David Maxwell was among the top attorney general officials who reported Paxton to the FBI and later testified at his impeachment trial.

More Texans have become food insecure due to a rise in natural disasters and less qualifying for SNAP benefits. Rural food banks in particular face additional pressures.

The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian José Morales García return to Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in Central Texas.

The score changes are part of an annual process to review the accuracy of STAAR results, state officials said.

This is the first year for education savings accounts, which allow Texas families to use taxpayer dollars for private and home schooling.

Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail last week after Gov. Greg Abbott declined to immediately sign extradition papers from Minnesota.

This story was updated to clarify that the total cost of the program would be roughly double the amount requested by the comptroller’s office if the families on the waitlist were funded.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s latest push to restrict what students can access adds to Texas school librarians’ angst, the educators said.

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