant who was stabbing another migrant at the border in El Paso.
2 days agoSouth Texas farmers are in peril as the Rio Grande Valley runs dry — againWith the hottest days still ahead, local leaders have declared emergencies. And farmers are lobbying for the U.S. government to pressure Mexico to release water.
Light pole installation blamed for many of the 911 outages that hit Texas, 3 other statesWorkers installing a light pole in Missouri cut into a fiber line, knocking out 911 service for emergency agencies in Nebraska, Nevada and South Dakota.
Proposed changes to state Medicaid plans could shake up health coverage for 1.8 million low-income TexansThe move, which has not been finalized, would drop three large health plans run for two decades by nonprofit children’s hospitals.
Texas Republicans rue Democrats for dismissing Mayorkas impeachment without trialMajority Leader Chuck Schumer called the trial the “least legitimate, least substantive, and most politicized impeachment trial in the history of the United States.”
Texas criminal appeals court removes Tomas Gallo from death row because of his intellectual disabilityThe court re-sentenced Gallo to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter.
Here’s how to vote in Texas’ May 4 local electionsEarly voting runs from April 22-30. The last day to apply to vote by mail is April 23.
Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine ruleHospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws.
Here’s how to vote in Texas’ May 4 local electionsEarly voting runs from April 22-30. The last day to apply to vote by mail is April 23.