Mayoral candidate was detained by Ice as he escorted an immigrant out of court, says his wife

The Texas Department of Public Safety says a concerned citizen contacted local authorities to report a man was “on his way to the protest,” at the State Capitol in Austin Saturday and w…

The Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday released dash cam video showing the moment troopers and federal agents pulled over an undocumented couple in April in front of an Austin middle scho…

Austin ISD is the largest school district in Central Texas, and the fight for its truancy data highlights how difficult it can be to understand the scope of Texas’s truancy system without accessibl…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a mother and her three children, two of whom are U.S. citizens, following a traffic stop last week near Dobie Middle School in North Austin, according t…

According to a KXAN analysis of tuition information, even with help from the state, private schools will still be out of reach, physically and financially, for many low-income students with disabil…

After a KXAN investigation exposed how people can exploit the state’s backgrounding system, lawmakers are working on solutions. This week on Inside the Investigation, investigative reporter Kelly W…

At a Senate committee meeting on Tuesday, lawmakers showed bipartisan support for multiple bills that would increase penalties for school leaders who fail to report suspected sexual abuse and a bil…

A group of Texas lawmakers filed a bill on Thursday to expand access to state misconduct records. The move is in response to a KXAN investigation uncovering a former juvenile corrections officer wh…

While school choice takes center stage in the Texas legislature, a series of bills that would expand how a school district can discipline students is also moving forward. One proposed bill would al…

A state senator has filed legislation to shore up the state’s collection of truancy court information to provide lawmakers and education leaders a clearer picture of how the civil penalty system is…

Last September, school districts across the state dealt with a cascade of threats. At least 17 Central Texas school districts fielded 56 threats in September alone, according to records obtained by…

Across Texas, some school districts are using an exception in the state’s Public Information Act, often reserved for third parties like journalists, as grounds to not allow parents to view vi…

An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.

Three Texas lawmakers are looking for ways the state can better collect data on truancy cases, following a KXAN investigation that discovered no state agency has been tracking outcomes for tens of …

The number of school employees being assaulted on the job is rising in Texas. More than 2,600 assaults on educators were reported last school year, according to data from the Texas Education Agency…

A disgraced former Kansas police detective about to stand trial on charges that he kidnapped and raped two women decades ago was found dead in his home Monday morning.

Texas is sending more kids than ever to civil truancy court, but no government agency is monitoring what happens to them after that.

In response to a ProPublica investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal demanded answers from the gun industry about its “covert program” to collect information on gun owners for political purposes.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center turned to alkaline hydrolysis to save money on cremations of human remains, budget documents show.