Texas Tech University Professor Jeff Hanson, a mechanical engineering instructor known for his millions of YouTube views and close ties with students, is restarting his search for a kidney donor after a hopeful match was disqualified at the final stage.
Texas public school boards and charter school governing bodies have until March 1 to determine whether they will set aside time for students and staff to pray or read the Bible under a law passed last year as Senate Bill 11.
Nearly four months after Texas implemented a statewide ban on cellphone use in schools, a group of Round Rock Independent School District students met with district leaders to discuss the policy and its effects on campus life.
The program, created under Senate Bill 2, establishes Texas Education Freedom Accounts that provide families with $10,474 per student annually for approved educational costs.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has directed Houston housing officials to provide detailed plans for improving the city’s affordable housing program, federal and local sources confirmed.
Christian Menefee was sworn in to Congress on Monday after winning a special election runoff to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Congressman Sylvester Turner last year.
More than 100 sea turtles rescued after a winter storm were released into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, drawing crowds of families, volunteers and spectators along the shoreline.
In a preliminary injunction issued this week, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman said Paxton had “not produced any credible evidence” that Jolt was improperly registering voters, as the attorney general had alleged.
The teacher, Susan Tittle of Fonville Middle School, is seeking a judicial review after Morath upheld a decision by HISD’s state-appointed Board of Managers to nonrenew her contract, effectively ending her employment with the district.
Harris County commissioners on Thursday directed top criminal justice officials to develop initiatives aimed at diverting more defendants away from jail and into mental health treatment programs.