Legislators also passed bills that will provide foster kids with backpacks and those aging out of the system with help setting up bank accounts.
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State Seldom Acknowledges Heat as a Cause of Death in Texas Prisons
Since a heat wave gripped Texas, at least nine inmates, including two men in their 30s, have died of heart attacks or unknown causes in prisons lacking air conditioning.
Demand for Skilled Workers Rises in Texas
Many Texas residents can opt for a variety of different educational programs that are shorter, more appropriate to their needs and often cost less than a bachelor’s degree.
Texas AG Office Celebrates One Year Anniversary of Overturning Roe v. Wade
On June 24, the Office of the Attorney General observes Sanctity of Life Day to honor and commemorate the tens of millions of lives lost to abortions.
Battle Over Texas History
Texas State Historical Association members can’t agree on the makeup of the group’s board. And Executive Director J.P. Bryan, a descendant of Stephen F. Austin, is suing.
Texas Called for Energy Conservation
Texans were asked to conserve energy from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday as temperatures climb over 100 degrees for much of the state.
TCEQ has Proposed New Rules for Concrete Plants in Texas
The TCEQ has proposed changes to concrete batch plant permits including lowering production limits.
Trap-Neuter-Release Programs for Cats May Soon be Legally Protected
Animal advocates are deeply divided over whether so-called TNR policies are a good idea.
Background Check Loophole Closed
Legislators passed a bill that requires courts to report certain involuntary mental health hospitalizations to the federal gun background check system.
Attorney General Issues Consumer Alert Warning
The solicitation discloses that Texas UCC Statement Services is not a government agency, but that disclosure is not clear and conspicuous, and the net impression is misleading.
Cars Registered in Texas After 2025 Will no Longer Need to Pass a Safety Inspection
Cars in some of Texas’ larger counties will still be required to have their emission output checked.
Lawmakers Approve School Safety Bill
The provision to require an armed person at every school campus was added back into the bill during the negotiation process after the Senate took it out earlier in the session.
Bills to Build Affordable Homes Fail in the Texas Legislature
And when it came to a crucial vote this week, Democrats — who represent the state’s biggest urban areas, where home prices and rents are highest — accounted for most of the opposition.
Texas Bans Bots That Buy Concert Tickets
For Texas Taylor Swift fans, karma is a bill being signed into law Monday that prohibits the use of bots to buy live event tickets online.
Uvalde School Shooting - One Year Later
Twenty-one people died at Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022.
Future of University Tenure in Texas
The Texas Senate wants to ban tenure. The House gave initial approval Monday to a bill that would instead enshrine tenure policies in state law.
Uvalde Family Remembers Their 10-year-old Through Mementos
Evadulia Orta’s son, Rojélio Torres, died in the school shooting in Uvalde last year. Her other children still collect Pokémon cards to add to his collection, and his cousins play with his football.
Here’s How the Fire That Killed 18,000 Cows got Started
Investigators say the fire was an accident and started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck.
Agreement with Marriott to End Hidden Hotel Fees
These terms include a requirement that Marriott disclose clearly and conspicuously all “resort fees” and the total price of rooms.
Texas Cities Again Lead Population Growth
Texas took four of the 10 top spots among the nation’s fastest-growing cities, with the Austin metro area overall seeing some of the most significant growth.