Posted on · Right now, the big idea on the table from Gov. Greg Abbott is to cap annual increases in property tax revenue to 2.5 percent. This plan would give property owners a bigger break than it would give schools extra money -- three times as big.
Posted on · "I don’t know if the next time I go to court, I’m going to be deported," said Dennis Rivera, a 20-year-old Honduran student whose controversial detention by ICE spurred protests in Houston last year.
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News found more than 700 victims in the past 20 years. Many are still calling on church leaders to create a safer environment at Southern Baptist churches nationwide.
Posted on · “If it’s a bust, they’re out of work. If it’s a boom, they can’t afford to live here.”
Posted on · Year after year, one district of 39 students in West Texas outperforms the rest of the state in academics.
Posted on · Sand-mining operations are moving west to be closer to oil operations, leaving behind small towns that depended on the industry.
Posted on · For over a year, the threat of a state takeover has loomed over the Houston school district because of poor academics at several schools. Now, the elected board could be replaced with outside managers for an entirely different reason: governance.
Posted on · Houston has been underfunding retiree packages for city employees for years. It’s now $2.4 billion in the red.
Posted on · A fight is brewing in Texas Hill Country, where company Kinder Morgan plans to lay a part of its 430-mile natural gas Permian Highway Pipeline.
Posted on · A new animated video aims to teach students as young as pre-k about emergency response.
Posted on · The popular semi-automatic rifle routinely comes under fire after mass shootings, but how do opponents justify a ban?
Posted on · Through Pride Prep, students can take classes for both high school and college credit.
Posted on · Houston-based drillers are finding record amounts of oil in West Texas, but environmentalists say they're finding methane, benzene, and other vapors escaping from oil and gas facilities.
Posted on · Some worry the industry made Hurricane Harvey's destruction worse, a claim the industry disputes.
Posted on · State law requires the Education Commissioner to intervene if even one school chronically fails state standards.