August 2, 2026 at 8:00 am CST
Texas' two top presiding officers have lined up behind a Senate committee chairman's call for state regulators to reject pending applications for the first 765-kilovolt transmission lines ever proposed in Texas, and the House will take up the issue at its own hearing in three weeks — a rapid escalation that leaves one of the largest infrastructure projects in state history facing resistance from multiple corners of the Capitol.
August 1, 2026 at 8:00 am CST
The organization that polices reliability standards on the ERCOT grid grades its own metrics on a traffic-light system.
July 31, 2026 at 9:59 am CST
The Texas General Land Office is inviting members of the Abilene community to attend the burial of a U.
July 31, 2026 at 9:59 am CST
The Texas Transportation Commission spent five minutes and fourteen seconds on Thursday authorizing the procurement of the largest single piece of the most contested highway project in the state.
July 31, 2026 at 9:57 am CST
Governor Greg Abbott announced more than $2.
July 31, 2026 at 5:30 am CST
The Texas Education Agency is due to release the last missing piece of this year's standardized-test results on Thursday — the grade 5 and grade 8 science scores from the spring STAAR exam — closing out a 2026 results cycle the state broke into stages for the first time.
July 30, 2026 at 11:46 am CST
The Texas Forensic Science Commission will meet Friday to consider changes to licensing requirements for firearms and toolmarks examiners, vote on an investigative report involving a complaint related to a death row case, and review dozens of complaints involving forensic laboratories and practitioners.
July 30, 2026 at 11:44 am CST
The Texas Optometry Board will meet Friday to consider a series of rule changes, reopen several practice regulations for potential revision, and discuss draft legislative proposals that could affect how the agency regulates licensed optometrists.
July 30, 2026 at 11:31 am CST
Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into an online puppy-selling business, Lone Star Pups LLC, over allegations that it misled Texas consumers about the origins and veterinary care of the animals it sells, the agency announced July 29.
July 30, 2026 at 11:29 am CST
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission will meet Friday with an agenda that includes proposed changes to the state's library-sharing program, discussion of an ongoing legal challenge to Texas' school library book-rating law, and a closed-session item involving a records seizure case.
