Clarification, Aug. 17, 2026 11:15 am:
The story has been updated to clarify the increase in Austin homeowners' property tax bill for the upcoming year. According to the City of Austin, a typical homeowner's annual tab to the city would grow by $285 owing to tax and fee increases in the city's upcoming budget.
Texas cities eye property tax hikes, spending cuts amid yawning budget gaps
Correction, Aug. 14, 2026 10:15 am:
Due to an editing error, a previous version of the story incorrectly stated ERCOT's role over the power grid. ERCOT operates it.
Data center audit lacks specifics even as Gov. Abbott, industry leaders tout it
Correction, Aug. 13, 2026 3:11 pm:
Due to an editing error, a previous version of this story incorrectly identified Aaron Reitz's jurisdiction. He is the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas.
U.S. attorney confirms that FBI tests didn’t find meth in van driven by man fatally shot by ICE in Houston
Clarification, Aug. 11, 2026 6:08 pm:
The story has been updated to include details about the state's efforts to increase beds at the state hospital in coming years and to clarify the proportion of state hospital beds that are forensic.
Texas fights court ruling requiring that defendants get quicker access to psychiatric hospitals
Correction, Aug. 1, 2026 11:58 am:
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers.
North Texas suburbs resisting new housing laws garner Abbott’s rebuke
Correction, July 29, 2026 9:49 am:
An earlier version of this story misidentified Mario Castillo. He is the chancellor of the Lone Star College System.
Community colleges brace for local cuts after Texas funding shortchanges them millions
Correction, July 23, 2026 5:49 pm:
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated Alex del Carmen’s job status. He is a criminologist with the Dallas Police Department.
Texas crime rate continues to drop, with McAllen seeing its lowest levels in decades
Correction, July 22, 2026 3:15 pm:
A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Bettie Forman with the National Council of Jewish Women.
Texas faith leaders condemn ICE-related deaths, demand end to “terror campaign” against migrants
Correction, July 21, 2026 6:18 pm:
A previous version of this article incorrectly stated Starlink is the only provider in the U.S. for residential broadband services through low earth orbit satellites.
Texas lawmakers call for audit of state’s broadband grant funding
Correction, July 21, 2026 12:48 pm:
A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Wistron Corporation.
Texas’ bite of the microchip industry is growing thanks to public grants, incentives
Correction, July 16, 2026 3:53 pm:
A previous version of this story included the incorrect age of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. He was 52.
“ICE is everywhere”: In Houston, fear and grief permeate Latino neighborhoods after fatal shooting
Correction, July 14, 2026 3:01 pm:
A previous version of this story incorrectly reported former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred's fundraising total from the second quarter of 2024.
James Talarico raises over $30 million in second quarter, campaign says, more than triple Ken Paxton’s sum
Correction, July 14, 2026 11:04 am:
A previous version of this article incorrectly reported which county precinct the shooting occurred.
Harris County DA’s office to treat ICE shooting as criminal investigation, says it may take months or years to complete
Correction, July 9, 2026 10:16 am:
A previous version of this story described the moratorium as statewide. It is only within the jurisdiction of Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District in East Texas.
Battle over East Texas water rights heats up after Dallas millionaire files federal lawsuit to lift moratorium
Correction, July 8, 2026 2:33 pm:
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated which family members were born at Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital. Ronaldo Salgado, his youngest son and his brother were born at the hospital.
Son of man killed by ICE agent calls for investigation, says “My father would have complied.”
Correction, July 3, 2026 9:32 am:
A previous version of the story incorrectly stated when trading will be open to the public. The exchange will open trading initially to its members and then to the public over the course of the month of July.
Texas Stock Exchange launches trading in test of upstart’s challenge to Wall Street
Correction, June 16, 2026 12:40 pm:
The story has been updated to correct that President Donald Trump's trade war was in 2025.
No fat to trim: Texas beef industry profits eaten away by new threat — the screwworm
Correction, June 15, 2026 3:33 pm:
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated where Concepcion Prieto's family ranch is located and where he lives. The ranch is in Ruidosa and he lives in Presidio.
In far West Texas, the threat of land seizures for a border wall has families on edge
Correction, June 5, 2026 5:40 pm:
A caption in an earlier version of this story incorrectly named Texas A&M University's College of Arts and Sciences.
Appeals court rejects effort to defend Texas law offering in-state tuition for undocumented students
Correction, May 29, 2026 12:55 pm:
An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of Isabel Araiza, co-founder of For the Greater Good.
With limited options, Corpus Christi focuses on delaying – not avoiding – its looming water crisis
