Migrant children are not supposed to be detained for more than 20 days in unlicensed facilities. Texas may be able to license two family detention centers, in Dilley and Karnes County, after an appeals court ruling last week.

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The Public Utility Commission is considering measures to ensure Texans don't lose power in the hot summer months. A plan generators are pushing would cost $4 billion — and lead to higher electric bills.

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The 41st president will be remembered at a funeral service in Houston and buried at his presidential library in College Station.

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In a case that alleges overzealous business regulation, Spec's, the state's largest liquor chain, is suing the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for “wrongfully and maliciously” trying to impose huge fines and sanctions on the retailer. The state says it's immune from such suits.

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To stem the exodus of students to private and charter schools, San Antonio ISD is redesigning dozens of schools that now offer popular educational programs. Families and educators at those schools are thrilled, but people at other schools feel left out.

The story is part of our 'Dis-integration' series that focuses on the challenges school communities have faced in integrating their schools. Read more now at texastribune.org.

The 41st president of the United States died Friday at the age of 94.

An influential GOP group voted Thursday to select Kay Granger, the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Texas, to be the party's ranking member on the budget-writing panel once Democrats take over control of the chamber.

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Today The Texas Tribune launches a four-part series that takes readers into the struggle for equality and equity in Texas classrooms well after federally mandated integration orders have been lifted.

Sure, it’s the story of Texas, but it’s also the story of the country’s shifting demographics and the issue of public education. What’s ahead for students of color who attend school districts with histories of inequality?

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Immigration lawyers say border agents are again removing children from their parents. The explanation? They’re protecting kids from criminal dads and moms. Immigration advocates say it’s zero tolerance by another name.

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U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, said at a town hall in El Paso Monday that he and his wife had "made a decision not to rule anything out."

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