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

Jasmine Granillo was 11 years old when her family joined other workers in a “thirst strike”—a protest in which participants decline to...

Property owners in Texas could be eligible for a $100,000 homestead exemption, certain business could be exempt from paying a franchise...

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

The small district’s apprenticeship program lets aspiring teachers earn a bachelor’s degree and teacher certification at no cost. In...

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

Hours before the Texas House overwhelmingly voted to impeach Ken Paxton in May, a well-funded supporter of the attorney general issued a...

State Rep. Travis Clardy says the push by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for school vouchers is “wrong headed” and he, like others in the Texas...

The Department of Justice plans to sue Texas over the state’s construction of floating devices in the Rio Grande River intended to...

Having been deemed the “Death Star” bill by several opponents and proponents of it, one law may make current local ordinances in...

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...

Suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton attracted six six-figure donors in his first fundraising report since the House impeached him in...

State Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, will not face prosecution after being arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated....

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

Paxton’s campaign said 2,343 donors contributed to the Republican attorney general in 12 days when a fundraising freeze lifted after the...

Texas doctors fear a new era of government intrusion into medicine as lawmakers ban transition care for kids following prohibitions on...

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...

HCA Houston Healthcare Mainland, a campus of HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, has received a Level III trauma designation from the...

Documents obtained by Hearst Newspapers have shed light on the detrimental consequences of the razor wire barrier erected by the state of...

School districts across Texas are facing budgetary issues and are waiting to see if help might be coming as the state gets closer to...

In a 6-1 vote this week, the Killeen school board approved a general pay increase of 2.25% for all Killeen ISD employees. In the budget...

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