Hannah Norton

The May 29 order is the latest in more than two years of back-and-forth court decisions on the 2023 law, which gives Texas officials the unprecedented authority to arrest and deport migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally.

During a nearly 10-hour public hearing at the state Capitol, school district leaders spoke of efforts to stretch their budgets amid high inflationary costs as teachers explained their decisions to leave the classroom due to pay cuts and large class sizes.

Texans are on track to use more electricity this summer than ever before, officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said June 2.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed June 3 that a case of the New World screwworm , a parasitic fly, was detected on a cattle ranch in South Texas.

A 3-week-old calf in South Texas was infected and no additional cases have been reported. Experts have warned that a larger, prolonged screwworm outbreak could cost the state at least $1.8 billion.

In 2023, the Texas Legislature passed a sweeping regulatory measure designed to prevent cities and counties from adopting local ordinances that conflict with various sections of state law. Three years later, there is confusion about what local governments can and cannot do under the law.

Abbott’s order comes as Texas grapples with how to manage the data center boom amid climbing electric demand and looming water shortages.

The Texas Education Agency released results June 10 from this year’s State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness end-of-course exams, and scores for third- through eighth-grade students will be released later this month.

Being awarded funds does not mean a student is guaranteed to be able to use that money at a participating private school this fall.

The 115-page investigative report will be shared with legislative leaders as they draft additional policy changes in response to the flood. The state legislature is scheduled to reconvene in mid-January.