Texas state hospital waitlist improves, but concerns linger

The average number of people stuck in jail waiting for a state hospital bed in Texas has fallen, but could be plateauing, ...

Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

A new round of layoffs at the Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump administration’s ...

After federal layoffs, Fort Worth families worry about special education rights

The news of the gutting of the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office is creating concern for families of students with disabilities in Fort Worth and across the country.
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Your guide to all of Texas’ proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this November

We’ve broken down all 17 ballot measures – what they mean and who’s behind them – that will decide everything from property ...

Here is what you need to know about the major constitutional amendments on the Texas ballot

Texans will vote on whether to expand property tax breaks, send billions to dementia research and fund new water projects.
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Your guide to Texas' proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this November

We've broken down all 17 ballot measures — what they mean and who's behind them — that will decide everything from property ...
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Henderson County judge elected to Texas mental health committee

Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney was elected chair of the Texas Joint Committee on Access and Forensic Services (JCAFS).
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Victims of July flooding in Texas struggling to get financial help from FEMA

Only about one-fifth of applicants for federal disaster assistance in Kerr County, Texas have been deemed eligible to get financial help so far.

Amendment would enshrine parental rights in Texas constitution. But what does that mean?

An amendment making parental decisions a constitutional right would not supersede any state or federal laws, attorneys who ...