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By Eleanor Klibanoff, Alejandro Serrano and Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune April 2, 2026 Over the last year, Texas Republicans have enacted sweeping regulatory and legal changes that have upended all facets of life for noncitizens. The state has limited who can get an occupational license; register or buy a car; obtain commercial driver’s licenses;…

  |  April 1, 2026  | COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas Emergency Management Academy’s fourth cadet class is participating in a multi-day disaster scenario as part of the program’s capstone course. “The innovative curriculum in the Texas Emergency Management Academy prepares the next generation of emergency management professionals to effectively support communities in need,”…

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich, Votebeat Apr 1, 2026 at 10:30am EDT Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get the latest.…

By Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune April 1, 2026 A Trump-appointed federal judge in South Texas this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman in the Rio Grande Valley who alleged that her rights were violated after prosecutors charged her with murder in a controversial case that made global headlines after she self-induced an…

Texas Public Schools Explorer By Rob Reid and Alex Ford April 1, 2026 The data tells a story about every Texas public school Presented by Texas is home to the second-largest public school system in the U.S., educating more than 5.5 million students across 9,113 schools within 1,202 districts. The Texas Tribune’s Public Schools Explorer…

By Chris Essig, Rob Reid and Alex Ford, The Texas Tribune April 1, 2026 The Texas Tribune redesigned its Public Schools Explorer to add more timely data and features to help families and teachers navigate the state’s sprawling public school system. In all, Texas has 1,202 school districts and 9,113 public schools, including hundreds of…

By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune April 1, 2026 Most of Texas’ school voucher applications come from white families and children who previously attended a private school or home-school. The Texas comptroller’s office, which manages the program, released preliminary data before applications for families interested in vouchers closed Tuesday night. The program will allow them…

SHERMAN, Texas – A Dallas man has been sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison under the Homeland Security Task Force for trafficking fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.   Marvin Alexander Portillo, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and was…

By Cindy Yeatts Brown  April is National County Government Month, a time to recognize the work counties do for Texans every day. In our 254 counties, government isn’t some distant idea. It shows up in daily life. It’s the road you drive to work, the court that handles local cases, the elections in which you vote, the records that document your life’s milestones and the first responders…

    Texas Crop and Weather While Texas commercial honey producers report lower than expected yields, some of the state’s small-scale beekeepers enjoyed a sweeter-than-average year, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. According to a recently released report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, commercial beekeepers in Texas produced 2.1 million pounds of…