Texas lawmakers raised concerns over the lack of reliable data on water use by data centers during a recent House Natural Resources Committee hearing, saying the information gap could hinder the state’s long-term water planning as the industry expands.
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal filed by Robb Elementary School students and teachers seeking to revive a lawsuit alleging that the Texas Department of Public Safety and Uvalde County contributed to the failed law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.
The Austin Independent School District has postponed most districtwide school boundary realignment changes until the 2028-29 school year under a revised plan that could also include additional school closures, Superintendent Matias Segura announced Friday.
The Texas State Board of Education on Friday approved new curriculum standards that require public schools to include Christian Bible stories in classroom reading materials and adopted changes to the kindergarten through eighth-grade social studies curriculum, with implementation set for the 2030-31 school year.
Camp Mystic and four related business entities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Wednesday, automatically pausing five lawsuits stemming from the deaths of 27 people during last year’s Independence Day flooding at the Texas summer camp.
Texas lawmakers on Tuesday questioned whether the state has enough information about data centers’ water consumption as they consider possible regulations and infrastructure policies tied to the growing industry.
The Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD) has detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected through routine surveillance, prompting health officials to urge residents to take precautions against mosquito bites.
The Texas Education Agency will spend more than $8 million to correct thousands of errors in the state’s Bluebonnet curriculum, according to a contract provided to the State Board of Education, an official said.
Texas added 17,800 jobs in May, bringing total nonfarm employment to a record 14.4 million as the state continued to outpace the national annual job growth rate, state officials said Friday.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has opened a public comment period on proposed rules that would allow treated oil and gas wastewater to be applied to land in Texas, with comments due through June 16, under a proposal tied to Senate Bill 1145 on Wednesday.