Applications will close March 17, with funding notifications sent to families beginning in early April. The rollout follows a years-long battle at the Capitol and marks a major victory for…
The former Austin and Houston chief says agents should “get back to what they know to be appropriate tactics and appropriate processes and focusing on dangerous criminals instead of going…
A new comprehensive analysis of state data shows Texas prisons get so hot in summer that temperatures there would routinely violate state standards for other types of lockups. The state…
The Swishahouse label founder died Friday at the age of 52.
Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a Texas Senate seat in deep-red Tarrant County over the weekend. Now, the surprising win is raising alarms for Republicans in Texas — and beyond —…
In Kerr County, the July 4 flood is expected to quadruple serious emotional disturbances in children and more than triple adult PTSD cases this year.
Texas sets temperature standards for county jails and even animal shelters. But state prisons have no enforceable heat limits – despite documented heat-related deaths and triple-digit temperatures inside some facilities. A new…
Texas has more than 30 new laws on the books as of New Year’s Day, touching on everything from artificial intelligence regulation to property tax exemptions.
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