House Bill 8 replaces the STAAR test with three shorter exams administered at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram file photo More than a dozen laws passed ...

Texas will close out 2025 with about half a dozen new state laws taking effect on Dec. 4, covering everything from public-school testing and legislative procedures to abortion-drug liability and ...

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy , and give us feedback . Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, ...

The Texan capital marches to its own beat, from nightly bat-spotting to food trucks that rival fine-dining restaurants. This quirky vibe is what makes it so magnetic. Even though Austin was, until ...

A father and son recently stumbled across a massive cache of old artillery shells in Czech forest — triggering a two-day operation involving a bomb squad. The Police of the Czech Republic said the ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is calling a federal judge’s order a “win for religious freedom” after Judge Orlando L. Garcia issued a preliminary injunction requiring certain Texas ...

The incident occurred on Nov. 9, as wind caused dangerous water conditions at the Texas City Dike Madison E. Goldberg received her B.S. in Journalism and double minors in publishing and photography ...

Two children were pulled from the water of the Texas City Dike on Nov. 9 A 12-year-old boy died in the hospital after drowning, and a 6-year-old remains hospitalized Six firefighters were also injured ...

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A rescue operation at the Texas City Dike turned tragic Sunday afternoon leaving one youth dead, another and six firefighters injured. As Texas City firefighters were pulling the two juveniles into ...

Galveston Bay, where the Texas City Dike is located. A minor died, and six first responders were hospitalized after a water rescue during Sunday's swift winds at the Texas City Dike, according to a ...