UT-Austin fires head football coach Charlie Strong, hires Tom Herman
Charlie Strong's dismissal follows a disappointing loss Friday to Big 12 rival Texas Christian University. Full Story
Charlie Strong's dismissal follows a disappointing loss Friday to Big 12 rival Texas Christian University. Full Story
Three members of the Texas Legislature easily won their re-election bids earlier this month despite a cloud of ethics questions hovering over their campaigns. Full Story
Dallas private school alumna are disavowing one of their own, a white nationalist. Full Story
Texas remains one of four states without a statewide ban on texting while driving, but Rep. Tom Craddick and Sen. Juddith Zaffirini plan to try again. Full Story
State Rep. Dawnna Dukes has said she will resign on Jan. 10, likely prompting a special election in the Democratic-leaning district. Full Story
The president-elect's proposals to expand and fix up U.S. highways seem to be a recipe for more toll roads. Texans from both parties hope to change that. Full Story
Some lawmakers will try to tweak Texas' campus carry law in 2017, but many schools — including the University of Texas System — would just as soon not revisit the controversial law. Full Story
In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Trump taps school choice advocate to head Department of Education, election renews interest in civic education and an interview with Fikile Nxumalo of the University of Texas at Austin. Full Story
Donald Trump's presidency alongside a Republican-controlled Congress could soon translate to staggering power for seven Texas Republicans. Full Story
Every single teacher in Beeville ISD must now incorporate computer science into the curriculum, the first initiative of its kind in Texas. Full Story
Wallace Hall is set to leave the UT System Board of Regents in February, but his lawsuit over access to student records is still pending at the Texas Supreme Court. Full Story
White nationalist leader Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak on the Texas A&M University campus next month. The university said it had no role in inviting him, and that his views violate "our core values." Full Story
The four women were sent to prison in the late 1990s on charges of sexually assaulting two young girls. Full Story
Texas must do all it can to ensure that it remains open to business for all, including members of the LGBT community, writes Caroline Joiner of TechNet. Full Story
A new legal filing from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office on Tuesday argued that the state is capable of fixing its foster care system without federal oversight. Full Story
UT-Austin’s energy system operates as an island, outside of the electricity grid that covers most of Texas. It's getting more efficient over time, avoiding millions of dollars in fuel costs. Full Story
Most school districts in Dallas County took advantage of a new state grant program to bolster early education programs, but limited funds produced limited results. Full Story
The president-elect might be importing Texas political figures into his administration, but Donald Trump has shown no sign that he's bringing their view of federal power in with them. Full Story
Perry, who was eliminated from the ABC show in September, came back to join rapper Vanilla Ice for his hit song "Ice Ice Baby" — first as a DJ, then as a fellow dancer. Full Story
A federal judge in Sherman has blocked a White House effort to make millions more workers eligible for overtime pay, handing a victory to Texas and 20 other states that had challenged the new Labor Department rule. Full Story