Austin is officially a global gastronomic powerhouse. That's according to lifestyle news site Yardbarker, which recently crowned the Texan capital the second-best foodie destination in the entire United States.

According to the report, 56% of first-time teachers hired during the 2023-24 school year were uncertified, compared to 21% who have traditional teaching experience.

President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a move to cut off a longstanding constitutional right that could leave hundreds of thousands of Texas children without legal status. The move has been questioned by legal scholars and it has already drawn lawsuits from the American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of Democratic-led states.

Texas and 14 other states have secured a $7.4 billion settlement from the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, for their roles in creating the opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma was the manufacturer of OxyContin.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for the federal government to pay back $11.1 billion that was spent on Operation Lone Star, Texas' border security effort, during the Biden Administration.

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House of Representatives is set to vote on House rules Thursday and among the considerations is to form a DOGE committee that would analyze the efficiencies in the state government.

Texas officials detected the bird flu in multiple domestic ducks found dead in a North Austin pond this month.

David Paul Cady Jr., 54, was indicted for killing Mary Moore Searight, 86, in Paris, Texas — about two hours northeast of Dallas — according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory Division.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship could have significant repercussions for Texas and other border states that have large numbers of immigrants in the country legally and illegally.

The move comes just as Trump’s attempt to cut off the longstanding constitutional right through an executive order drew immediate legal challenges this week.

While maps might have indicated that New Spain included much of what is now Texas, the Spanish, in fact, rarely controlled territory beyond a few scattered presidios, missions and villages. The exceptions might be found in the brushy South Texans land around San Antonio and La Bahía, where Tejanos operated productive ranches.

Colleges sought ways to circumvent the Supreme Court's ruling that they cannot use racial preferences in admissions.