Texas cities, state government cancel Cesar Chavez Day in wake of report on activist

Fifth Circuit reaffirms death row inmate Brittany Holberg’s conviction

A three-judge panel of the court had reversed Holberg’s sentence in 2025, but Friday’s split decision will keep the district court’s decision to affirm her conviction.

Greg Abbott threatens Dallas, Houston airports’ grant funds over Islamic washing facilities

Abbott’s letter to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s CEO said the airport would lose state and federal grant funds unless it stopped installing a facility commonly used by Muslim people before prayer.

Texas will audit up to 300 projects, mostly data centers, after Gov. Greg Abbott's order

The state’s power grid operator had already planned on auditing several data center proposals, but Abbott’s directive reworks the timeline and adds new requirements.

Look up your Texas school’s A-F accountability grade, STAAR performance

Texas grades public schools largely on how well students perform on the STAAR tests.

Lawsuit seeks to stop Big Bend border wall construction

A tribal nonprofit and an outdoor recreation company filed the federal lawsuit, arguing the work threatens archeological sites and sacred grounds.