The Texas voucher bills don't require voucher recipients to take the state standardized tests, making it difficult to measure how much they're learning compared to students in public schools.

Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian believes that the ability for college players to capitalize on their name, image, and likeness has been a positive for the University of Texas. But only now that ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that he has launched an investigation into one of the state’s Medicaid ...

The obesity epidemic is a nationwide problem, and Texas is one of the states that has been on the forefront of the issue.

Missouri and other states are challenging HIPAA's abortion privacy rule in court, potentially threatening the entire health privacy law. Lawsuits question HIPAA's constitutionality, risking patient ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced plans to dramatically transform the department. HHS is the umbrella agency ...

Texas lawmakers need to provide funding for evidence-based literacy interventions, along with more screening to identify students who are struggling.

Recall for Houston had formed nearly a year ago, with the group posting to Reddit about its mission — to recall the mayor and ...

Exhibit at Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827-A Central Ave., will feature a selection of work by artists including Michael Ashley, ...

The new finding is about 20% higher than previous estimates of the known cost of the effort to remove Paxton from office.

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, makes a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023, ...

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