Texas
Thursday, March 28, 2024
TX works to address wildfire survivors' mental health
Residents in the Texas Panhandle are starting to put their lives back together after surviving the largest wildfire in the state's history. The …
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
TX Attorney General gets deal but legal issues not over
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has emerged from a long court case with another win. After nine years and multiple delays, prosecutors …
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
University of Texas El Paso targets teacher shortage
It's estimated that nearly half of all schools in the country don't have enough teachers. To help change that, the University of Texas in El Paso …
TX nonprofit helps rural towns secure infrastructure improvement grants
A lack of staff and know-how often means rural towns miss out on grants to improve their communities, and a Texas group is trying to balance the …
Texas food bank, schools team up to help needy families
To reach more hungry families, one Texas nonprofit is setting up mini food markets in schools. The Tarrant Area Food Bank in North Texas provides 60…
Texas’ SB 4 in limbo again after late-night court decision
Story has been updated to reflect late-night 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision.(8:01 a.m. MST, Mar. 20, 2024) The U.S. Supreme Court handed …
Voucher, 'school choice' advocates work to influence Texas elections
By Jimmy Cloutier for OpenSecrets.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for Texas News Service reporting for the OpenSecrets-Public News Service Collaboratio…
TX legislative committee to investigate Panhandle wildfires
Several members of the Texas Legislature have been appointed to a committee to investigate wildfires that ravaged the Texas Panhandle and parts of Okl…
'Umbraphiles' plan Texas trip to view total solar eclipse
In less than a month from today, thousands of eclipse-chasers will travel to Texas for a dimming of the sun. And one city is making the most of the …
'Power to People' film highlights 'New ERA' for rural electric co-ops
A film debuts in Texas today to help member-owned utility customers learn more about opportunities coming their way from the 2022 Inflation Reduction …
Texas' battle over right to arrest suspected illegal immigrants will continue
A law aimed at immigrants crossing the border in Texas will not take effect tomorrow, after a federal judge halted enforcement until a court battle …
TX teachers say they are burned out, majority want to exit public education
Two-thirds of those who make the public schools function in Texas say they want to leave, according to a new survey and the teachers union said …