AUSTIN — Texas House lawmakers elected Republican Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker Tuesday, shortly after the Legislature’s ...

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clinched the Texas House speakership Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually ...

Schools near the border say it’s hard to prepare for the unknown. Immigration advocates say they should help communities understand students’ rights.

The H5N1 virus, more commonly known as bird flu, has not spread to the Brazos Valley, but local experts at Texas A&M ...

A three-day weekend is extending to four days as snow is expected on Jan. 21, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Hays ...

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The United Family, in collaboration with its parent company Albertsons Companies Inc., initiated a donate-at-the-register campaign aimed at raising funds for the communities impacted by ...

Student, parents, and staff focus groups recommended a start of Aug. 12 and an end date of May 28 for the Fort Bend ISD ...