Rice University, SMU, Baylor University and Dallas Baptist University all climbed in the U.S. News and World Report college rankings this year. All of the state's top public universities fell. Full Story
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The publisher of a proposed Mexican-American studies textbook that scholars, elected officials and Hispanic activists have decried as racist and inaccurate is defending the high school text ahead of a public hearing. Full Story
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Ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal settlements to former clients of his personal injury law firm, state Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Full Story
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State regulators have opened the public comment period on some proposed changes they hope will improve standards at day care centers around Texas. But advocates say the agency is missing one important item: better caretaker to child ratios in day cares. Full Story
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Despite Texas' reputation as being predominately Republican-leaning, Democrats backing their presidential nominee Hillary Clinton are hopeful the state will become competitive come November. Full Story
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Before you blame voters for Texas' remarkably low election turnout, look at state law. If elections were run by a business, and if high voter turnout was a goal, wouldn't they be trying to make it easier to vote instead of harder? Full Story
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After failed attempts last year to limit eligibility for the Hazlewood Act, school officials will meet with House lawmakers at the Capitol Tuesday to discuss ways to pay for it. Full Story
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Texas Democrats officially open the first in a series of offices in the solidly Republican state affiliated with the campaign of their presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton. Full Story
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Teladoc, the Dallas-based company that sued Texas over its telemedicine regulations, has a new ally in the Federal Trade Commission. Full Story
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With women in leadership, more time for students to study and even a Starbucks, the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets is a kinder and gentler version of its former self. Full Story
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On Friday, 60 years after more than 70 black undergraduate students were first allowed to enroll at UT, the university paid tribute with a celebration of the milestone. Full Story
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Back in 1998, the federal government asked the Texas A&M Transportation Institute to find a way of moving freight without trucks on highways. Eighteen years later, the researchers debuted their prototype on Friday. Full Story
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A series of late-night tweets in which a Texas lawmaker promised to support tightened legislation on vaccines and referenced "playboy bunnies" has drawn the ire of a political action committee that supports loosening vaccine laws. Full Story
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Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, making a stop in solidly red Texas, drew parallels Friday between Hillary Clinton's campaign and Richards' mother's trail-blazing path to the Texas governor's office. Full Story
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As the debate over the legality of paid fantasy sports sites presses on in Texas, state Rep. Jonathan Stickland took to Twitter to bring attention to controversial comments he previously made about drugs and rape on a fantasy football forum. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert openly questioned on Friday the mental faculties of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton while speaking to an audience of social conservatives. Full Story
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It is no secret that the black population of East Austin has been dwindling as the white population has increased for the past couple of decades. But some see a bright spot in that transformation. And it is apparent on Sunday mornings. Full Story
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Ted Cruz's choice words for 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick (and President Obama) on National Anthem protest, a House GOP leader talks up Will Hurd's re-election chances and the insiders talk about Labor Day's spot in the election season — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story
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University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven hopes his athletes don’t get any ideas from the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, who remained seated or took a knee during the National Anthem. Full Story
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In the Roundup: U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz continue their less than adoring relationship, the federal government says Texas is misleading voters on relaxed ID requirements ahead of the November election and a new study shows smaller is better when it comes to pre-K class sizes. Full Story
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