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Texas will audit up to 300 projects, mostly data centers, after Gov. Greg Abbott’s order

Posted 4:44 PM 8/14/2026 by Paul Cobler

The audit and verification of data centers ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott will involve about 250 to 300 projects, most of which are data centers, state grid operator officials told the Public Utility Commission on Friday.

The officials’ testimony also highlighted just how data (More)

Army temporarily halts Apache helicopter training missions after Texas crash that killed 2

Gov. Greg Abbott proposes further limiting screen time in K-12 classrooms

Limits on certain firearms, silencers lifted for some in Texas after judge’s order takes effect

Texas’ schools A-F grades relatively flat while more districts hope to avoid takeovers

8/12/2026

U.S. attorney confirms that FBI tests didn’t find meth in van driven by man fatally shot by ICE in Houston

Posted 2:19 PM 8/13/2026 by Alejandro Santos Cid

Tests of a substance found inside the van driven by a man shot to death by immigration officers last month in Houston revealed it wasn’t methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz confirmed to The Texas Tribune.

“I can confirm what’s already public: lab testing showed the (More)

Baby at center of surrogacy rights case is born in Dallas

Paxton, Talarico tap contrary versions of God and Christianity in appeal to Texas voters

8/11/2026

2 people died in a military helicopter crash near Fort Hood, officials say

Posted 3:41 PM 8/12/2026 by JIM VERTUNO Associated Press

An Army Apache helicopter crashed in a central Texas field on Wednesday, killing both people on board and sparking a wildfire that forced several homes to be evacuated, a sheriff's official said.

Officials from nearby Fort Hood announced that the AH-64 Apache helicopter had crashed. Cliff (More)

Broadband grants paused as critics allege favoritism toward Elon Musk’s Starlink

Law firm with ties to Trump administration declines offer to represent migrant children

As Big Bend wall outcry builds, Paxton does not say whether construction should proceed

Migrant kids are often being held in a South Texas detention center five times longer than a court order allows

8/10/2026

Inappropriate relationships should land Texas teachers in prison for 10 years, Gov. Abbott says

Posted 7:11 PM 8/11/2026 by Sneha Dey

Texas teachers who have inappropriate relationships with students would face a minimum of 10 years in prison under a proposal by Gov. Greg Abbott.

The governor pushed for stricter penalties for educators convicted of abusing students during a roundtable in Lubbock on Tuesday. Such teachers (More)