Texas lawmakers are debating how prescriptive to be in legislation that would spend about $1 billion a year over the next decade to secure the state's water supply. Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune ...

Workers conduct maintenance on the Fred Hervey Water Reclamation Plant March 5, in El Paso. The Texas Legislature is debating a pair of bills that could help save the state's water supply by ...

Texas challenged federal supremacy by creating a state crime for illegal entry into the U.S. The courts will decide whether it’s constitutional — and whether other states can follow Texas’ lead.

Texas lawmakers are looking to spend billions of dollars over the next two years to create a school voucher-like program, cut property taxes, raise teacher pay, shore up water infrastructure and ...

Southeast Texas saw widespread flooding in early May as back-to-back storms drenched the area that includes Polk, Montgomery, Liberty and Harris counties, causing flash-flooding from heavy rain ...

If you lose power, here are tips to stay safe: Avoid using generators, grills, camp stoves and other fuel-burning devices in a home, basement, garage or camper. Don’t use an oven or gas range to ...

The South Texas Family Residential Center, an ICE detention center in Dilley, in 2020. After being shut down by the Biden administration, the facility is being reopened by the Trump administration ...

Texas will give participating families about $10,000 to pay for their kids’ private schooling. Other details about the program, set to launch in 2026, are unclear.

In his first meeting with faculty leadership since being named interim president of the University of Texas at Austin, Jim Davis said he’d share their concerns and good work with state lawmakers ...

Texas Republicans pushing for vouchers often note that the state’s public schools receive more than $15,000 per student. But that doesn’t account for inflation or reflect the money districts ...

At the Waco Central Library, Ellis Pittman, 5, looks for a book to take home on April 5, 2024. The Texas House and Senate have approved similar bills meant to help Texas' youngest learners with ...

“We would welcome, appreciate and encourage any additional funding provided by the state for our special education students,” said Bryan Guinn, the chief financial officer for Fort Bend ...