Texas politics in 2019: Take a look at the top stories of the year
The Texas State Capitol on May 22, 2019. Juan Figueroa/The Texas Tribune No matter how the elections turn out, 2020 promises to be a monumental year for Texas politics. But…
Author: Matthew Watkins
County calls for evacuation of Port Neches a week after plant explosion
A process tower flies through air after exploding at the TPC Group Petrochemical Plant in Port Neches. An earlier massive explosion sparked a blaze at the plant on Nov. 27,…
820 new Texas laws go into effect in September. Here are some that might affect you.
Texas State Capitol in January. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune This Sunday, 820 new laws passed during the 2019 session of the Texas Legislature will go into effect. They range…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill declaring children's lemonade stands legal
Children will no longer need permits to operate lemonade stands starting Sept. 1. Getty Images/iStockphoto Great news, children of Texas: Your unlicensed lemonade stands soon won’t be criminal enterprises. Gov.…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill declaring children's lemonade stands legal
Children will no longer need permits to operate lemonade stands starting Sept. 1. Getty Images/iStockphoto Great news, children of Texas: Your unlicensed lemonade stands soon won’t be criminal enterprises. Gov.…
Judge temporarily blocks enforcement of Texas law banning contractors from boycotting Israel
Bahia Amawi, a contractor with the Pflugerville ISD, sued after she was told she must sign a pledge not to boycott Israel in order to continue working for the district.…
Former University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers has died
Bill Powers was president of the University of Texas at Austin from 2006 to 2015. Marjorie Kamys Cotera Bill Powers, who served as president of the University of Texas at…
Tornillo tent city for youth migrants is now empty, Texas congressman says
An aerial view of the “tent city” in Tornillo, Texas, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. The shelter opened in June. Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune * This story…
Why is college in Texas getting so expensive?
https://www.youtube.com/embed/z9sI-tKdLwo?wmode=opaque&autohide=1&showinfo=0&rel=0Watch more video. The price to attend a public university in Texas has more than doubled this century. Why? The Texas Tribune partnered with the education publisher Pearson to answer…
Why is college in Texas getting so expensive?
https://www.youtube.com/embed/z9sI-tKdLwo?wmode=opaque&autohide=1&showinfo=0&rel=0Watch more video. The price to attend a public university in Texas has more than doubled this century. Why? The Texas Tribune partnered with the education publisher Pearson to answer…
