Dallas Police Officers Ambushed
Officer Darron Burks of the Dallas Police Department was tragically shot and killed in a brutal act of violence.
A Texas Food Bank gets Creative
To help raise money, the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef.
Texas Secures Expanded Injunction Against Biden’s Harmful Title IX Rewrite
Texas secured additional legal protections for women in Texas’s schools, colleges, and universities, preventing the Biden Administration from making any future attempt to impose on the State its interpretation that Title IX grants favored status to “sexual orientation” or “gender identity.”
State of Texas Sues General Motors
Texas AG sued General Motors for its false, deceptive, and misleading business practices related to its unlawful collection and sale of over 1.5 million Texans’ private driving data to insurance companies.
Texas Overcrowded and Understaffed Jails
Limits on who can be released without paying bail and difficulties hiring guards worsen the situation.
Texas Leads the Way Against Noncitizen Voting
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds Texans of measures the state takes to stop noncitizen voting.
Uvalde City Officials End Battle Over Shooting Records
The city’s release ends a legal battle with news outlets, but other government agencies are withholding materials.
Crews begin Demolishing Sutherland Springs Church
Some families wanted to preserve the sanctuary, which became the scene of the deadliest church shooting in American history.
TxDOT Delivers $156 Million to Transit Agencies Across Texas
New funding from the TxDOT will help provide access and expand service for people to get to important destinations.
Meta to Pay Texas $1.4 Billion for Using Facial Recognition
Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Facebook parent company in 2022, claiming it had used personal biometric data without permission.
Texas Water Board Details How It Will Spend $1 billion for Water Infrastructure Projects
About $45 million will go to Texas towns with fewer than 1,000 residents — a boon for municipalities without a viable tax base.
DPS K-9 Tracks Down Fugitive
DPS K-9 Bona and her handler helped track down a fugitive wanted for murder after a miles-long manhunt in rural Frio County.
DPS Seized Approximately 12 Pounds of Fentanyl
The DPS seized approximately 12 pounds of suspected fentanyl after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle.
Federal Utility Program Favors Cold-Weather States Over Texas
The program helps low-income people with heating and cooling bills, but advocates say it disadvantages Texas and other warm-weather states, even though extreme heat is a key cause of weather-related deaths.
Why Texas’ Mass Power Outages Continue to Happen
Repairing electricity infrastructure after storms usually costs customers. So could strengthening it before the next weather event.
Texas Judge Orders School District to Release Uvalde Records
A group of news organizations including The Texas Tribune had sued for access to the records.
President Joe Biden to speak in Austin
The President’s visit will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Texas Abortions Down to an Average of Five a Month
Before Roe v. Wade was overturned two years ago, the monthly average was around 4,400.
Tropical Storm Alberto Didn’t Deliver Enough Rain
The region's two major reservoirs are at record-low levels.
Major Settlement with Wireless Carriers
Texas reached a $10.22 million settlement with major wireless carriers for deceptive and misleading advertising practices.