Bigger price tag, smaller footprint: How Austin’s Project Connect went off the rails

State lawmakers to explore banning foreign nationals from using Texas surrogates

Last month, the Texas Republican Party included in its platform a ban on foreigners using American surrogates, arguing the practice allows children born under these circumstances to obtain U.S. citizenship.

Texas community colleges showing small signs of recovery after enrollment decline, report finds

Colleges are pivoting to offer students more job training and credentials as many skipped enrollment to go into the workforce, report finds.

Death of former Afghan ally while in ICE custody ruled an accident

Records show Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, who fought alongside U.S. forces in Afghanistan, died in a Dallas hospital a day after detainment due to an allergic reaction to an unknown substance.

Four years after Dobbs, Texas abortion-rights advocates struggle to break through in Washington

Just 2% of Texas voters call abortion the state’s most pressing problem. Advocates are reframing the issue as one of reproductive healthcare that affects families’ pocketbooks.

Rising healthcare costs are straining Texas businesses as the Legislature seeks solutions

Lawmakers and experts pin the blame for rising insurance costs on health companies consolidating and creating less competition.