A limited group of families with 3- and 4-year-olds who already qualify for free public pre-K can receive state funds to attend private preschool.

Texas Majority PAC and the Texas Democratic Party recruited 104 candidates to fill uncontested races. Gov. Greg Abbott’s strategist said it amounts to a gimmick “if they don’t back it up with serious ...

Texas Tribune education reporters join TribCast to unpack what the recent spate of school district takeovers says about how ...

Last month the Trump administration made people from 19 nations ineligible to obtain legal status. “Fear won,” said one woman ...

The lawsuit alleges Minnesota-based Xcel Energy failed to maintain utility poles that started the 2024 Panhandle fire that killed three people and thousands of livestock.

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Progressive leaders have an opportunity – and a responsibility – to champion an accountability system that is more than about testing, but that is: equitable, student-focused, transparent, and ...

One of three possible routes would border the North Texas park. The project is part of a statewide effort to keep pace with Texas’ rapidly growing energy needs.

The exit of the Fort Worth Democrat, who filed to challenge GOP incumbent Tim O’Hare just before last week's deadline, gives Commissioner Alisa Simmons a clear path to the nomination.

The former Dallas congressman said he wanted to help his party avoid a runoff. In his campaign to return to the House, he ...

Some county GOP officials said the president’s pardon could complicate their plans to unseat the Laredo Democrat in South Texas’ battleground 28th Congressional District.