Texas teachers say GOP’s new social studies law will hinder how an entire generation understands race, history and current events
When Texas teachers return to their public or open-enrollment charter school classrooms later this year, a new state law will restrict how they can discuss current events, encourage civic engagement …
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University of Texas president defends decision to join SEC as lawmakers criticize timing and impact on other schools
University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell on Monday publicly defended the school’s decision …
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Republican legislators curb authority of county, state election officials
Republican lawmakers this year passed an unprecedented bevy of bills targeting the authority of …
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With time running out, Texas Legislature still at impasse on GOP elections bill
Heading into the last week of the special legislative session, the partisan standoff over Texas Republicans’ priority elections bill is no closer to a resolution in Austin.
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4-day ‘March for Democracy’ and voting rights culminates with Saturday rally at Texas Capitol
“If you don’t like who’s in there, vote them out,” Texas music icon Willie Nelson sang on the …
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US sues Texas over Abbott’s order restricting transport of migrants
The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit Friday afternoon to stop an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to …
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With school openings near, parents and teachers say state leaders have stripped them of weapons against COVID-19
Lindsey Contreras feels backed in a corner. The first day of school is just a couple of weeks away. The …
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U.S. attorney general blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest border directive and threatens a legal battle
The Biden administration has threatened to legally challenge Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that state …
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"On a crash course": Texas hospitals brace for another COVID-19 surge as delta variant burns through unvaccinated communities
When Terry Scoggin left work at Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday evening, …
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Texas lawmakers who fled Austin blasted by GOP for ‘cutting and running’ from legislative duties
Facing criticism and accolades alike, three Texas Democrats took center stage Thursday during a …
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More Democrats equals more power for Republicans in Texas math
Texas has won two new congressional seats thanks to a surge in the population of people of color, …
As dozens of teachers and students waited earlier this month to testify on a Texas Senate bill that would halt new legal requirements that students learn white supremacy is “morally …
Upcoming special elections for the U.S. House in Texas and Ohio will serve as a barometer of just how powerful former President Donald Trump’s endorsement — currently the most coveted in …
Citing new evidence that the delta variant of the coronavirus could be spread through rare “breakthrough” infections in vaccinated people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
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Lack of progress in treating COVID causes worry for unvaccinated
A stall in treatment advances for COVID-19 has raised concern among medical experts about unvaccinated people, who still make up half the country, and their likelihood of surviving the coming wave of …
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California says federal ‘let it burn’ policy is reckless as wildfires rage out of control
Volunteer fire chief Kathy Catron wants answers about why the Sugar fire ever grew large enough to burn …
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Trump raised $56.8 million in 6 months from online donors
Former President Donald Trump’s political operation raised $56.8 million from online donors in the …
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Senate poised to deliver infrastructure win for Biden agenda
The U.S. Senate is heading toward passage this week of a $550 billion infrastructure bill that would …
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‘It just went boom.’ ICUs are being overwhelmed with younger — and sicker — patients
Inside a COVID-only intensive care unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, all eight beds are filled …
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North Korea threatens week-old detente over US-led exercises
Kim Jong Un’s sister warned that upcoming U.S.-South Korea military drills could jeopardize talks …
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New state laws hamstring public health officials
Although no one wants to see it happen, some state and local public health officials soon may …
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Trump allies among Congress members who might be subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Capitol siege probe, Kinzinger says
A Republican member of the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol on …
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Wealthy candidate pumps staggering $2.3 million of her own money into Florida special election
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a candidate who has never held elected office, so badly wants a South …
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After UT-Austin signals a Big 12 exit, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick moves to create a Senate panel focused on college sports’ future
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants a new Texas Senate select committee to study the athletic and economic impacts other colleges in the state will face …
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What you need to know about the latest COVID-19 surge and how to stay safe
COVID-19 cases have been surging in Texas and nationally — mostly among unvaccinated people — as the highly contagious delta variant has …
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US House oversight hearing will put spotlight on Texas voting rights skirmish
A congressional oversight panel will put a spotlight Thursday on the unusual skirmish that prompted Democrats to flee the Texas House en masse …
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Texas has seen nearly 9,000 COVID-19 deaths since February. All but 43 were unvaccinated people.
Of the 8,787 people who have died in Texas due to COVID-19 since early February, at least 43 were fully vaccinated, the Texas Department of …
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Lawmakers concerned about UT leaving Big 12 conference make their case to Gov. Greg Abbott's office
As the college athletics world roils over the possibility of the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 …
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Texas House Democrats trying to block the GOP voting bill are pinning their hopes on Congress. So far Congress is unmoved.
Texas Democrats slipped out of the state 10 days ago because they were out of options back home, powerless to stop the Republican majority in …
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Texans not expected to lose power through the rest of the summer, regulators say
Texas electricity regulators told the public Thursday that their electricity should likely stay on through the rest of the summer and that the …
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Gov. Greg Abbott says he won’t impose new mask mandate despite increasing COVID-19 cases
Gov. Greg Abbott says he will not impose another statewide mask mandate, despite COVID-19 cases being on the rise again. “There will be no …
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Bucy, Texas Democrats leave Austin for DC; deny House a quorum
Last month, HD 136 Rep. John H. Bucy III sat for an interview at Whitestone Brewery in Cedar Park. During that interview, he defended his …
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