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Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert deputies into roving immigration agents.

For just the second time ever, the two top seeds have been eliminated in the regional round.

National Weather Service offices in hurricane-prone areas are reeling from job cuts and a hiring freeze imposed by Trump

Texas is poised to lead the country in an initiative to inform denizens of what’s in their food. Food industry experts say it’s going too far.

Texas lawmakers bypassed bills that would have restricted “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, studied health impacts and banned some uses of PFAS-laced firefighting foams.

Senate Bill 8 would further expand the state’s role in enforcing immigration laws, long the sole jurisdiction of the federal government.

There’s something uniquely cruel about a Southern summer. The sun doesn’t just shine—it scorches. Step outside in July in places like Texas, Georgia, or Alabama, and it feels like walking into an open oven. That sweltering heat doesn’t just stick to the air outside; it invades everything, including your car.

State legislators passed an array of bills this year aimed at reining in the state’s high home prices and rents.