A Baker Tilly audit found weak contract controls, missing records and payment problems in Dallas’ merged Transportation and Public Works department.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced a teacher-led Texas Classroom Commission chaired by Courtney Boswell MacDonald to advise on instruction, teacher support and student achievement.

Republican leaders are pushing to bar foreign nationals from using Texas surrogates; surrogacy attorneys warn the change could curb fertility options for Texans and spark legal fights.

A Fifth Circuit panel ruled Thursday that ICE can't hold many migrants past 90 days without a bond hearing, a decision that could free thousands held in Texas and Louisiana.

Chief Daniel Comeaux unveiled a Dallas Police Foundation and pledged stepped‑up patrols, co‑response teams and a downtown command center to reassure investors.

At a Dallas food pantry, James Talarico said cutting everyday costs is his path to beating Ken Paxton as polls show the race tightening. He plans to press the message across North Texas while Republicans bring a high-profile convention to Dallas.

A Bexar County judge has ordered CPS Energy to pay nearly $400M to two pipeline subsidiaries for gas bought during the February 2021 storm, a decision that could prompt appeals and affect customer bills.

Fort Worth ISD will end on‑level middle‑school math this fall, shifting students into advanced or accelerated tracks amid statewide changes in algebra access.

Senators say the governor’s office urged changes to broadband grant rules that could benefit Starlink. The Broadband Development Office must answer by Aug. 1.

Fort Worth Rep. Nate Schatzline resigned his Texas House seat to become Gov. Greg Abbott’s senior elections adviser, putting a close ally at the center of a push to tighten voting rules.

A longtime Memorial Drive preschool teacher has been in ICE custody since January; her attorneys say she is stateless and have filed a federal petition seeking her release.

A Dallas County marshal official was fired after an HR probe found he mishandled a gun and ghost‑wrote an email that was sent under a commissioner’s name.

A Travis County judge ordered Kick Online Entertainment’s domain locked until the company posts a $9.14M bond and installs Texas‑compliant age checks. The move follows a state lawsuit and a Supreme Court ruling that cleared enforcement.