The new institute plans to help solve Texas' looming water crisis through research, data and training future workforces.

From groceries to childcare, Texans are spending more to live here. Here’s how much costs have risen, why it’s happening and what candidates are proposing to fix it.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates roughly 1 million lawfully present immigrants could lose ACA subsidy eligibility by 2034.

Nearly half of low-income households say they would be unprepared if natural disaster struck.

But experts say that, as Harris County judicial seats have swung with the political tides, it’s not partisanship that matters for criminal defendants.

Adrian Martinez reported a sexual assault two years before he was found dead on a Hawaii Army base. The Vanessa Guillén Act is supposed to protect soldiers like him.

The new institute plans to help solve Texas' looming water crisis through research, data and training future workforces.

Counter to what a local prosecutor has claimed, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University clearly said in her police statement that she was sexually assaulted, her attorney told NPR...

Experts at a Texas Tribune Festival panel discussed how close the city and region came to disaster and how the experience exposed the need for long-term planning, diversification and groundwater refor...

A judge ordered the White House to temporarily restore journalists’ credentials and said the ban was probably unconstitutional. But some were still denied access Thursday.

As food costs rise, Texas families are struggling to keep up, according to a new poll from No Kid Hungry Texas. Advocates warn federal policy and funding changes could worsen the effects on Texans.

The University of Texas at Austin rejected a department’s plan to keep the majors, a decision that came without public knowledge, an interim department chair told faculty.

Using a controversial rule adopted during the wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests in 2024, FIU disciplined students taking part in a silent, three-minute T-shirt protest against FIU's ICE partners...

Dallas is looking to address some vacant lots while growing its affordable housing. A new initiative to address the city’s land bank is in partnership with the Communities Foundation of Texas.

Whether you just moved to Texas or have lived here your whole life and just turned 18, it’s important to do what you can to use your right to vote.

The Education Department will put millions of people in the most expensive repayment plan if they don’t exit Save, but the process has had snags.

More Texans have become food insecure due to a rise in natural disasters and less qualifying for SNAP benefits. Rural food banks in particular face additional pressures.

Based a nationwide survey of social workers, the report highlights opportunities, concerns, and recommendations to support ethical and effective AI adoption in the field. Read the full report.

The six-week wait for approval fits a pattern

The Ross fire has grown into one of North Texas’ largest wildfires since igniting Aug. 24 in Palo Pinto and Jack counties.

"It's gotten that bad: People don't want to register their children to school. They don't want to do groceries. They don't even want to stop by the store for their morning coffee."

On July 1, 2026, unprecedented cuts to the federal student loan system because of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) went into effect. In response, the National Association of Social...

Everyday tasks like buying groceries or taking kids to the park now bring life-changing risks. “We couldn’t go out because they were hunting us,” a Honduran mother said.

The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration. But a bipartisan group of elected officials is pushing to halt that plan, especially in the n...

The Ruthe B. Cowl Rehabilitation Center recently received a $10,000 grant from AEP Texas to support an upcoming Respite Care Camp for parents and caregivers of children with special needs.

The downtown 1200 Baker St. jail, among the largest jails in the country, is undergoing renovations to improve medical services.

During the event, Mayor Charles Starnes also issued a proclamation declaring April 2026 Child Abuse Awareness Month in Plainview.