Texas Tribune On Thursday, Texas’ power grid operator told at least one power plant to delay its scheduled repairs and keep operating to help meet demand during hotter-than-expected May weather. The next day, the plant went offline anyway when some of its equipment stopped working properly, accordin...

By Sahar Chmais   State representatives are urging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, to provide more options for schools and students for COVID-19 safety measures.   So far, 32 state representatives have signed Rep. Vikki Goodwin’s letter to the governor and...

by Anita Miller An investigation by the Texas Attorney General’s office into Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra’s dealing regarding COVID-19 tests drew the ire of the judge this weekend. Becerra took to social media over the weekend to criticize new reports about an ongoing AG investigation. The invest...

Hays County school districts, like many across the state, are struggling to provide improvements and services without the sale of bonds. However, a lack of state funding, along with a heavy reliance on property tax revenue, is limiting funds and creating problems. According to an April 2018 report b...

By Julian Aguilar Texas Tribune More than three dozen environmental, faith-based and immigrant rights groups are urging the federal government to extend the public-comment period for construction of the border wall, arguing that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security isn’t acting in good faith. Th...

Despite a record-breaking heat wave in Central Texas last week, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) officials said service remained undisrupted. A peak high energy forecast lasted from July 19 to 23, leading PEC to push out information via social media about conservation methods customers could us...

By Alex Samuels  of the Texas Tribune Any changes to the Texas Constitution must be approved by a majority of Texas voters. But first, these constitutional amendments must get on the ballot — by way of “joint resolutions” that receive more than two-thirds of the vote in both chambers of the Legislat...