Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune

The state House and Senate have similar proposals to solve the state's water crisis, but there are stark differences on how to invest billions of dollars to resolve.

Across the country, dairy producers have dumped milk and infected chickens have been killed, including millions of egg-laying hens, causing egg prices to skyrocket.

To help raise money the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef.

A lack of air support and ineffective coordination hurt efforts to contain this year's Panhandle fires, the committee said.

Cars in some of Texas’ larger counties will still be required to have their emission output checked.

Investigators say the fire was an accident and started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck.

Bigger cities like Lubbock can unintentionally suck health care resources and professionals from smaller towns, creating what one local expert calls the “doughnut effect.”

If passed during this legislative session, this would be the state’s biggest investment in broadband, but some local officials question whether it would make the service more affordable in areas with few providers.

The department’s helpline is less than a year old. But advocates hope state lawmakers fully fund it as farmers and ranchers continue to face hard economic times and isolation.

A new Texas Department of Agriculture report also points to other factors that are making it harder for Texans to access and afford food, including wages falling behind rising costs of living.

School leaders have said they don’t tolerate racism and that they regularly train teachers how to deal with bullying. But parents say inaction by officials tells a different story.

A dearth of nurses is leaving Texas seniors — especially in rural areas — without care.