Texas Senate proposes $3.7 billion for mandated teacher raises
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, addresses the crowd at the inauguration ceremony on the Capitol grounds on Tuesday. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune Leaders of the Texas…
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, addresses the crowd at the inauguration ceremony on the Capitol grounds on Tuesday. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune Leaders of the Texas…
The Texas state Capitol on the first day of the 86th legislative session on Jan. 8, 2019. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan…
The House chamber at the Texas Capitol on Aug. 16, 2017, the morning after the end of the special session. Austin Price / The Texas Tribune Today’s Texplainer question was…
House Speaker Dennis Bonnen presiding over his first votes as speaker of the house. Jan. 9, 2019. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas…
State Rep. Justin Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, during a hearing held by the Interim Committee on Higher Education Formula Funding in Austin on Feb. 21, 2018. Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The…
Blaine Milam was sentenced to death for the 2008 murder of 13-month-old Amora Carson. TDCJ The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stopped the state’s first execution of the year,…
It’s a week into the 2019 Texas legislative session, and lawmakers and staff are finally settling in. For the the 33 freshmen in the two chambers, that meant moving into…
A Texas Senate bill aims to help people whose abusive partners coerce them into taking on debt by threatening violence. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune. No matter how…
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro announces his 2020 bid for president in San Antonio on Jan. 12, 2019. Castro served as mayor of San Antonio from 2009…
Football players practice at TDECU Stadium at the University of Houston on Aug. 28, 2015. Michael Stravato After disappointing football seasons led to swift firings, three Texas public universities now…