Increased costs in food and payroll at child care centers effectively wiped out the one-time investment state lawmakers approved earlier this year, a new report found.

Lawmakers sought to close gaps in education and support funding for agriculture, disaster preparedness and health care this year.

House Bill 186, approved by the lower chamber in May, never received a vote in the Senate.

The schools were closed last week after years of declining enrollment. The school communities said increased choices were to blame.

Lawmakers in 2017 took a major step to end most child marriages. However, emancipated teenagers 16 and older can get married.

Lufkin police are searching for a man accused of putting marijuana in plastic eggs on Easter.

Texas Republican lawmakers in regions known for support of public schools defended voting for vouchers, saying they gained leverage to seek concessions.

Dozens of federal offices were expected to close in Texas, but the reality continues to shift.

The Lufkin school district says it must do a better job of promoting itself amid growing competition from charter schools and homeschooling.

The plans, which are required by the federal government to access certain grants after a natural disaster, are laborious to assemble — especially for rural counties.

Lufkin police gave chase to an unlikely suspect last week: a kangaroo.

Parts of Harris County, including The Woodlands, were under flood warnings Thursday.

The Huntington City Council has flip flopped twice on a mobile home ordinance since 2020.

Texas police killed 141 people last year, according to a database. At least 22, including Aaliyah Anders, were Black.

Georgia DeVries, an East Texas 17-year-old, shared her experience living in a car for one month last year on TikTok.

Tax policy is messy. Here are a few tips to help you understand what the recent voter-approved tax cuts mean for your mortgage.

Rudolph the Red-Nose Pumping Unit has long been a holiday tradition in Lufkin. The machinery, now used worldwide to extract oil from the ground, was invented by a local businessman.

Once a tool of journalists and concerned citizens to hold government accountable, open records requests have been increasingly used by political opponents and conspiracy theorists to slow down the pace of government.

The Dallas-based trucking company, Stevens Transport, said they do not discriminate against women and the complaint is based on a “misunderstanding.”

A town of 34,000 people, Lufkin sits deep in the Piney Woods, a region dotted with rural towns. Local civic leaders hope a long list of efforts can revitialize the city’s downtown and reboot its economy.

The Texas Tribune hosted a multi-panel discussion in Lufkin on the Nov. 7 election and what’s at stake for Texas and Texans.

Thompson Williams is remembered as a spiritual leader and educator who “liked seeing what the possibilities were.”

The number of acres burned this year is dramatically lower compared to 2022. But a rash of new fires have put state and local officials on edge.

A giraffe named Twiga who died over the weekend at an East Texas zoo at the age of 31 was among the oldest giraffes being cared for by humans.

The federal money will be added to the $1.5 billion investment made by state lawmakers this session to increase broadband availability across Texas.

Texas Rural Funders hopes a one-stop resource for grant applications and writers could help small towns win money to fund innovation and capital needs.

In this week’s episode, we discuss whether the House’s recent vote to ban school vouchers means a top Gov. Greg Abbott priority is doomed.

East Texans worry they could miss out on federal dollars because a state map that will help determine where the money goes shows they already have access to broadband. Residents say their broadband is chronically unreliable.

Leon County’s judge wants the state to help clear trees around power lines after residents again go without electricity following another storm.

Formerly incarcerated Texans face numerous barriers to restart their lives. Without help from the state, the Next Chapter program in Lufkin is helping people released from prison get back on their feet.

The 12-year-old Texas girl who shot her father before turning the gun on herself has died from her injuries, authorities said.

A 12-year-old shot her father in the abdomen before turning the gun on herself after planning to kill her entire family, according to Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier.

State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, and state Rep. Chris Paddie, R-Marshall. Credit: Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas TribuneTwo Republicans declared their candidacies for speaker of the Texas House on Thursday, becoming the first from their party to enter the race. State Reps. Trent Ashby of Lufkin and Chris Paddie of Marshall join two Democrats in seeking the gavel: Senfronia Thompson of Houston and Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio. Candidates are vying to replace Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, who will retire after serving one term thanks to a political scandal last year. Thompson, the longest-serving woman and Black person in the history of the Texas Legislature, filed Friday to run for the gavel.