Ayden Runnels | The Texas Tribune

Moises Mendoza was convicted of murder in 2005 for killing a Farmersville woman and later burning her body.

She served on the Texas Railroad Commission, and was the first woman elected Austin mayor.

The policy shift was announced before state senators, skeptical of the move, grilled officials with the department and courier services in a hearing on SB 28.

Clark Smith, one of five members of the commission, stepped down Friday as lawmakers have raised questions about the role of lottery couriers and agency governance.

Dr. Eithan Haim of Dallas had faced four counts for wrongfully disclosing the individually identifiable health information of underage patients at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.

The attorney general argues that the social media company violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by listing itself as appropriate for children.

The request comes after an audit found Texas improperly billed the federal government for reimbursements related to Medicaid-eligible students.

Other new laws make changes to the tax code, criminal justice and health care systems.

According to new Texas Demographic Center figures, the Austin region continues to grow at the fastest rate, but Fort Worth was the city that attracted the most new residents between 2020 and 2023.

After Max Hightower scored a role in the seminal American musical, administrators changed their policy on performers’ gender. After backlash, the school board directed the school to produce the original version “Oklahoma!” — not a youth version that cut Hightower’s solo.