Texas Tribune Brief

The lieutenant governor vowed to ban the teaching of critical race theory at Texas’ public colleges and universities.

Disability rights advocates say the state has not provided enough guidance about the type of help people with disabilities can and can’t receive under new voting laws passed last year.

Transitioning the electricity grid to cleaner fuels is one of the best tools humanity has to fight climate change — which brings severe weather that taxes the grid. But a year after the winter storm, Texas leaders aren’t talking about decarbonizing.

This will be the first election in which Texans will be voting in new political districts.

Corbevax, a low-cost coronavirus vaccine created in Houston, could be a better weapon against COVID-19 by reaching the unvaccinated in poorer countries.

Experts say it’s unclear whether changes mandated by Texas lawmakers to prevent widespread power outages like those last February made a significant difference during a weaker winter storm.

The surge in seismic activity from increased underground pressure is shaking the West Texas ground and rattling longtime residents.

The City of Austin issued a boil water notice Saturday night due to what it called an “internal treatment process issue.”

Texas is expected to see more demand for electricity on Friday morning than previously projected.

The weather is not expected to be as severe or last as long as last year’s freeze. Texas leaders do no not expect systemwide blackouts, but they have warned that local power outages are possible throughout the state.