Whitmire trounces U.S. Rep. Lee in Houston mayoral race Sat, Dec 9, 2023 10:50 PM Texas state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, trounced Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in the Houston mayoral runoff...
VIDEO: Texas, Florida troopers apprehend more human smugglers in border communities Sat, Dec 9, 2023 10:21 AM Texas and Florida state troopers, as well as sheriff’s deputies, continue to apprehend human smugglers in the small border...
Texas erects more wire barriers along Rio Grande River as lawsuit continues Sat, Dec 9, 2023 9:08 AM As Texas’ lawsuit continues against the federal government over its right to defend its border, Texas National Guard soldiers...
Judge sentences woman, son to prison for sex trafficking across southern border Fri, Dec 8, 2023 4:34 PM A judge sentenced a Mexican woman and her son for sex trafficking a young girl across the U.S.-Mexico border. ...
Tesla to build world’s largest rooftop solar installation Fri, Dec 8, 2023 2:58 PM Tesla plans to build the largest rooftop solar installation in the world at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. ...
40% of Houston schools are failing, with D or F rankings Fri, Dec 8, 2023 2:10 PM Houston Independent School District, the largest public school system in Texas, has a 40% failure rate, with 111 of its schools...
More companies added to Texas list of scrutinized business operations in Iran Fri, Dec 8, 2023 8:02 AM The Texas Comptroller’s Office has updated its list of companies with scrutinized business operations in Iran. ...
Texas economy expands faster than U.S. for four consecutive quarters Thu, Dec 7, 2023 3:34 PM The Texas economy expanded faster than the national economy for four consecutive quarters, according to new data released by the...
Patrick, Phelan: Republican Party of Texas has a leadership problem Thu, Dec 7, 2023 7:41 AM After a year of fighting each other over bills and legislative processes, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan,...
4th special legislative session ends with school choice, education bills dying Wed, Dec 6, 2023 10:07 AM The fourth special legislative session of the year has ended without the Texas legislature passing school choice or education...
Texas National Guard seizes 800 pounds of narcotics, stops human smuggling operations Wed, Dec 6, 2023 8:13 AM As the year comes to a close, Texas National Guard soldiers working through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission,...
$8.5 billion to highway, rainy day funds financed by Texas oil, gas industry Tue, Dec 5, 2023 1:00 PM About $8.5 billion was deposited into two key state funds that wouldn’t exist without oil and natural gas production tax...
Fifth Circuit stays its own ruling on Texas concertina wire barrier lawsuit Tue, Dec 5, 2023 12:00 PM In what has been back-and-forth rulings among the courts, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday overturned its previous...
More south Texas border Democrats switching to Republican Party Tue, Dec 5, 2023 10:59 AM More south Texas Democratic officials in border communities are switching, or already switched, to the Republican Party. ...
Dallas school spending at record levels, district says it needs more due to 'record inflation' Tue, Dec 5, 2023 10:45 AM In September, the Dallas Independent School District's school board passed a resolution in which it notified the governor that...
GOP governors: Biden administration, Congress should curtail foreign land buys Mon, Dec 4, 2023 1:26 PM Seventeen Republican governors said the Biden administration and Congress should intervene in the purchase of land by foreign...
Texas school district lists mandatory course on race in 2026-27 Mon, Dec 4, 2023 8:22 AM The Austin, Texas, public school district is considering requiring an ethnic studies course by the 2026-27 school year that...
Op-Ed: I want school choice in Texas, but not like this Sat, Dec 2, 2023 11:06 AM A record number of states have passed universal school choice so far this year, but it seems Texas won't be among them. Given...
Texas Senate passes school safety expansion; Patrick, Phelan feud escalates Fri, Dec 1, 2023 7:23 PM Ahead of the fourth special legislative session ending Dec. 7, the Texas Senate unanimously passed a school safety bill on...
Fifth Circuit panel denies Texas appeal on marine buoy barrier lawsuit, state to appeal Fri, Dec 1, 2023 6:34 PM Two of three judges on a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with a lower district court and required Texas to move back...