In 2016, the warnings about the future of the Texas mental health care workforce were clear.“More than 80 percent of Texas counties are designated as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas, …
Texas families can lock in today’s cost of undergraduate resident tuition and schoolwide required fees …
Property tax cuts will be one of the dominant topics of debate during this legislative session, and …
A high-ranking Texas Education Agency official was caught on audio advocating for voucher-like programs on behalf of Gov. Greg Abbott and admitting that funding to public school districts could …
The Texas Department of Public Safety is scrapping its proposal for a $1.2 billion state-of-the-art …
Average gasoline prices dropped 11.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.96 per gallon …
Texans are concerned about the economy, less confident that democracy is the best form of government and …
Texas sales tax revenue totaled $4.11 billion in January, 6.6% more than in January 2022. "While state …
For the first time since making parental rights a priority early last year, Gov. Greg Abbott on …
MEXICO CITY — A month after President Joe Biden’s administration said it was expanding its …
During the Senate Finance Committee’s first public education hearing Monday, senators seemed open …
AUSTIN, Texas — A longtime influential Republican representative from the Dallas-Fort Worth area has filed legislation calling for a constitutional amendment election to legalize casino and sports …
H-E-B, followed by Costco, have supplanted Amazon as the top U.S. grocers in an influential industry ranking.Amazon lost its lead to San Antonio-based H-E-B after the e-commerce leader held the top …
Laura Herrera’s salary has barely gone up in her 20 years of teaching — about $700 in all.The San Antonio-area teacher takes home about $3,700 a month. About $1,400 goes to rent, and the …
The Transportation Security Administration seized more than 6,500 guns from airplane passengers in 2022, a new record for the agency.TSA agents confiscated 6,542 guns — 88% of which were loaded — …
The Biden administration’s plan to unwind the public health emergency tied to the COVID-19 pandemic …
When people hear that their water is going to cost more, they start to use less of it.That seemingly …
The decades-old U.S. law barring Americans who commit domestic-violence from possessing guns contradicts …
Gasoline demand in the U.S. has peaked, with a surprise slowdown last year signaling that consumption is …
The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy pace in the fourth quarter, though signs of slowing …
The US housing slump stretched into a fifth month, sending a measure of prices down 2.5% from a …
Mortgage rates in the U.S. fell for a fourth straight week.The average for a 30-year, fixed loan …
The U.S. labor market burned red-hot in January as hiring unexpectedly surged and unemployment fell …
Greg Abbott’s tenure as Texas governor has been highlighted by crises.Since he took office in 2015, he’s had to tackle the coronavirus …
Texas ranked first in the nation in over-the-year jobs added, with 650,100 positions gained in 2022, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor …
Ian Pearce was driving to work early one morning in September 2021 when he spotted flashing police lights behind him. Pearce, who worked as an …
For decades, the abortion battle lines in the Texas Legislature were as clearly drawn as they were deeply entrenched. Every two years, …
Last summer, the sheriff of Coryell County in Central Texas took to an elevated platform in a small Las Vegas ballroom and made an unusual …
Brimming with adrenaline, determination and wide-eyed optimism, a group of teenagers gathered outside the state Capitol last week, ready to take …
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently proclaimed that “95% of Texans pay higher taxes than Californians.” But is that true? Some Sacramento Bee …
When the Texas Legislature convened in January 2021 amid a global pandemic, higher education officials came to Austin and braced for budget cuts …
During a triumphant 2019 ceremony at Parmer Lane Elementary in Austin, Gov. Greg Abbott sat on a small stage in front of a large Texas flag as …