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2023 Texas Legislature coverage

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Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw speaks at a news conference about border security.
South Central Austin

Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw announces retirement after 15-year tenure

By Hannah Norton

McCraw has been in the spotlight recently over his agency’s role in the drawn-out law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022 and the ongoing immigration crackdown at the Texas-Mexico border.

State lawmakers directed the Texas Education Agency to develop new high-quality textbooks amid concerns about student performance and teacher workload. Some Texans have objected to certain religious content in the proposed materials. (Courtesy Shutterstock)
Texas grapples with how to better support ...
A flooded roadway over I-10.
‘It’s going to reduce misery’: Texas adopts ...
Members of the Texas House Public Education Committee listen to a panel about teacher certification Aug. 13 at the Texas Capitol in Austin.
Educators urge Texas lawmakers to invest in ...
Check out some of Community Impact's recent coverage of energy and the environment as temperatures rise in Texas. (Courtesy Unsplash)
6 things to know about Texas weather and the grid this August
CenterPoint Energy CEO Jason Wells speaks to lawmakers
‘Profits over people’: Lawmakers, residents demand change from CenterPoint after Hurricane Beryl
Texas Lawmakers are looking into what new regulations or legislation they can enact to mitigate the widespread power outages seen in the Houston area after Hurricane Beryl. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Texas senators grill CenterPoint over Hurricane Beryl response
The 13-member committee, which is set to meet July 29, was formed amid widespread criticism over CenterPoint Energy's response to the Category 1 hurricane. (Rachel Leland/Community Impact)
New Texas Senate committee will study power companies’ response to Hurricane Beryl
A CenterPoint Energy truck
CenterPoint defends Beryl response; says 500,000 customers will remain without power into next week
The Texas Medical Board approved a rule covering medical exceptions to the state's abortion law, following months of public feedback about the perceived ambiguity of state statute and the risks faced by doctors who may perform abortions. (Tony Bullard/Community Impact)
Texas Medical Board adopts rule for abortion ban exceptions
Texas Capitol
Low wind, high demand could trigger Texas power grid emergency in August
Flooding in Kingwood
Texas’ first statewide flood plan finds over 5 million people live, work in flood-prone areas
Two women looking at an ultrasound
Texans urge state medical board to expand guidance on exceptions to abortion law
The dome of the Texas Capitol in May 2023
‘Not here in Texas’: University leaders tout compliance with DEI ban, response to protests