The state created “Texas Partnership” charter schools to turn around struggling public campuses, but an Observer ...

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It’s the sort of day where you can tell that the state Capitol is bustling with civic activity well before you pass through ...

Bitcoin mining afflicts locals with noise pollution, threatens water supplies, and receives generous public backing.

Republicans want to double down on a system that can keep Texans in jail for years without a trial, while attacking bail ...

Orlando J. Pérez, Ph.D., is a professor of political science at the University of North Texas at Dallas, specializing in U.S.

We still have one, after all, so may as well act like it.

Val Verde County’s Conservative Democratic Sheriff on Misinformation, Immigration "Before people start commenting on the border, come visit the bord ...