Texas Governor Greg Abbott outlined several emergency items in his annual State of the State address, including education, ...

Workforce development advocates say Gov. Abbott’s career training agenda hinges upon strategic funding and aligning education ...

Gov. Greg Abbott shows openness to online sports betting, but Texas senators remain unlikely to legalize it. Trump to create task force ‘to eradicate anti-Christian bias’ ...

Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed the remains ...

Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency priority list includes “life-changing career training" high school programs, with the goal of getting 60 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds to obtain a postsecondary degree or ...

In today’s edition … Senate Dems speak through the night in protest of Trump OMB nominee … 2026 gubernatorial campaigns get ...

Protesters gathered in support of USAID and decried everything from the president’s immigration crackdown to his proposal to ...

Luis Rubiales’ defense team has reiterated in closing arguments that Jenni Hermoso consented to the World Cup kiss by the former Spanish soccer federation president.

It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...

Houston city officials announced an initiative Feb. 13 called, “Police, Pastors and People.” The initiative is a collaboration between law enforcement, faith leaders and community stakeholders that ...

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