Texas

Republicans in Texas and Florida are combatting COVID-19 mandates as a matter of personal liberty, even as the data show just how crucial vaccination — and mandates — are to beating the virus.

A look at a bullfighting training center in San Isidro, Texas.

The redistricting plans for the House, Senate and State Board of Education were approved Friday.

An administrator with the Southlake School District reportedly made the statement during a meeting when a new state law came up. It says multiple perspectives should be presented on certain topics.

The Justice Department wants the high court to put the restrictive law on hold during ongoing legal challenges. The U.S. government says the legislation is unconstitutional.

The bill requiring Texas public school athletes to participate only on sports teams that align with their sex assigned at birth appears poised to become law.

A new report analyzing data gathered by the TECQ finds the drop stemmed largely from the pandemic-related downturn in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Rising production in 2021 is already leading to a comparable rise in illegal pollution.

Texans are eager to return to the in-person fair, but they may have to wait a little longer to get their favorite treats due to a scarcity of workers.

The legislation would give workers legal grounds to refuse COVID-19 vaccine mandates for "reasons of conscience." The law would enshrine Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order banning such mandates.

More than 165,000 Texans have been helped by the state’s $1.9 billion rental assistance program that launched during the pandemic, but people have “slipped through the cracks,” advocates say.