Joshua Fechter

The laws, which make it easier to build apartments, face stiff resistance from North Texas suburbs. State lawmakers vow to force cities to comply.

by Terri Langford, Katlyn Ma and Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune

The baby boy at the center of an out-of-state surrogacy battle that is pitting the Texas attorney general against the California biological parents

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DALLAS — Texas cities have floated unusual proposals to slash their spending as they face yawning budget gaps, from laying off employees and charging

Rising costs, slowing tax revenue and a sluggish economy have saddled some of Texas’ biggest cities with multimillion-dollar deficits.

Rising costs, slowing tax revenue and a sluggish economy have saddled some of Texas’ biggest cities with multimillion-dollar deficits.

Lawmakers gutted an old state law that required a city council supermajority to approve a new housing development if neighbors petitioned the proposal.

A new state law weakens neighborhood petitions that once forced housing projects to win city council supermajorities, giving local officials more room to approve development despite opposition.

State lawmakers gutted an old Jim Crow-era state law that required a city council supermajority to approve a new housing development if neighbors petitioned the proposal.