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 Catholic nun was released from U.S. immigration custody after she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers while walking to Mass in McAllen, Texas, church officials said.
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.
A Houston woman says a monument company has not replaced her mother’s damaged grave marker months after removing it, leaving the burial site without the memorial she paid more than $5,000 to install.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a nearly $34 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP over allegations that the company used an illegal kickback scheme to influence prescriptions covered by Texas Medicaid.
The Texas State Board of Education approved a new statewide reading curriculum that requires public school students to study selected Bible passages beginning in 2030, prompting debate over religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
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 Democratic attorney general nominee Nathan Johnson said his party has momentum heading into the November midterm elections despite Republicans’ decades-long winning streak in statewide races.
The Fairfield Police Department announced Friday that K9 Officer Farock died in a heat-related incident in Ennis, Texas, on June 12.