Inside an Austin high-rise north of the Texas Capitol in August, tearful parents lined up for a state health commission meeting to beg agency officials not to increase caretaking wages. It would …
The hottest summer on record for many Texas cities has brought millions of dollars in damage to municipal …
Texas lawmakers are making it harder for those convicted of animal cruelty to own any animals – …
Average gasoline prices in the Austin metro area slipped an average of 8.1 cents per gallon over the last week, to an average of $3.31 on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 830 stations. …
A federal judge said Thursday he will stop a new Texas law aimed at keeping sexually explicit materials …
A sweeping new Texas law aimed at undermining the ability of the state’s bluer urban areas to enact …
After months of unrelenting heat during a particularly sweltering summer , the Texas power grid’s …
PLANO — Ken Paxton , the state’s embattled suspended attorney general, took jabs at his …
A federal appeals court granted Texas' request to leave its floating barrier in the Rio Grande …
Average gasoline prices across the Austin metro area held mostly firm with a slight 0.9 cents per …
Texans struggling with skyrocketing medication costs could see relief under a new program that …
A National Guard member on duty at the Texas-Mexico border in El Paso fired across the Rio Grande, injuring a 37-year-old Mexican man in Ciudad Juárez on Saturday night, according to the Texas …
The state's grid operator asked Texans to conserve electricity for the fourth consecutive day Sunday as intense heat threatened to cause a power-supply emergency. It's the sixth such request …
At the Clarity Child Guidance Center in San Antonio, some 200 children covered by Medicaid have been waiting as long as three months to see a mental health therapist. That’s because few mental …
A teen girl was shot and wounded while playing hide-and-seek in Louisiana over the weekend, police said Monday. The 14-year-old girl, who has not been publicly identified, was shot in the back of the …
Meta Platforms Inc. said it would end news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada if lawmakers pass …
U.S. hiring and workers’ pay gains accelerated in April, showing signs of labor-market resilience and …
About half of young trans and nonbinary youth in the U.S. seriously contemplated suicide in the past …
The share of young people who struggle to cover everyday bills jumped from a year ago, while that of …
Replacing coal power plants across the United States with renewable energy projects would reduce …
Spring break is just over and summer vacations are just around the bend. But while increasingly …
Recurring U.S. unemployment benefit claims jumped to the highest level since November 2021, …
House Republicans narrowly passed legislation Wednesday pairing nearly $4.8 trillion in deficit …
WASHINGTON — With Title 42 about to expire, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed another 450 National Guard troops to the border Monday, a move the …
DALLAS — The man authorities said killed eight people and wounded seven others at the Allen Premium Outlets on Saturday was terminated from …
Facing pressure from parents whose children died in the Uvalde school massacre, a Texas House committee voted Monday to raise the minimum age to …
Texas sales tax revenue totaled $4.09 billion in April, 6.7% more than in April 2022, according to the state comptroller's office. The majority …
The Texas House last week moved one step closer toward investing $5 billion to expand internet availability across the state. Filed by …
Locally elected prosecutors who do not enforce certain laws could be removed from office under a bill approved by the Texas House of …
Texas lawmakers on Wednesday voted against a bill that would prohibit public school employees from using corporal punishment on students. House …
DALLAS — A spate of cases in which people who went to the wrong place were shot has renewed criticism over the number of guns in the U.S. — …
In a promising sign for cash-strapped Texas schools, the Texas House on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a school finance bill that would …