Less than two months into this school year, the number of reported coronavirus cases among students has surpassed the total from the entire 2020-21 school year.
Health officials say that the state’s high rate of unvaccinated people contributed to a summer surge in hospitalizations, which preceded the spike in deaths.
A group of Central Texas parents is calling for a bus driver to be fired after the driver allegedly turned off the air conditioning to punish students.
Fort Worth Police are asking for the public’s help after the dismembered bodies of three people, including a child, were found in a burning trash dumpster.
In a Texas Tribune Festival interview, the former member of Congress discussed the fight for voting rights, his takeaways from his last two runs for office and speculation about his becoming a candidate for governor.
By BETHANY IRVINE AND ABBY LIVINGSTON (Texas Tribune)
In a bid to nullify Texas’ controversial near-total abortion ban, the U.S. House passed a reproductive rights bill that would codify into federal law the right to an abortion.
The Texas House has the votes to pass legislation that would restrict transgender student athlete participation in school sports, House Speaker Dade Phelan said in an interview at The Texas Tribune Festival on Friday.
The Texas secretary of state’s office announced late Thursday that it has begun a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 general election in four Texas counties.
A group of Axtell residents says it will not give up after expressing concerns about a proposed landfill project to Waco officials and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Thursday.
The Killeen Fire Department has put together a new master plan for the next five-to-six years that includes addressing a lack of fire stations in the newer parts of the city.
Some foods just go together, like peanut butter and jelly, but pickles and salsa is probably not a combination people think of. Even though it may not be common, it’s something a Waco couple has built a business on.
The Department of Homeland Security has suspended the use of horse patrols to prevent entry and gather migrants in the Texas border town of Del Rio — at least temporarily.
The project will also include restored storefronts and ground-floor commercial spaces. The goal is to attract new restaurants, retail shops and office tenants to the area.
The Texas Department of Public Safety reported two teenagers were killed in a single-vehicle wreck on FM-47 approximately twelve miles south of the city of Wills Point in Van Zandt County.
While most kids spend their time at school or on the playground, for much of Calvin's life he's been undergoing treatment at Covenant Children's. His family is celebrating tonight after a nearly four year long journey.
Law enforcement on Tuesday evening alerted members of the Texas Legislature about “a credible threat” to their safety, citing that the concern was targeted at members who voted for the new six-week abortion ban passed by lawmakers earlier this year.
By URIEL J. GARCÍA AND JOLIE MCCULLOUGH (Texas Tribune)
As immigration agents continue to fly more of the thousands of migrants camped in this border city to other processing centers or back to their home countries, state troopers have created a miles-long “steel wall” of patrol vehicles to discourage more people from crossing the Rio Grande into an encampment under the Del Rio international bridge.
The man who decorates the smiling bush at 58th and Indiana posted on social media Wednesday his friend, the woman who owns the smiling bush, passed away after her battle with cancer.
Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday that Knauf Insulation, Inc. will establish their new fiberglass insulation manufacturing and distribution facility in McGregor, Texas, bringing more than 151 new jobs to the area.
To require masks or not--that’s the question school districts across the country are facing. Some, like here in Texas, face legal consequences for their choice. However, the federal government is offering help.
