New penalties for “street takeovers” were hailed Wednesday in North Texas as an example of success fomented by community leaders, law...

University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk announced to faculty and staff on Tuesday that the school is dissolving its Division of...

Governor Endorses Proposal Touted As the Largest Such Reduction in State History. A deal that legislators and the state’s top executive...

The Texas Legislature is spending $6.6 million over the next two years to cover the cost of breakfast for students who qualify for...

The second called special session of the Texas Legislature this summer ended late last week with a major property tax relief bill passed...

More North Texans may become eligible for food benefits after state lawmakers expanded access to programs aimed at fighting hunger and...

With bipartisan support, Texas lawmakers passed two bills aiming to lower the high rejection rates of mail-in ballots seen in 2021....

The second special session of the year of the Texas Legislature adjourned sine die on Thursday after passing legislation aimed at...

Shouting, screaming and crying with raw desperation, dozens of prisoners’ relatives and former inmates gathered at the state Capitol...

A controversial and potentially far-reaching law that prevents cities from enforcing a wide swath of local ordinances is a major concern...

On a bright, hot July day, students trickle into the cafeteria at Akins Early College High School in South Austin. There, they can grab...

Maynor Estuardo Álvarez used to stand the Texas heat, but not anymore. Something changed in his body last summer while working as a...

The state will investigate allegations of child neglect in Dallas County’s Henry Wade Juvenile Detention Center, according to a letter...

After seven months of stalemate over how to provide roughly $18 billion in property tax relief, leaders of the Texas legislature said...

Missouri, Florida, and Texas are among at least 20 states that have limited components of gender-affirming health care for trans youth...

In 1998, a Harris County court was asked to overturn a young death row prisoner’s conviction, his attorney arguing the teen should never...

September 1 will start a frightening new era for criminal justice in Texas, as the "rogue prosecutor" law takes effect. It's tempting to...

House Bill 2127 — dubbed the “Death Star” law by opponents — prevents local governments from creating rules that go further than what’s...

Travis Scott and five others will not be indicted for the deaths in the 2021 Astroworld concert. A grand jury declined last Thursday to...

Top Republicans promised property tax cuts, but have been locked in standoffs on how to achieve it. Gov. Greg Abbott has called another...