Texas lawmakers want to fix wait times at driver's license offices. Will they agree on a solution?
The Senate Finance Committee came down hard Monday on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s inefficient driver's license offices. “I would personally just say, Steve, fix the damn …
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Lawmakers rely on villainized "Robin Hood" to pay for schools.
For some in the debate over how to fund Texas' schools, "Robin Hood" is decidedly a villain. The program, baked into state education law since 1993, requires the state to take funding from …
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Tax preparers warn your refund may be smaller than usual this year. Here's why
Doing your taxes isn't just about placing the correct numbers in the boxes of a form and then, as many …
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Texas Senate proposes $3.7 billion for mandated teacher raises
Leaders of the Texas Senate are proposing giving schools $3.7 billion to provide $5,000 pay raises to all …
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Will Texas' attempt to shake up school finance lead to higher stakes for standardized tests?
Top Texas lawmakers this year are proposing allocating billions of more dollars for public schools, but a …
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Bucy files legislation to expand Medicaid in Texas
Newly-elected State Representative John Bucy filed his first legislation since being sworn in to office, …
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Texas House proposes massive increase for public school funding
As Texas’ Republican leadership calls for property tax cuts and a school finance overhaul, the …
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TSA to deploy more floppy-ear dogs because they're less scary than pointy-ear dogs
In its effort to make the airport security screening process faster, the Transportation Security …
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Following inconclusive harassment inquiry, state Sen. Charles Schwertner asks to give up his committee chairmanship
After facing an allegation of sexual harassment, state Sen. Charles Schwertner has told the …
Rewriting the narrative of the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl, authorities in Houston said Sunday that they had arrested an African-American man and that their original description …
Facebook's business model has always been simple: acquire as much personal information from users as possible, then find a way to make money off of it. For more than a decade, it proved to be a …
The University of Texas System Board of Regents last Thursday unanimously voted to authorize its flagship university in Austin to arrange for a private group to construct and manage a new $338 …
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National parks may use fees to fund cleanup as shutdown lingers and trash piles up
As the partial federal government shutdown continues, the National Park Service says it will use funds earmarked for future projects to clean up messes like those recently reported at Yosemite and Joshua Tree national parks.
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HUD delays release of billions of dollars in storm protection states, territories
The Trump administration has delayed the release of $16 billion in storm protection funds, prompting …
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The IRS wants help scouring social media for clues on tax cheats
Entrepreneurs who cheat on taxes with online stores, beware: The Internal Revenue Service is looking for …
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Stamp of disapproval: Postage increases set for end of January
Nothing lasts forever — not even 50-cent postage stamps. The United States Postal Service announced …
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House Democrats seek voting rights fixes. Senate GOP says it's already dead
House Democrats are launching an ambitious effort to repair the landmark voting rights law that was …
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FCC chief tells phone companies to crack down on robocalls, or else. Sort of
The head of the Federal Communications Commission got on his high horse this week and told phone …
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Hate crimes rose sharply in 2017, FBI report says
Hate crimes rose in the U.S. by more than 17 percent in 2017, the third straight year that such …
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Black lawmakers set to assume more powerful roles in House
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus is on the verge of becoming the most powerful bloc in …
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Vatican orders US bishops to halt plans for vote on sex-abuse reforms
BALTIMORE _ The first gathering of the nation's Catholic bishops since this summer's wave of anger …
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Ruling striking down health care law won't affect coverage for now
A federal judge's ruling last Friday that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional was a first-round victory for opponents of the law. But it …
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Big states missing out on online sales taxes for the holidays
WASHINGTON – Big states such as California, New York and Texas will likely miss out on millions in sales tax revenue this holiday shopping …
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With Democrats taking over U.S. House, GOP-heavy Texas delegation could see more retirements
It's not a lot of fun to be a U.S. House Republican in Texas these days. Since Donald Trump was sworn in as president two years ago, the Texas …
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Report: Texas has the highest number of uninsured kids in America
For the first time in a decade, the number of children without health insurance in the United States has risen — and Texas again has …
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Beto O'Rourke no longer ruling out 2020 presidential run
eto O'Rourke, coming off a closer-than-expected race against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is no longer ruling out a 2020 presidential run.
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Families are still being separated at the border, months after “zero tolerance” was reversed
The Trump administration has quietly resumed separating immigrant families at the border, in some cases using vague or unsubstantiated …
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Advocates say the timing is right for independent oversight of Texas prisons
After a recent slew of damning headlines regarding conditions within Texas prisons, reform advocates and lawmakers are hopeful that the …
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Are Texas suburbs slipping away from Republicans?
By the end of Election Day, the political maps of the state’s suburban and swing counties had a peculiar blue tint.The blue washed over the …
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Battle brewing over who pays for testing
A battle is brewing between the Texas Education Agency and school districts over who should shoulder the costs of federally mandated ACT and SAT …
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