4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1273+ words) It would cost $1.5 billion to fully cool all prisons, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice estimates. Texas’ prison agency has asked the Legislature for $298 million over the next two years to add more than 15,700 air conditioned beds, saying the request…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1380+ words) A federal judge blocked the Texas Dream Act in June after it was challenged by the Trump administration and state officials declined to defend it. A federal appeals court denied an advocacy group’s request Tuesday for a new hearing in…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (595+ words) The score changes are part of an annual process to review the accuracy of STAAR results, state officials said. About a dozen districts will see a bump in school accountability ratings on Tuesday after a manual rescoring of thousands of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (818+ words) The Texas Railroad Commission changed the rules over public comment earlier this month, raising eyebrows from transparency activists and the lawmaker who helped rewrite the state’s open meeting laws. ODESSA — A bipartisan pair of Texas lawmakers say they are concerned…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1667+ words) The higher fee, meant to combat catalytic converter theft, provided millions to expand the Flock network across Texas. Some lawmakers say that wasn’t the intent. In 2023, the Texas Legislature unanimously passed a law raising auto insurance costs for Texans by…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1569+ words) Data centers and agriculture depend on many of the same resources, such as water, land and electricity, which has some in the industry worried about the future. LUBBOCK — Cheyenne Buerger can look outside the window of his Stamford home and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (340+ words) MyParisTexas United Way of Lamar County announces top workplace campaign for 2026 Over 250 people attended the United Way of Lamar County’s Annual Breakfast Meeting this past Wednesday morning at the Love Civic Center. During the meeting all of the Campaign Volunteers…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1557+ words) As the U.S. pushes to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, Texas companies prepare to capitalize on the state’s emerging lithium industry. TEXARKANA — When Scott Norton became president of the TexAmericas Center, he hoped the industrial park would attract employers that would…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (174+ words) Frank Wright has returned to the helm of the Lamar County Republican Party following the recent resignation of newly elected chair Sims Norment. Wright was sworn in as chairman on Aug. 6 after receiving unanimous support from the Lamar County Republican…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1711+ words) State water planners don’t use climate projections when they plan for future water supply. Experts say they should model for more extreme droughts rather than relying on historical data. For more than a quarter of a century, Texas has diligently…...