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A licensed vehicle inspection station in Austin.

Texas vehicles will no longer need safety inspections beginning Jan. 1

By Hannah Norton

A 2023 state law eliminating safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles takes effect on New Year's Day. Vehicles must still pass emissions tests in 17 urban counties.

A doctor going over documents with a patient.

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Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas speaks during a Dec. 3 board meeting in Austin.

Published 4:18 PM | Dec 4, 2024 CST

Texas could experience ‘another Uri’ this winter, but ERCOT says it’s better prepared

Nine-year-old Liberty Hill resident Lucy Lundell at the Liberty Hill library.

Published 2:06 PM | Nov 26, 2024 CST

State Board of Education requests oversight of school library book ratings

Updated 10:32 AM | Nov 25, 2024 CST

Texas Board of Education green-lights state textbooks for classroom use next fall

Published 5:34 PM | Nov 21, 2024 CST

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.

Published 5:31 PM | Nov 20, 2024 CST

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)

Published 4:23 PM | Nov 15, 2024 CST

Texas Board of Education to vote on first state-developed textbooks Nov. 18

Published 1:37 PM | Nov 15, 2024 CST

Amid rise in chronic disease, Texas lawmakers eye stricter food safety standards

Published 3:29 PM | Nov 13, 2024 CST

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.

Published 4:41 PM | Nov 11, 2024 CST

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.

Updated 4:59 PM | Oct 17, 2024 CDT