Texas Tribune Brief

The House passed the American Dream and Promise Act in March 2021, which would allow DACA recipients, or “Dreamers,” to apply for permanent residency and end the legal limbo that has repeatedly jeopardized their ability to stay in the United States.

Abbott is making his pitch ahead of the upcoming legislative session.

Abbott is making his pitch ahead of the upcoming legislative session.

The Texas basketball star was first detained in February and was recently moved to a Russian penal colony before her release Thursday.

Following the lead of several other GOP governors, Abbott said banning the social media platform, which is run by the Chinese company ByteDance, would protect state information from the Chinese Communist Party.

East Texas has regular boil-water notices that go unnoticed

The legislative session is more than a month away, but fault lines are already emerging among Texas’ top two Republican leaders on two major issues.

The 38-year-old Hill Country man faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the city of Uvalde says the district attorney is restricting information needed by its independent investigator. Uvalde wants a judge to compel the prosecutor to hand over all relevant investigative information.

A rural hospital hasn’t closed in Texas since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. That could change as federal relief ends.