Upshur County commissioners voted July 15 to join a proposed 16-county groundwater conservation district in East Texas, advancing a regional effort to regulate the large wells that Dallas-area planners and private investors want to drill over the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller declared an Agricultural Emergency on July 16 in response to catastrophic flooding across Central and South Texas, activating Texas Department of Agriculture relief resources for farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses recovering from widespread flood damage.
The Texas Education Agency announced on July 16 that Houston ISD school board member Michelle Cruz Arnold has resigned after three years of service and that the agency has appointed Karen Duffy to fill the seat, effective immediately.
Governor Greg Abbott's deadline for regulators to spell out how they will keep data-center costs off Texans' electric bills arrives Friday, but the state's push to rein in the industry is running into a problem it cannot regulate away: the calendar.
Confirmed New World screwworm infestations in the United States have risen to 39, according to the U.
In January 2005, Kristen Doyle was a 32-year-old utility lawyer at the top of her game.
The Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office has released a draft regulatory efficiency review of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners that recommends repealing or amending 14 of the board's 227 rules, projecting between $29.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host its annual Shark Celebration from 11 a.
In mid-July 2026, a high-stakes legal and regulatory campaign by Texas's top executive and legislative leaders positioned the state at the forefront of the national debate over birthright citizenship and reproductive bioethics.
As Texas districts finalize plans for the coming school year, the verdict from the first full year of the state's classroom cellphone restriction is coming into focus, and educators are largely crediting it with measurable gains in attention and reading.