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More than 500 schools are using four-day school weeks, a dramatic increase from two years ago driven by fierce competition for educators amid a statewide teacher shortage.

As Republican Texas leaders show support for Trump’s mass deportation plans, undocumented people — some who have lived in America for decades — are weighing their options amid mounting fears.

Local leaders of the Nurse-Family Partnership hope they can secure money to expand the program to the region’s rural areas.

State regulators face a critical decision this week on whether to approve a permit for a new reservoir that the city of Wichita Falls says is vital for ensuring enough water for the region. But some locals are fighting the project.

To survive, Texas community colleges have to prove their worth. But residents of this rural north Texas town are questioning what's right for them.

Indigenous ranchers in Texas are receiving help from nonprofits to rebuild bison herds in the state. One family in Sulphur Springs that received five bison last month invited Texas tribal members to see the herd in person.

Citizen scientists are mapping which neighborhoods shoulder the highest ‘heat burden’