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A Fort Worth Democrat was among Rep. Senfronia Thompson's early backers, and a Fort Worth Republican joined her Friday news conference.
The 2025 law lets teachers remove a student after a single incident, drops the time limit on in-school suspension, extends expulsion to off-campus offenses and bars TEA from penalizing districts over discipline counts.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has proposed updated enforcement rules for Senate Bill 17, creating a public mapping portal modeled after the state sex-offender registry to track foreign adversary real estate holdings and establishing a dedicated investigative task force.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened a formal investigation into UnitedHealth Group, issuing Civil Investigative Demands under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act over alleged deceptive coverage denials, nursing home delays, and improper prior-authorization revocations.
A federal judge in El Paso has granted a preliminary injunction temporarily halting border barrier construction and ground-clearing activity across the Big Bend region of West Texas.
Texas state sales tax revenue reached $4.4 billion in September, reflecting an 11.5% increase over the previous year driven by robust commercial activity.
Nine short-term offerings gain federal approval. A separate Alamo-led grant will expand training capacity at 37 community colleges.
State prosecutors finalized a resolution concluding allegations that the pharmaceutical manufacturer misled Medicaid providers regarding how quickly an ADHD medication acted for pediatric patients.
Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a civil demand investigating whether the association's law school accreditation standards unlawfully inflate educational expenses and restrict competition.
State and federal officials celebrated the start of construction on a private $3 billion maritime manufacturing shipyard at the Port of Brownsville expected to generate up to 10,000 jobs.
Texas has awarded $51 million in federal grant funding to 68 rural hospital districts statewide to expand community wellness, chronic disease prevention, and local healthcare access.
Texas regulators and Plum Organics have finalized an agreement establishing strict testing protocols, purity limits, and public disclosure for heavy metals in baby food products across Texas.
Special Sunday trains expand the options, but late-evening riders must match the Green Line to the westbound TRE schedule.
The Texas Comptroller's office has deployed advanced account validation and analytics to strengthen electronic payment safeguards and prevent fraud across all state agencies.
Federal emergency officials have expanded a major disaster declaration across Texas, adding four more counties to receive public assistance funding following severe summer storms and flooding.
County election offices across Texas are processing more than 200,000 delayed voter registration records after a state portal technical glitch held up driver's license submissions ahead of the October deadline.
Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a statewide enforcement investigation into hundreds of commercial data centers across 18 Texas counties over failure to submit mandatory water use surveys.
A divided Fifth Circuit panel ruled that federal restrictions barring direct out-of-state handgun sales violate the Second Amendment, invalidating key provisions of the 1968 Gun Control Act.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a nationwide settlement with Sprouts Farmers Market, prohibiting the grocery chain from misting produce with the chemical sanitizer ProduceMaxx.
Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to freeze all environmental permits for data center projects until an electrical grid reliability audit is completed.
Texas state officials have appointed a 13-member higher education working group tasked with creating a statewide framework for accelerated three-year bachelor's degrees aimed at lowering college costs.
Construction on the Marine Creek Parkway and Loop 820 intersection starts Nov. 30 and runs into August 2027
November 15, 2026
Fort Worth ISD will serve free hot lunches to children at four campuses over Thanksgiving break
November 15, 2026
Tarrant County certifies the Texas House District 93 result, leaving the fight over Ericka Lomick's eligibility to the House
November 14, 2026
John Cornyn and Ted Cruz: How Your Senators Voted This Week
November 14, 2026
TCU women chase 50 straight home wins against Abilene Christian on Sunday
November 15, 2026
KaVontae Turpin’s Clearance Gives Dallas a Special-Teams Option Again
November 14, 2026
Fort Worth High School Football Scoreboard: Week of Nov. 13
November 14, 2026
Turpin’s Second Limited Session Keeps Dallas’ Return Decision Open
November 13, 2026
37 New Businesses in Fort Worth: Week of Nov. 9
November 11, 2026
Fort Worth council considers American Airlines lease tied to $2.1B in airport work
November 10, 2026
TechFW to share downtown space with Texas A&M innovation group under new agreement
November 7, 2026
Callaway will spend $15 million on a titanium 3D-printing plant next to its Fort Worth distribution center
November 7, 2026
Fort Worth Weather: Cool Down With Heavy Rain Expected - Nov 14, 2 PM
November 14, 2026
Fort Worth Weather Check-In: Sunny Skies and Mild Temperatures - Nov 12, 1 PM
November 12, 2026
Fort Worth Weather: Sunny Skies and Mild Temperatures Continue - Nov 11, 1 PM
November 11, 2026
Fort Worth Weather: Sunny Start, Mild Highs Ahead - Nov 11, 5 AM
November 11, 2026
