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Students without legal status are no longer eligible for in-state tuition and financial assistance, forcing some to make hard decisions.

The NAACP's lawsuit joins a long-running federal case filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, in 2021. That case is now targeting the state's newly approved congressional maps.

Senate Bill 17 will bar people tied to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia from buying most Texas real estate, including farmland, homes and commercial property.

Senate Bill 22, which passed the Texas Legislature earlier this year, allocates $300 million towards the state's film incentive program every two years for the next decade. The recent increase in funding is thanks in part to stars like Matthew McConaughey and Taylor Sheridan who took the cause to the Capitol.

An enrollment drop could cost the Texas economy hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the reports.

It’s hard to know how many people made Houston their permanent home after the destruction in Louisiana, but they changed the culture in the Texas city.

The African American Museum in Dallas will use $3 million from the Texas Historical Commission and Google to protect its 50-year-old collection and share it online.

His announcement comes after fellow Democrat Lloyd Doggett said he would not run for reelection if the redrawn map is upheld, avoiding a showdown over the new District 37 seat.

State Rep. Briscoe Cain kicked off what operatives expect to be a flurry of campaign announcements with a bid for Houston’s 9th Congressional District.

The cactus has been used in indigenous religious practices for centuries, but habitat loss and over-harvesting have impacted its availability.