2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (610+ words) Three Laredo teachers were barred from working in Texas schools after they were arrested for intentionally injuring special education students. Parents claim school administrators knew about the abuse for months but failed to act—putting more students at risk of…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (285+ words) The injunction requires Discord to turn on child age-assurance features and default safety tools for every Texas user. Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a temporary injunction against Discord, a popular social messaging app, following his investigation into predatory behavior…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (349+ words) Texas Water Development Board gives State Water Plan initial approval, but Texans say that it is missing analysis of water usage by data centers. 
 The Texas Water Development Board gave initial approval to the 2027 State Water Plan. Critics say it…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (659+ words) The so-called “speculative scam” comes at a time of unprecedented public fury at municipal governance. The Austin City Council has approved a series of agenda items to facilitate a colossal new development just east of the city’s current limits. Amazon…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (539+ words) In a new filing to Gov. Abbott, Texas regulators lay out rules to make massive data centers pay for their own grid upgrades and curb their impact on residential power bills. Gov. Greg Abbott is praising new moves by Texas…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (386+ words) Cooperation agreements between county sheriffs and federal immigration authorities are now required by state law. The Wise County Sheriff’s Office praised the results of its partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the federal 287(g) program, highlighting its efforts…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (467+ words) The fallout from a Pasadena police sergeant's resignation reached the city council chambers Tuesday night, where members pressed for transparency over the department's use of Flock Safety cameras. Pasadena City Council members addressed growing concerns over the police department’s use…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (608+ words) While lawmakers and landowners ask to pause, companies surge ahead. This article has been updated since publication. The same week state senators have planned to hear testimony on the impact 765-kilovolt transmission lines will have on private landowners, a transmission…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (408+ words) U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill and U.S. Sen. Jim Banks have filed legislation in their respective chambers to end the awarding of citizenship to the children of illegal aliens and foreign nationals temporarily in the country. U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas has filed…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (331+ words) The recapture program shifts property tax revenue from wealthier school districts to property-poor districts. Midland ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved filing a lawsuit to challenge Texas’ school finance recapture or “Robin Hood” program, which requires property-wealthy school districts to…...