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AUSTIN – Texas Republicans have only a few days left to hash out disagreements over whether the state should funnel public money toward private schools. Late on Tuesday, the Senate approved legislation tying a voucher-like program to a larger bill targeting teacher pay raises and school finance reforms. But whether this proposal has legs in the House remains to be seen …

SUNLAND PARK, N.M.— The scrawny teenager boasted he was the best option for migrants heading north from Mexico to this small border city just west of El Paso. He was a self-described old-school coyote, a smuggler of human beings benefiting from a surge in popularity in a decades-old trade. “Here we do things the old-fashioned way: We run like hell,” …

While system breakdowns pile up throughout City Hall — most recently, tech and data meltdowns and garbage collection calamities — the Park and Recreation Department gives taxpayers our money’s worth. Today comes news of another big win by that team and its partners. Dallas jumped 10 spots, from 53 to 43, in a respected national index of local park systems in …

AUSTIN – A House ethics panel is investigating the circumstances of a $3.3 million whistleblower settlement Attorney General Ken Paxton reached with four former employees who accused him of corruption, the speaker’s office announced on Tuesday. The panel “is conducting a thorough examination of the events tied to the firing of the whistleblowers in addition to Ken Paxton’s alleged illegal conduct,” said Cait …

Authorities in Prosper have found the 18-year-old woman reported missing earlier this week, city officials said Tuesday. Aylin Figueroa was last seen Thursday at her home in the 400 block of North Coleman Boulevard, city officials had said in a news release. She was reported missing Monday. Prosper is about 38 miles north of Dallas. On Tuesday, city officials said …

Preparations for the biggest Bollywood film awards, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2023, have been completed in Abu Dhabi By: Raja Zahid A Khanzada Dubai: Preparations for the biggest Bollywood film awards, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2023, have been completed in Abu Dhabi. Once again, Abu Dhabi is ready to dazzle as the host of …

AUSTIN – Roland Gutierrez is stuck. He’s stuck in a very specific moment. The San Antonio state senator who represents Uvalde is watching videos for the first time of the horror that unfolded at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. Gutierrez watches as the attacker comes into frame, tosses his hair and enters two classrooms. The gunshots ring out. He …

The Texas House is expected to take a final vote Tuesday on its version of a bill that would enshrine tenure in state law and make it easier for public university officials to revoke tenure from faculty. The bill is part of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s collection of priorities for this legislative session to push against the “woke left,” he …

A day shy of the one-year anniversary of Texas’ deadliest school shooting, a comprehensive report outlined numerous ways local, state and federal leaders can assist the Uvalde community in its efforts to not only heal and rebuild, but to honor their lost loved ones with action. Following multiple visits with community leaders and families of the victims in the months after …

What is the debt ceiling? Federal law going back more than a century restricts how much the U.S. government is allowed to borrow, establishing a “ceiling” on its total amount of debt. Once that level is reached, the U.S. Treasury can no longer take on new debt. That creates a problem because the government spends more than it collects and …