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Texas seeks to expand crosswalk definition to stop rise of pedestrian fatalities

By Caleb Gottry, Staff Writer
Published May 19, 2025
After a mother and her son's crosswalk accident prompted the passing of the Lisa Torry Smith Act in 2021, Sen. Sarah Eckhardt looks to close the loophole.
Quarterback for the University of Texas Arch Manning at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Manning is ranked No. 1 in the NCAA for NIL valuation.

Texas House moves to let colleges pay athletes directly amid NCAA shake-up

By Sophia Allen, Staff Writer
Published May 4, 2025
House Bill 126 aims to keep Texas universities competitive in recruiting by allowing direct NIL deals, as a $2.78B NCAA settlement clears the way for sweeping changes in college sports.
Lowdon Track and Field Complex was the backdrop for a scene in Taylor Sheridan’s new drama, “Land Man” on Feb. 15, 2024. The scene featured a staged Big 12 track meet, with TCU’s track team as the runners. (Ella Hestand/TCU360)

Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program advances

By Emily Fincher, Staff Writer
Published May 4, 2025
Senate Bill 22 (SB 22) would create a $500 million biennial fund aimed at bolstering Texas’s film and television industry by providing substantial financial incentives to productions within the state.
Senate Bill 2696 would tighten who can legally inject, prescribe, or use tools that break the skin, potentially reducing the autonomy of nurse practitioners, physician assistants , or solo med spa owners without doctors. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

No license, no lip filler: Texas looks to cracks down on cosmetic clinics

By Emily Fincher, Staff Writer
Published May 4, 2025
A new Texas bill could reshape the med spa industry, as Senate Bill 2696 aims to regulate the glam game.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott addresses the Parent Empowerment Coalition at Covenant Christian Academy on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in McAllen, Texas. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Texas Senate Bill 113 : Reinforcing parental rights in Texas schools

By Shaylin Smith, Staff Writer
Published May 4, 2025
Texas lawmakers are considering new legislation to strengthen parental consent rights regarding psychological and psychiatric testing in public schools.
Texas Weighs Adding Mental Health Education to High School Curriculum

Texas Weighs Adding Mental Health Education to High School Curriculum

By Addison Thummel, Staff Writer
Published May 4, 2025

A lawmaker from San Antonio is proposing that mental health education become mandatory for Texas public school students.  State Sen. José Menéndez, D-San Antonio, has introduced legislation that would...

Birth rates rose slightly in 2024, but racial and geographic disparities in maternal health outcomes remain a concern for policymakers in Texas and across the country. (AP Photo)

U.S. birth rate increases but maternal care gaps remain

By Shaylin Smith, Staff Writer
Published May 4, 2025
New federal data shows that while the number of births in the United States ticked upward in 2024, longstanding maternal health disparities — especially for Black, Native, and rural women — remain a serious concern.
Students from the University of Texas at Arlington celebrate in fall 2024 when Tarrant County Commissioners voted to keep the campus polling site. (Photo courtesy of Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Texas House Bill 3144 could shut down campus polling sites 

By Zahra Ahmad, Staff Writer
Published May 1, 2025
An effort to prohibit voting on public school and higher education campuses unless they are completely closed during voting appears to be failing, but critics still see it as an attempt to make it harder for college students to vote.
Going with the wind: How Texas lawmakers are working to make wind energy safer and more convenient

Going with the wind: How Texas lawmakers are working to make wind energy safer and more convenient

By Boots Giblin, Staff Writer
Published Apr 29, 2025
Texas is the largest producer of wind energy in the country. Legislators are considering a bill that would require wind turbine manufacturers to apply new light mitigation technology to their wind turbines for environmental purposes. 
HB 757 would allow people to remain on medicaid for up to 24 months after giving birth. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez)

Texas lawmakers want new moms to have up to 24 months of Medicaid coverage

By Kiley Beykirch, Staff Writer
Published Apr 22, 2025
The bill is a step aimed at closing dangerous gaps in maternal healthcare access and ensuring that new mothers aren’t left behind once their babies are born.
Nicole Perry joins other members of the transgender community who oppose Senate Bill 6 in a protest at the Texas Capitol as the Senate State Affairs Committee holds hearings on the bill, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The transgender "bathroom bill" would require people to use public bathrooms and restrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth certificate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Transgender individuals pressured by persistent Texas legislation

By Caleb Gottry, Staff Writer
Published Apr 22, 2025
Since the bathroom bill of 2017 which died in legislation, Texas has seen a rise in anti-transgender legislation.
A border patrol agent walks along a trail littered with bracelets used by human smuggling groups near the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Immigration declines at the southwest border

By Miroslava Lem Quinonez, Staff writer
Published Apr 22, 2025
In February 2025, illegal border crossings dropped by 94% compared to February 2024.
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