The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Federal awards to states for expanding broadband access are out, and U.S. senators are rushing to brag about the money their states will receive, including those like Texas Republican John Cornyn and others who opposed the bipartisan infrastructure bill that contained the funding they’re now lauding.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rangers didn’t wait for the July trade market to heat up.

U.S. wildlife managers are proposing federal protections for a rare lizard found only in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Arlington Police Department has closed the criminal case filed against Bishop Michael Olson.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has been ordered to release records on the Uvalde school shooting by a state district judge. The records could provide further insight into law enforcement’s response to the massacre.

In this week’s two-topic TribCast, we discuss the U.S. Supreme Court blocking the consideration of race in college admissions and the dangerous heat inside Texas prisons this summer.

Several of Texas’ largest cities sought to put in place mask requirements, which Gov. Greg Abbott overturned. The ruling is a legal win for Republicans in Austin their ongoing symbolic fight with cities, often run by Democrats.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservatives were solidly in control as they ended this year's term with major rulings against college affirmative action and President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan while upholding a Christian web designer's right to refuse work involving gay marriages.

A study from researchers at Johns Hopkins is the first to look at the effects of Texas' 2021 "Heartbeat Act" on live births.