Our analysis of FEMA flood maps in the Austin area show many homes devastated by July floods were in high-risk areas. Experts ...

Communities hit by the deadly Independence Day floods face a desperate and confused recovery bereft of state and federal aid, ...

Proposed bills in the Texas House would restore the Attorney General’s power to independently prosecute election fraud, ...

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has received funding through the 89th legislative session to help ...

Support for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center continued in the 89th legislative session, including $25 million to ...

Lawmakers passed several laws during the 2025 Legislature to help address Texas’ shortage of qualified workers.

To combat wildfires, the Texas Legislature recently appropriated $59.8 million for the Texas A&M University System’s George H ...

City officials are warning Senate Bill 840, passed during the 89th Texas Legislature, could undercut efforts to incentivize ...

Senators gave preliminary approval to Senate Bill 12, which would forbid cities, counties and school districts from using ...

The proposal would redraw district lines in ways that target current Democratic members of Congress in districts in South ...

President Donald Trump asked the Texas GOP to find five more congressional seats. Republicans proposed a redistricting map ...

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