Will DuPree

Just weeks into the school year, Texas school districts responded to numerous violent threats, with Nexstar’s Texas stations reporting on threats to at least 20 schools.

While discussing recent student performance in key skills testing, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told the members of the Texas Senate Committee on Education Wednesday that he would encou…

The Austin Community Foundation announced that its Housing Accelerator Loan Fund invested $2 million in two affordable housing developments — one in southwest Austin and the other in north Austin.…

The state began working on this effort to write its own textbooks after legislators passed House Bill 1605 in 2023.

The two main candidates running for the White House will debate Tuesday night, as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are set to answer questions about some of the most pressing issues facing the countr…

The state is working toward making faster, more reliable internet service available to the estimated seven million Texans who still do not have access to broadband. Last year voters approved $1.5 b…

Voters went to the polls last November and overwhelmingly supported creation of the Texas Water Fund, a pot of money totaling $1 billion meant for water infrastructure improvements across the state…

Texas Rep. Shawn Thierry released a lengthy statement explaining why she’s officially becoming a Republican, setting off a flurry of welcome messages from other GOP leaders and sharp criticis…

A school district in west Texas built an apartment complex to offer a more affordable housing option to its teachers, a solution that came up this week in a new report released by the state to tack…

Austin voter among 2.2 million on ‘suspense list’ shares how he fixed it

A Texas lawmaker said he may introduce legislation next year aimed at pushing back the start of the school year as a way to reduce “awfully wasteful stress on our power grid,” according…

Former President Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris in Texas by almost five percentage points, according to the first major poll done in the state since the switch happened at the top …

Former President Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris in Texas by almost five percentage points, according to the first major poll done in the state since the switch happened at the top …

A survey published recently by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University found that 90% of Texans consider housing affordability as a problem in their part of the state.

The seven members appointed by the governor to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation agreed unanimously at their July 23 meeting to officially recognize and license slap fighting in the …

Texas Democrats have long claimed the state is within reach of flipping, yet no Democrat has won statewide here in 30 years. However, a late shakeup on the top of the ticket is raising hopes this y…

State lawmakers looked into concerns Tuesday about Texas schools employing more uncertified teachers. Education experts shared how the number of those without proper credentials is growing, as some…

A brainstorming session happened for hours Monday at the Texas Capitol so that state lawmakers could find out where to look for ideas on crafting private school subsidy legislation, a policy goal t…

The Texas Department of Public Safety reinstated a Texas Ranger in early August after a two year long suspension over his response to the May 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Next week Texas lawmakers will likely start laying the groundwork to revive private school subsidy legislation, a policy goal that eluded Republicans despite attempts during several legislative ses…