From school takeovers to college affordability, the Democrat and Republican are rolling out their education priorities ahead of November’s election.

Jorge Borrego said he has matured since the years when he used homophobic slurs and racist tropes, and referenced cocaine use, in a series of social media posts that bubbled up this week.

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A lawsuit seeks to force Gov. Greg Abbott to speed the extradition of Christian Castro, who faces release from jail this week with charges still pending in Minnesota.

A federal judge reasserted his 2023 ruling that the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sent back for reconsideration. The law went into effect in March as the case proceeded.

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Many professors live at least two hours away from the Gulf Coast-area campus and worked remotely for years, an advocacy group said.

The state’s power grid operator had already planned on auditing several data center proposals, but Abbott’s directive reworks the timeline and adds new requirements.

A surrogate’s fight for custody over the baby she birthed last week could lead to more restrictions on the rights of biological parents and on abortion clauses in surrogacy agreements.

The growing backlash surrounding 765 kv lines, as well as data centers, was tackled at a nine-hour House hearing that included testimony and recommendations but no definitive answers.

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