Greg Abbott

State workers came back to cramped offices and packed parking lots this week. They said the new policy is unworkable.

The government entity would be tasked with creating a strategy to anticipate and detect cyber threats and promote cybersecurity awareness. The center’s creation was one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items for state legislators this year.

This legislative session, Texas lawmakers are hoping to lower property taxes and increase funding for the state’s public schools. Meanwhile, local taxing entities say the state’s recent efforts to curb property taxes are making it harder for them to fund the services they provide.

The governor quietly directed heads of state agencies to phase out hybrid-work schedules. It's unclear whether there's a hard deadline or if agencies could permit some workers to continue to work remotely.

L'Oreal Stepney got emotional Thursday during a tense exchange with Rep. Brian Harrison (R-Midlothian) over considerations of diversity equity and inclusion in the board’s hiring practices.

The governor touted Texas’ strong economy in his State of the State address Sunday, where he also laid out priorities he wants lawmakers to focus on in the months ahead. These include creating a school voucher-like program and lowering property taxes.

The governor will declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 Texas legislative session. In the session’s first 60 days, lawmakers are only allowed to pass legislation related to these items.

Prosecutors say the former Army sergeant, who was convicted of murder for fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter protester, endangered bystanders. He now faces a deadly conduct charge.

The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But Texas' biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.

Several members of the Texas Legislature are expressing their support after Gov. Greg Abbott asked the federal government to reimburse Texas for money it spent securing the border during the Biden administration.