Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath informed Houston ISD of those plans in a letter Wednesday. He also sent letters saying the state would take over Shepherd and Snyder ISDs. | Read more|
Every year West Texas experiences more and more small earthquakes. The study by the University of Texas at Austin documented more than 7,000 starting in 2009. | Read more|
TxDOT began removing property and debris from under Austin's highways as the number of places Austin ordinances let homeless people camp dwindles. | Read more|
Republicans argue they need to hear from the intelligence official who first raised alarm over Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president to assess their credibility. | Read more|
Austin ISD's contentious board meeting comes months before the State Board of Education revises its curriculum standards on sex education. | Read more|
For the next 14 months, the powerful committee chairmen who called for House Speaker Dennis Bonnen to step down will be asked to carry out his will for their committees — and every decision the speaker makes will be viewed in the shadow of demise. | Read more|
Local leaders felt targeted by state lawmakers even before the release of a secret recording that has imperiled the Texas House speaker's future. Bonnen says he was trying to convey a larger point about those officials and how they treat taxpayers. | Read more|
In the biggest blow yet to the House leader's political future, five fellow Republicans said they can't back him moving forward. Their statement comes days after the House GOP caucus condemned Bonnen. | Read more|
The Prosper Republican revealed his decision Thursday, after he previously announced an exploratory committee to consider whether to run against the state's senior U.S. senator. | Read more|
The Democratic presidential hopeful is the first non-Texan candidate to announce a hire in the state. | Read more|
Despite the months-long trend downward, the 2019 fiscal year’s total represents nearly a 90 percent increase from 2018. | Read more|
There’s a lot going on here. And Texas, accustomed to sitting in the back of the room in presidential election years, is getting a lot of attention. | Read more|
The former Republican congressman for Dallas made it official Thursday in Waco: He wants back in Congress, but not in his old district. | Read more|
The governor tweeted Monday night that Texas is “working on a legislative package” and that “expedited executions for mass murderers would be a nice addition.” | Read more|
David Turner says residents are still in shock. He’s unsure of the solution but is troubled that the gunman was able to obtain a firearm even after failing a background check. | Read more|