FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood

Community colleges brace for local cuts after Texas funding shortchanges them millions

Hiring and spending will be impacted, college administrators say. The performance-based model is proving unpredictable in its early years.

Censorship or accountability? Impact of law prompting Texas’ scrutiny of universities detailed

Students and professors shared how SB 37 led to academic censorship at their campuses.

Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is going

Texas lawmakers accuse the state broadband office of favoritism and sweetheart deals after satellite internet providers received most of the funding.

Texas imports of Venezuelan oil soar as war chokes off Middle East supply

Gulf Coast refineries are welcoming the surge from Venezuela during the prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure that’s virtually halted imports from Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Witness to Houston ICE shooting must be released from immigration detention, judge orders

A federal judge mandated Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego be released within 48 hours. He was one of three passengers in the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally shot by ICE.