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Both proposed budgets earmark $1 billion for a school vouchers program.--- Texas Senate, House unveil budget proposals, each just over $330 billionBoth proposed budgets earmark $1 billion for a school vouchers program. By Andrew Schneider, Houston Public MediaJanuary 22, 2025 11:27 amGovernment [...]

Given current high production levels, it isn’t clear whether reducing regulation and ending a pause on permitting for energy projects will actually boost the industry.--- How President Trump’s energy emergency declaration could impact production in TexasGiven current high production levels, [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, U.S. officials said Wednesday, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive [...]

Texas Man Admits Stealing Nearly $400K From Vacationing Mainers--- Texas Man Admits Stealing Nearly $400K From Vacationing [...]

A Texan was the first to breach the Capitol and many others joined the assault. The presidential pardon helps cast all of them as folk heroes.--- Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up [...]

High winds and reduced visibility led the National Weather Service to issue warnings along some parts of the Texas and Louisiana coast. Travel could be “dangerous or impossible.”--- Unprecedented: Blizzard conditions declared on the Gulf CoastHigh winds and reduced visibility [...]

After a statewide blackout in 2021 and a massive Austin outage in 2023, cold weather means energy anxiety for many in Central Texas.--- Worried about power outages in Texas during this winter storm? Here’s what to know.After a statewide blackout [...]