Approximately three dozen new Texas laws are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. Here are some you should know about.

The Senate panel consists of seven Republicans and two Democrats. It first meets in Austin next week, then in Kerrville on July 31. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that ...

Parts of North Texas are under elevated fire weather conditions this week. The Texas Division of Emergency Management released a fire weather outlook on Monday, Dec. 29, for the state. Parts of North ...

President Donald Trump speaks as first lady Melania Trump, left, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listen during a roundtable discussion with first responders and local officials at Hill Country Youth Event ...

KERR COUNTY, Texas — This story was first published by The Texas Tribune and can be viewed here. House Speaker Rep. Dustin Burrows on Tuesday named nine state representatives — six Republicans and ...

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images President Trump visited a storm-torn Texas on Friday as the fate of the nation’s top federal disaster agency remains uncertain. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other local ...

AUSTIN, Texas — State lawmakers are now taking matters into their own hands to improve disaster response and preparedness across Texas. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick created two new committees ...

A total of 191 Texas counties have been under a state disaster declaration due to wildfire danger since Tuesday afternoon - an effect of extended dryness that can set trees and grass ablaze during the ...

Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine students developed a backpack-sized mobile surgical kit that is designed for minor ...

Approximately three dozen Texas laws are scheduled to take effect in the new year, joining others already in effect following the state’s biennial legislative session.

Just over two weeks since floods in the Texas Hill Country killed more than 130 people, Texas lawmakers start a special legislative session today with the aim of funding recovery and protecting from ...

An excavator picks up items in Hunt damaged by Hill Country flooding on July 11, 2025. Credit: Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribune House Speaker Rep. Dustin Burrows on Tuesday named nine state ...