Texas ranks near the bottom for storm protection due to lack of statewide building codes, placing homeowners at risk.

University boards appointed by the Texas governor soon could have new powers to control the curriculum required of students and eliminate degree programs.

President Donald Trump has named Nancy E. Larson, a career federal prosecutor, as the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

A bill aiming to tame rising home prices by enabling home construction on smaller lots wriggled through the Texas Legislature June 1, overcoming opposition from some lawmakers and municipal leaders who fear the proposal will trample municipal land use rules.

Jonathan Joss, the voice actor best known as John Redcorn from “King of the Hill,” has died in a Texas shooting. He was 59. The fatal shooting happened in San Antonio at around 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31, Variety reported. Responding officers found Joss suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The feds say Fredrick Douglass Shelton left his 10-month-old baby alone, surrounded by drugs and guns, while he was dealing deadly fentanyl.

Currently, nearly 100,000 children in Texas are on a waitlist for state financial assistance to help cover child care costs.