UTEP will host Texas Tech in 2020 and play at Texas in 2020, 2025, 2027, 2029 and 2031, highlighting the Miners’ future football schedules. “All these games are very helpful in our recruiting efforts,” UTEP football head coach Dana Dimel said. “Read More
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Texas’ top three elected leaders are looking to show a united front as the 2019 legislative session begins — and start fresh after the drama of last session. The so-called “Big Three” — Republicans Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Read More
AUSTIN – For more than 30 years, the Texas Department of Transportation’s “Don’t mess with Texas” campaign has forged partnerships with the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Strait, Willie Nelson, LeAnn Rimes and Grupo Read More
AUSTIN – Funding cuts by state lawmakers left a five-year, $5 billion hole in the budget for Texas public schools between 2011 and 2016. A new University of Texas study analyzes the effect of those cuts, made because of Read More
Politics can change as fast as the weather. Hurricane Harvey proved it. The breadth of the storm’s effect was evident at this past weekend’s Texas Tribune Festival — three days of on- and off-stage Read More
Gov. Greg Abbott kicked off his first special session two weeks ago. That puts the Legislature at the halfway point if they choose to take the maximum 30 days they are permitted to meet — and given Read More
Despite uncertainty on how the Trump administration will renegotiate the United States’ role in the North American Free Trade Agreement, two-way trade between Texas and Mexico has continued to flourish since the president was sworn Read More
Immigration and border security continue to top Texas voters’ lists of most important problems, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. About one-third of the voters surveyed listed one of those issues Read More
AUSTIN — With the passage of a bill establishing a tracking system for evidence in sex assault cases, Texas has become the first state to implement comprehensive rape kit reforms. There are an estimated 20,000 or more Read More
AUSTIN – Texas children are starting their lives near the back of the pack, according to a new report. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book, released Monday, ranks Texas 41st overall in Read More