Community-Based Care Expansion Announced
Community Based Care includes many of the services that Child Protective Services normally provides including foster care, case management, kinship, and reunification services.
Electricity Prices too High During Winter Storm
The actions by the Public Utility Commission led to billions of dollars of overcharges, the Austin-based court found.
In Rural Counties, Texas Law Puts Low-Income Defendants at a Disadvantage
A two-tiered system gives less populated counties more time to provide court-appointed lawyers, requiring creative responses to a long-standing problem.
Paxton Secures Major Victory to Shut Down Texas Robocallers
These defendants blasted billions of illegal robocalls to people across the country, bombarding Texans with hundreds of millions of robocalls.
T.E.A Ready to Find New Leaders for Houston School District
Texas’ education agency first moved to take over the district in 2019 after years of low student performance at a single Houston ISD high school.
Secretary Nelson Announces Structural Changes
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced structural changes to the Texas Secretary of State's Elections Division.
Panhandle Newspaper Halts Publication After 130 Years
The end of The Canadian Record’s print edition — even if temporary — is another indication of how perilous the news business is for local publishers and the communities they’re a part of.
Lawmakers Propose Historic Investments to Broadband and Water Infrastructure
If passed during this legislative session, this would be the state’s biggest investment in broadband.
Texas A&M University System Bans Diversity Statements
Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp has directed leaders of its 11 universities and eight agencies to stop asking job candidates for statements about their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in their applications.
Superintendent Resigns After Student Finds His Gun
The incident comes as lawmakers debate how to make schools safer after the Uvalde massacre and favor measures like arming more educators.
Texas billionaire Red McCombs dies at 95
The businessman gave huge donations to the University of Texas at Austin and is credited with bringing the San Antonio Spurs basketball team to the Alamo City.
Judge dismisses Challenge to Texas Abortion Ban
Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill, sought to block the state’s ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
NASA Confirms Meteoroid Made Entry near McAllen
It is believed that the meteoroid was two-feet in diameter and weighed about 1,000 pounds.
This Texas Town has the Highest rate of Youth Attempted Suicides
According to a new analysis by a national health care company, Lubbock has the highest rate of attempted suicides by children between the ages of 6 and 17.
Texas AG sues Biden Over Federal Spending Package
The attorney general argued the House unconstitutionally passed its federal spending bill because not enough members were physically present to vote. Both Republicans and Democrats voted by proxy throughout the pandemic.
Austin’s City Manager Fired
Spencer Cronk, who headed the city since 2018, fell out of favor with council members after communication failures that mirrored problems from the 2021 winter storm.
Small Towns Struggle to Find Workers
A cascade of issues including inflation and growing distrust in government aren’t helping local governments hire for critical positions in public safety and utilities.
New Family and Child Welfare Commissioner Foreshadows Change
Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Stephanie Muth told lawmakers Friday the agency will require a different set of skills from its employees as it changes how foster children’s cases are managed.
SNAP Benefits Due to Winter Storm
SNAP recipients who have had food lost or destroyed due to the winter storm last week need to apply for replacement food benefits.
Texas' Chief of Staff Told Agencies to Stop Diversity Hiring
“The innocuous sounding notion of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been manipulated to push policies that expressly favor some demographic groups to the detriment of others,” Pate wrote.