Bad apples. I read Bud Kennedy’s column on Texas considering annexing part of New Mexico with interest, amusement and horror.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows directed lawmakers to study the secession of New Mexico counties to Texas, the development of data centers in the state, property tax relief and more in a list of ...

Texas lawmakers plan to study the possibility of annexing a chunk of its western neighbor. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows this month directed a state legislative committee to explore the legal and ...

For the past two school years, public charter schools could count on $1,500 per student in enrichment funding from the state. That won’t happen next year. The money — about $7.5 million distributed ...

They’re all kings and queens! Students at the Rosalyn Yalow Charter School in the South Bronx — where 22% of pupils are homeless and nearly all are economically disadvantaged — just won a New York ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly attributed the amount School District of Lancaster paid in tuition to La Academia in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years as the amount it ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has directed an official committee to look into the annexation of several neighboring New Mexico counties that have expressed interest in joining the Lone Star State ...

AUSTIN, Texas - Last week, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows released committee priorities in preparation for the 2027 legislature. Among the typical items up for study was one notably stranger, ...

Agamim Classical Academy in Edina will close after this school year, leaving many families looking for a new school for their children. The board of directors at Agamim Classical Academy announced the ...

AUSTIN — Republican legislative leaders are flashing mixed signals about whether the party’s hold on the Texas House is secure. A day after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned that the GOP could face a ...

Texas lawmakers are studying whether to absorb counties that secede from New Mexico. The idea stems from a proposal in Lea County and a new House committee review. New Mexico officials pushed back, ...

GREENVILLE — Amid financial strain, parent demands for leadership change, ongoing litigation over a sex-abuse scandal and an order from its authorizer to address academic declines, an Upstate charter ...