Texas overhauled community college funding. It worked a little too well
Texas cannot afford its revised community college financing plan, but higher education leaders assured lawmakers on Wednesday their…
Floodwater delays Corpus Christi’s water emergency until fall 2028
Corpus Christi got “tremendous” news Monday when the city’s projected water emergency was delayed until fall 2028 —…
Colleges brace for cuts as Texas refines performance-based funding
by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune July 28, 2026 Texas community college leaders are bracing for cuts because…
TribCast: Should we be worried about Dallas?
(Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribune, Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribune) The Dallas-Fort Worth region is growing as fast as anywhere…
Texas lawmakers scrutinize $3 billion data center tax break
Back in 2013, the Texas Legislature created a tax incentive designed to encourage companies to build large data…
Universities to detail progress on new Texas law that increased state scrutiny of colleges
Texas university leaders on Tuesday will share their progress and challenges in carrying out a new state law…
Increased scrutiny of Texas colleges detailed in hearing
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Texas lawmakers reconsider tax incentives for data centers
The Brief Texas lawmakers are considering changes to a 2014 law that grants big tax exemptions to data…
Witness to Houston ICE shooting must be released from immigration detention, judge orders
A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release from their custody one…
Texas data center tax breaks balloon to $3.3 billion – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas senators are questioning whether some of the country’s most profitable technology companies still need billions of dollars…
Texas expands THC crackdown with July 31 delta-8 ban – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The turmoil surrounding THC products in Texas continues. Starting on July 31, the Texas Department of State Health…
Floodwater delays Corpus Christi’s water emergency until fall 2028
Corpus Christi got “tremendous” news Monday when the city’s projected water emergency was delayed until fall 2028 —…