Category: State News

In Texas, both political parties now support loosening the restrictions on marijuana in their platforms. That’s just the clearest sign that both public opinion and the political calculus on pot are rapidly shifting.

To address a shortage of rural vets, Texas Tech plans to build a new vet school, which would be the second in the state. But A&M said doing so would detract state resources without solving anything.

State and reproductive rights attorneys are going head to head again in federal court on Monday to argue whether Texas should require health providers to cremate or bury fetal remains. The law at the center of the case is Senate Bill 8, passed in 2017, which requires the burial or cremation of fetal remains.

Schools can pick between programs known as the school marshal program and the Guardian Plan. Here are four things to know about the two existing initiatives that allow school districts to arm their employees.

Texas has 254 counties — far more than any other state. The reason? The state is huge, and its founders wanted to keep residents close to their local governments.