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National test scores show Texas students still lag in math and reading

Texas students' overall math scores dropped from 2022. But English learners and fourth-grade Black students did better than their peers elsewhere.

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A Rio Grande Valley doughnut shop was on the verge of closing. Then Donald Trump won reelection.

The Edinburg shop owner shared her support for Trump — and special pastries — on social media following the election, garnering a rush of customers.

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“Wrap around the family”: Doulas, community health workers push Texas to cover more services for pregnant women

Legislators allowed doulas and community health workers to bill Medicaid last session. They’re hoping it’s just the beginning.

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Donald Trump’s push to freeze federal funds sparks confusion in Texas

Texas cities, counties, higher education institutions and nonprofits clambered Tuesday to gauge the potential fallout from the suspension, later blocked temporarily by a federal judge.

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Lubbock celebrates native Dustin Burrows’ rise to Texas House speaker

Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

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Texas counties left scrambling after critical election equipment loses its certification

Texas decertified a widely used electronic pollbook after problems in November. Will a fix arrive in time for the next election?

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Several bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations

Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make it easier to opt out of vaccines.

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Watch top Texas business and political leaders discuss the state’s future under Donald Trump

Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, business leaders and Texans tabbed for President Donald Trump’s cabinet gathered in Washington last weekend to discuss the new administration.

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Data centers are booming in Texas. What does that mean for the grid?

As energy demand surges, largely due to crypto mining facilities, data centers and industrial electrification, Texas officials are looking at how to increase supply and shore up the grid.

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Gaza ceasefire brings bittersweet relief to Texans with ties to the war-torn region

Israeli and Palestinian supporters in Texas welcome the tenuous halt to the war sparked by a 2023 attack with cautious optimism.

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State lawmakers ask education agency for guidance on how Texas schools can respond to Trump’s immigration plans

More than two dozen Texas Democrats expressed concern about the elimination of a federal policy preventing immigration arrests at schools.

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Texas State Bar seeks to dismiss its lawsuit against Ken Paxton for challenging 2020 presidential election

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.

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In Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, a push for residents to lose weight and curb diabetes

In Brownsville, the city and local hospital have helped residents lose more than 23,000 pounds since 2008.

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School choice, vouchers and the future of Texas education

Vouchers would let parents use public funds to pay for their kids’ private education. Learn about how they could work and the political battle around them.

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Migrants at Texas border in shock after Trump canceled their asylum appointments

Hours after Trump’s inauguration, his administration canceled appointments allowing migrants to enter the U.S. to request asylum, leaving many of them stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Texas Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against state GOP chair, lawmaker says

Rep. Cody Harris had accused Abraham George of improperly threatening to send mailers and censure lawmakers who backed Rep. Dustin Burrows as House speaker.

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Oil companies leaked less methane in West Texas, a new report says. Environmentalists are skeptical.

Methane is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere and is 80 times the potency of carbon dioxide.

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Three Texas Border Counties Exceeded Soot Pollution Standards But Avoid Consequences

Experts describe soot as the deadliest form of air pollution.

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Many Texas schools take “wait and see” approach to Trump’s mass deportation plans

Schools near the border say it’s hard to prepare for the unknown. Immigration advocates say they should help communities understand students’ rights.

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Gov. Greg Abbott wants to extend Texas’ DEI ban to K-12 schools

In 2023, Texas passed a DEI ban at the state’s public universities. Now Abbott wants the state to stop funding diversity programs in K-12 schools.

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State employees suspected of stealing from low-income Texans' public assistance accounts

Seven human services employees were fired after a string of fraud and theft — and the largest data breach in agency history.

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Texas has a big water problem. This state lawmaker hopes he has the solution.

Texas’ population is booming and there is not enough water for everyone. State Sen. Charles Perry hopes to fix that.

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Texas lawmakers eye sharing health care workers with other states to address provider shortages

Advocates say interstate compacts, which allow professionals to use their work licenses in multiple states, can solve Texas’ workforce shortage. Skeptics fear Texas would send more workers than it would receive.

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How Fort Worth supplanted Austin as Texas’ top boomtown

The growth is fueling higher rents and home prices in the North Texas city that was once seen as a more affordable option to Dallas and other major cities.

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Texas should close prisons and jails with staffing challenges, state oversight panel says

A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% staff turnover rate.

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