Texas-based oil companies have largely been silent on Trump’s assertion that they would help to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure.

The Tribune’s team of data journalists produced a congressional redistricting tool, covered several education data releases, visualized the measles outbreak and more.

District attorneys in Harris, El Paso and other counties say some cases, including murders, have been hobbled or lost because witnesses were detained, deported or too scared to come to court.

A paraplegic engineer has become the first wheelchair user in space, blasting off with Blue Origin.

As oil and gas industry traffic continues to speed through Pecos, TxDOT said it is working to find $194 million to build an alternative route away from the heart of the city.

When a measles outbreak hit West Texas this year, school absences surged far beyond the number of children who likely became sick.

The lawsuit alleges Minnesota-based Xcel Energy failed to maintain utility poles that started the 2024 Panhandle fire that killed three people and thousands of livestock.

Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, has died.

The study also suggests that an outbreak the size of the one in West Texas earlier this year costs about $12.6 million.

Ector County has boomed since the 1970s, when the drainage system was last updated. Officials hope state and federal funds will help pay for the update despite some grant programs ending under the Trump administration.

Rural leaders who have worked years to improve broadband access said they were disappointed by the sharp decrease in federal dollars.

The announcement by Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai is the latest multi-billion dollar investment in Texas by tech companies racing to build infrastructure that can support advanced artificial intelligence.

The EPA handed over power to the Railroad Commission after a two-year review. Critics say the commission has been too lax with the industry.

The Lubbock Republican was first elected in 2016 and currently chairs the U.S. House Budget Committee.

Texas is the third state to sue the platform, alongside dozens of private plaintiffs who say Roblox didn’t do enough to protect their kids from sexually explicit content.

Texas voters will decide Tuesday whether the state should continue spending $1 billion a year to secure the state’s water supply. Part of that investment will be spent to find new water supply.

In the self-proclaimed “Pumpkin Capital of the U.S.,” Floydada farmers are exporting pumpkins across Texas and the nation.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate emergency response resources ahead of the threat for severe weather for a large portion of the state, beginning Thursday night and lasting through the weekend.

The Midland school district has said it has followed the law. Six teachers and the school principal have either resigned or been fired over the alleged abuse of special needs students.

Most of the cities — Odessa, La Marque, Tom Bean and Whitesboro — said they are following the law and Ken Paxton’s office is jumping the gun on enforcing new state rules.

Local leaders see data centers, which help power the world’s shift to artificial intelligence, as a way to keep their towns open. Residents worry their way of life — and water — is at stake.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that the Stargate AI data center in Texas will be joined by five more across the U.S. This expansion is part of a $500 billion infrastructure investment promoted by President Donald Trump.

Other smaller oil and gas producing regions in the state are better poised to help power the growing data center market, a new report found.

Economic uncertainty, inflation, strict state limits on property tax collections and uncertainty around future federal funds have crimped local budgets.

Thirty stations must figure out how to make up for the loss of at least $17.7 million in federal funding that came at the direction of the president without wearing out supporters.

More Texas universities are turning to politicians to lead their systems, preferring political clout over academic credentials.

Previously, parents had to wait for the state to mail them the exemption form. They still have to get the form notarized before submitting it to the school for enrollment purposes.

More than 10,000 people met over Labor Day weekend in Slaton to sample the banana pudding — a major boost to the rural town’s economy.

The one-year experiment in Midland and Ector counties is based on similar efforts in larger cities. A nonprofit backed by oil companies and Midland County are helping pay for it.

Emails show how overwhelmed West Texas officials were as they asked CDC for guidance on how to respond to the explosive outbreak.

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has officially declared an end to this year’s measles outbreak in West Texas.

Health officials in Texas have declared the state's measles outbreak over.

With no new cases reported in 42 days, the nation’s largest measles outbreak in 30 years, is declared over.

Federal funding cuts to immunization efforts and a new law that allows exemption forms to be downloaded, instead of mailed, could drive up exemptions in the future.

The Amarillo businessman said he would tap into the $20 million political action committee he launched last year to preserve ballot access for censured Republicans.

The Midland school district rebranded Robert E. Lee High as Legacy High in 2020, part of a nationwide trend to distance public places from the Confederacy.

Republicans who are censured by their county party leaders may be blocked from the primary ballot under a new party rule passed last year, that is expected to be tested by the courts.

After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a troubling trend: fewer kindergarteners in Texas are receiving routine childhood vaccinations, while exemptions are on the rise.

A Humble, mother is seeking legal help after her husband was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in West Texas, leaving their family uncertain about his future.

A group representing High Plains region farmers has launched a campaign to make buyers aware of synthetic fibers’ impact on the environment and health.

Texas clinics, in particular, are worried about their ability to meet patient needs once people begin losing insurance under changes from Republicans’ recent megabill.

Health officials in Colorado say its measles outbreak is over.

Measles cases in the U.S. are at their highest in more than three decades.

Texas lawmakers passed a suite of bills that officials said are crucial to combat losses in the state’s largest oil field.

The court’s decision is not a final ruling in favor of the licenses, but it removes a major roadblock.

Demonstrations in McAllen, Midland, Odessa, Austin and elsewhere in Texas have been largely peaceful, as some protests are expected to go well into the night.

Three months ago, Texas lost $700 million in unspent federal pandemic-era funding.

The U.S. is up to 1,168 confirmed measles cases this year.

The U.S. is up to 1,267 confirmed measles cases this year and Kentucky has a new outbreak.

Aoudad sheep are joining the short list of animals Texas lawmakers allow to be shot from a helicopter, along with coyotes and feral hogs.

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The trial of the Peruvian woman was the first test of the Trump administration’s new policy aimed at prosecuting immigrants who crossed the border illegally with military-related charges.

Not long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar energy. Now they’re bypassing the grid and building their own gas-fired power plants on site.

Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data.

The Legislature wrapped up without the same drama that defined the end of the last two sessions, with state GOP leaders checking off nearly everything on their to-do lists.

Former Empower Texans leader Michael Quinn Sullivan has challenged a $10,000 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission for failure to register as a lobbyist for more than 10 years at nearly every level of the state court system.

Texas property owners can use nearly as much water under their land as they want. That’s unlikely to change even as the state approaches a crisis.

At least four companies say they are prepared to treat the water well enough to be released into rivers in West Texas. Environmental groups say the state is moving too fast.

Texas has been the center of the nation's largest measles outbreak in decades.

Texas lawmakers are poised to make it easier to suspend disruptive students. But some teachers and school psychologists say discipline alone won’t meet the mental health needs at the root of their behavior.

Many of the patients are being treated in Lubbock, a medical hub for the South Plains where the outbreak originated.

The trial in El Paso will hear a challenge over the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature that are based on the 2020 census.

Adults who are unsure whether they’re vaccinated can get additional shots, health experts say.

As the state grapples with a threatened water supply, industry and lawmakers have invested millions in research to clean the toxic backwash for use in for agriculture.

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water. Regulators say they need more money to address the problem.

Rain chances slowly come to close into Mother's Day Weekend

The Teacher Incentive Allotment gives raises to teachers based on performance. But it leaves out many educators and school staff who contribute to students' success.

Abbott tapped into a powerful national conservative movement and his own campaign war chest to turn turned legislative races into multimillion-dollar affairs.

The Texas Legislature has also invested millions in research to clean the fracking wastewater. Critics say it’s not a viable solution to the state’s water crisis.

North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks have grown to a total of more than 2,500 known cases.

An outbreak is considered over if there are no new cases reported in 42 consecutive days.

A video shows a Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face in a clinic while caring for patients a week before he met with Health Secretary Robert F.

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance.

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance.

North Dakota is the 11th state in the U.S. with a measles outbreak.

El Paso’s dry climate — it rains just 9 inches annually — is one of the reasons the city has taken water management so seriously.

State health officials added four more counties to what they consider “outbreak areas” and advise those visiting or living in those counties to consult measles vaccination guidance for those areas.

Supply chain disruptions and policy decisions can significantly change these costs for oil companies — and consumers.

Much of the outbreak is concentrated in the districts of Texas House leaders, including Speaker Dustin Burrows. The crisis appears to have done little to change support for “vaccine choice.”

Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

About 500 Texans, mostly young unvaccinated children, have contracted the disease. The U.S. health secretary was in West Texas to visit the family.

Reps. Tom Craddick and Brooks Landgraf want to divert 10% of taxes collected on oil and gas production to help budget-strapped counties keep up with growth.

Measles cases in West Texas are still rising two months after the outbreak began.

Measles cases in West Texas are still rising two months after the outbreak began.

The measles vaccine has been proven to be safe and effective against the disease, which is highly contagious and can be life threatening.

On the fifth anniversary of the start of the COVID pandemic, we discuss the measles outbreak and the state’s ability to respond to health crises.

The College of American Pathologists came together to discuss this measles outbreak to address some concerns, believing the number of measles cases in Texas is an underestimation of how much of the disease is actually out there.

Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold.

Emboldened by court rulings and election victories, the Christian right is outspoken as it pushes its moral views through the Texas Legislature.

Underprepared teachers have been tied to student learning losses. But amid a teacher shortage crisis, school leaders fear the restrictions will lead to fewer instructors in their classrooms.

A small town with just 16 residents is under mandatory evacuation as a massive wildfire rages, engulfing over 1,000 acres.

The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the environment.

A more than 40-mile long conveyor belt filled with sand stretches from the oil fields of West Texas to New Mexico, all for the purpose of one mission: oil production.

Indiana announced a new measles outbreak Wednesday.

Health officials are reporting more cases of measles in Texas.

The Department of State Health Services said there have been 198 cases identified in the South Plains region of Texas since January. 23 patients have been hospitalized.

The case could establish the nation’s first independent repository for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas, despite the objections of state leaders.

As the number of measles cases in Texas climbs, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo joined Mayor Whitmire and health officials to discuss the disease’s impact on the Greater Houston area and efforts to curb its spread.