| Austin

Advertise | Careers | Company Info | Support Us
LOGIN
Select your community Support Us
News

Texas Legislature coverage

Most recent stories

Texas Legislature
The Texas Capitol on Nov. 19.
South Central Austin

Texas will have a $20B surplus next legislative session, comptroller projects

By Hannah Norton

Austin-area lawmakers said Dec. 12 they aim to spend some of that money on transportation, water infrastructure, education and more in 2025.

Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas speaks during a Dec. 3 board meeting in Austin.
Texas could experience ‘another Uri’ this winter, ...
Nine-year-old Liberty Hill resident Lucy Lundell at the Liberty Hill library.
State Board of Education requests oversight of ...
A Lakeside Elementary classroom.
Texas Board of Education green-lights state textbooks ...
A headshot of Freeman Martin
Longtime Texas Ranger selected to lead the Texas Department of Public Safety
Martha Fierro speaks to members of Texas Rotunda Prayer and Worship Nov. 18 in Austin.
Texas education board signals support for first state-developed elementary curriculum
The State Board of Education will consider adopting a set of state-developed reading and math textbooks Nov. 18. Schools would not be required to use the state materials, but districts that do so would receive up to $60 per student to purchase and print them. (Hannah Johnson/Community Impact)
Texas Board of Education to vote on first state-developed textbooks Nov. 18
The Texas Capitol on Aug. 8, 2023.
Amid rise in chronic disease, Texas lawmakers eye stricter food safety standards
The Texas Capitol on Sept. 11.
Texas lawmakers file first bills of 2025 legislative session
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a rally for private school vouchers Oct. 16, 2023, at the Texas Capitol.
Private school vouchers a ‘top priority’ for state leaders in 2025
Houston-born actor Dennis Quaid speaks at an Oct. 9 Texas Senate Finance Committee hearing.
Filmmakers, actors push for more funding to attract new productions to Texas
A Bell Textron helicopter
Aviation, semiconductor manufacturers apply for Texas property tax breaks
A student uses a cellphone in class
Texas education commissioner urges lawmakers to ban cellphones in K-12 schools
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath speaks to the State Board of Education during a Sept. 11 meeting.
Texans debate use of religion in schools at State Board of Education meeting