Since Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public school districts to have an armed officer at each campus, districts have ...

Some experts are skeptical the grid would see as much demand growth as ERCOT predicts, and other ERCOT models showed things ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

"Protecting the life of the mother is of paramount importance... any doctor who fails to do that is actually violating their ...

Senate Bill 4 would raise tax exemptions on Texans’ primary homes to $140,000 and would apply only to taxes levied by public ...

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...

Russells’ death on Jan. 6 is part of an escalating trend and comes at a time when advocates are again beseeching lawmakers to ...

A new report from the Energy Reliability Council of Texas shows the possibility that the state's power grid will not keep up ...

Texas lawmakers are considering a plan to help parents move their children from public to private school using ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

Lubbock, announced the assignments for the standing committees in the House of Representatives for the 89th legislative session. The Speaker said it is the first time in ...