State Appointed School Superintendent Will Downsize Over 500 Jobs
Mike Miles said the cuts will be mostly from academics-related departments with more positions to be cut in coming weeks, he said.
Man Who Killed 23 at El Paso Walmart Hears from Victims’ Families
Relatives of those killed nearly four years ago are telling the gunman how he upended their lives during his sentencing.
New Loan Repayment Plan Could Bring Savings to Student Debts
Advocates for lowering student loan debt say the federal SAVE plan, an updated loan repayment program, could save Texans and other borrowers a lot of money in interest.
Travis Scott won’t be Indicted for Astroworld Concert Tragedy
A Houston grand jury decided Thursday not to indict rap star Travis Scott for the deaths of 10 people at the 2021 Astroworld Festival when fans collapsed in a massive crowd.
DPS Must Release Documents Related to Uvalde Shooting
The state police agency had been withholding nearly all of its records on law enforcement’s botched response to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. DPS will have an opportunity to redact the files before they are released.
Texas Laws to Limit Number of Kids in Foster Care
Legislators also passed bills that will provide foster kids with backpacks and those aging out of the system with help setting up bank accounts.
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.