Texas State has 44,700 students attending the university this semester. Much of the growth is in its satellite campuses and ...

Texas DSHS launches ETAP, a free online anti-vaping and tobacco course for Texans under 21; schools can use it instead of ...

Traditional Ivy League schools are falling out of favor. A new analysis reveals the top 20 public and private colleges that ...

A new state program is replacing Texas’ youth tobacco course with a free online version focused on vaping prevention and ...

State Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) speaking on SB 38 before the Senate State Affairs Committee, March 24, 2025. Expanded protections and support for virtual education programs across Texas has ...

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Programs where governments give cash to low-income people with no strings attached may be permitted to continue in Texas after lawmakers failed to pass bills barring these programs. Republican ...