Austin officials moved closer Thursday to hiring an outside firm to conduct an independent audit of all city departments as a citizen-led initiative seeks to require regular audits through the city charter.
A new Texas law transferring the licensing and inspection of food trucks from local health departments to the Texas Department of State Health Services took effect Wednesday, requiring mobile food vendors to transition to a statewide permitting system.
A dispute over public school curriculum at the Texas State Board of Education has escalated after board member Marisa B. Pérez-Díaz threatened legal action against fellow board members Julie Pickren and Brandon Hall over social media posts criticizing her.
The Texas Longhorns football climbed into the top five of the 2027 recruiting class rankings Monday after receiving a commitment from three-star defensive lineman Jason Johnson.
Texans voiced growing concerns about the expansion of artificial intelligence data centers, while the Texas House Natural Resources Committee examined their potential impact on the state’s water supply and electric grid during a hearing last week.
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.