Texas’ unemployment rate is among the nation’s worst — but experts say it signals a growing economy
The state has yet to return to its pre-pandemic unemployment rate of about 3.5%, even as it leads the country...
The state has yet to return to its pre-pandemic unemployment rate of about 3.5%, even as it leads the country...
Home to more than 260,000 people, the West Texas town of Lubbock is no stranger to passing local laws by...
For one reading class, Superintendent Mike Miles said instruction would focus on English, even if it meant risking state funding...
The savvy ex-lawmaker has expanded the Texas A&M University System and mollified state leaders. Some faculty, alumni and students say...
After a long summer of extreme heat, Texas has been battered by a lingering drought that’s damaging crops, drying up...
The groups work in dozens of school districts across the state, but some public health experts say their curricula can...
Lawmakers avoided closing the government for now, but funding for Ukraine — and Kevin McCarthy’s speakership — face further hurdles.
Newly released body camera footage shows state Sen. Charles Schwertner’s February arrest for suspicion of drunk driving. Travis County prosecutors...
The session comes as a rift between the Texas House and the Senate grew following Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment...
The judge tossed the suit after the university argued a new state law that will go into effect in January,...
The funding bill was a long shot, but far-right U.S. representatives said it didn’t go far enough in promoting their...
After conservative media portrayed the Colony Ridge development north of Houston as a haven for illegal immigrants, Gov. Greg Abbott...
In Liberty County, one neighborhood has been slowly abandoned as years of flooding and intense rains prompted a spiral of...
At the annual conference of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, two Republican lawmakers described how government officials fail...
The latest figure is 68% higher than an earlier estimate of $34 billion, and it’s unclear when — or whether...
Jasper’s second Black mayor wants to help residents pay their bills while a younger city council wants to invest in...
Texas Democrats in Congress are urging the federal government to audit the state’s Medicaid eligibility system
Fifty-three migrants died in what remains the nation’s deadliest human smuggling event. Eight children and one pregnant woman were among...
The must-pass package of legislation known as the farm bill, which is renewed every five years, funds critical crop insurance...
Here’s a look back at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival through the eyes of Tribune photographers.
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar pushed back on the New Jersey Democrat’s defense that he was being targeted for his ethnicity.
The Department of Family and Protective Services has increasingly relied on housing foster kids in hotels when it can’t find...
Mexican immigration officials said they will negotiate with five countries’ governments to ensure they will take back their citizens. The...
Areas of the Texas Gulf Coast are seeing blooms of the algae, which can make people sick and kill fish.
Lawyers criticize a provision they say erodes the separation of powers between Texas’ executive branch and its courts. It’s been...
An industry leader in the Permian Basin said the new report proves safety regulations are helping. Other observers say more...
State Rep. John Bryant said Democrats will need to work together if they want to block the “school choice” bill...
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who will meet in the 2024 Democratic primary, talked about gun...
Miles said he should be held accountable and be fired if the district doesn’t improve academically in the next two...
In an interview for The Texas Tribune Festival, the journalist urged Texans to organize in response to the state’s book...
The junior U.S. senator from Texas will talk with the Tribune’s Patrick Svitek on why he should be reelected to...
Giffords, a former U.S. representative, and Kelly, a U.S. senator, will talk with Katie Couric about combating the epidemic of...