At a San Antonio hearing, lawmakers got a first‑year update on HB 114’s transfer of veterans’ mental‑health programs to the Texas Veterans Commission — and warned staffing remains thin in rural areas.

A Kirby councilmember was escorted out of a July 9 meeting after colleagues voted to expel her while she questioned a Texas water-grant application.

Texas sent the first TEFA payments on July 1, funding nearly 73,000 accounts and opening a marketplace with more than 54,000 approved items for families.

Talarico’s campaign reported a $30 million second-quarter haul and says small-dollar donors powered the total, widening his cash lead over Ken Paxton as filings approach.

A federal board will consider a petition to rename Boca Chica Beach 'Cyber Beach.' Local leaders and residents in the Rio Grande Valley have pushed back.

Eagle Pass council refused a lease that would let a contractor stage border buoys at Shelby Park after residents warned of liability and lost park access.

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.

Bexar County is asking commissioners to study a 24-hour crisis nursery to shelter children during family emergencies; the move could be the first in Texas.

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.

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.

An appeals court refused to throw out a San Antonio worker's discrimination and retaliation claims against the city. The decision leaves key factual disputes for a jury.

Trustees approved a $355.49M budget that leaves a $27.99M operating gap. Officials plan to set the tax rate in August after TEA issues compressed‑rate guidance.