VanDeaver, who represents northeast Texas, was one of two House Republicans to oppose a school voucher program this year after he narrowly beat a pro-voucher primary challenger in 2024.

Everyone in the United States will experience the eclipse to varying degrees. Here’s the timeline and what to expect in San Antonio, Texas.

Despite intense political pressure, Republican Rep. Gary VanDeaver said he won’t support a bill that includes school vouchers. Rural Republicans like VanDeaver have long opposed school vouchers because of the unique role public schools they play in their communities.

A grocery store employee in Northeast Texas was shot and killed last week as he placed groceries inside a customer’s vehicle and petted their dog.

The opinion comes as communities across the country fight solar and wind development, which play an important role in slowing climate change but use a lot of land.

At least five candidates have already announced their intention to run in the solidly Republican North Texas district.

Three years have passed since a mother in Northeast Texas called 911 and claimed someone was following her in the woods before she disappeared. This week, her remains were confirmed to be found.

Governor Greg Abbott announced he has extended the state’s response and has deployed recovery resources across northeast Texas to aid in storm recovery efforts.

The state’s federally funded “More Narcan Please” program ran out of money in January, in part due to high demand. Advocates say Texas should invest more in the harm reduction effort.

Of Texas’ 254 counties, 27 no longer have a newspaper. Loss of local news coverage has been associated with higher levels of mistrust, misinformation and malfeasance. Only California and New Jersey have lost more newspaper journalists, relative to population.

A Northeast Texas school district is planning to arm some staff members with concealed weapons on school campuses.

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The infusions are more available and accessible to Texans than ever before, and new criteria for who can receive antibody treatment have led more doctors to prescribe it.

A school district in Northeast Texas amended its dress code to include face coverings as a requirement, bypassing Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on local mask orders.

COVID-19 is surging again in Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive. Hospitalizations are increasing faster than at any other time. Local officials and school leaders are rebelling against Abbott’s ban on mask mandates. Here’s the latest.

Hospital officials worry that "staggering and frightening" hospitalization rates will push facilities to capacity at a time when staffing is short and workers are exhausted.

She has settled in, she’s comfortable, she’s playing, she’s exploring.”The six-month-old cub, weighing 79 pounds, also is now on a proper diet with more of the nutrients she needs. Almrud said she’s just grateful that Elsa was rescued just as frigid weather was bearing down. Although it’s illegal to have a tiger in Bexar County, the people who had Elsa only face a misdemeanor. In Texas, SB 641 will be re-introduced this year that was stalled in committee during the last legislative session. She said it would prohibit the private possession of dangerous wild animals that is still legal in much of Texas.