It is in the best interest of all Texas women, infants and families that we press our legislators for swift action to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, writes Washington University senior Sarah Nesbitt. Full Story
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Elementary and middle school students appear to be performing better on required state exams after four years of stagnant scores. But the improvement is compared to old passing standards that no longer apply. Full Story
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Ten renowned researchers are coming to Texas as a result of the inaugural grants under Gov. Greg Abbott's university research initiative, his office announced Thursday. Full Story
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Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday announced U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul of Austin would be among the featured speakers at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland later this month. Full Story
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Health officials said Wednesday that the first baby with Zika virus-linked birth defects in Texas was born a few weeks ago outside Houston to a mother who had contracted the virus in Colombia. Full Story
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After the state decided standardized test results for 5th and 8th graders were unreliable, it said failing students didn't have to retake the tests to advance a grade. But districts were given wide discretion on what to do next. Full Story
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Over three decades, the amount of money Texas spends on jails and prisons has grown at a much faster rate than what it spends on public schools, a new federal study finds, but schools still receive significantly more money. Full Story
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The number of Texas students with non-medical exemptions to school immunization laws has soared statewide in the last decade. How does your school district fare? Check out our handy search tool to find out. Full Story
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is heading to the White House to participate in a town hall on race relations with President Barack Obama. Full Story
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Two months after lawyers for the Republic of Turkey filed a complaint against Harmony Public Schools, a high-ranking state representative has asked the Texas Attorney General to investigate allegations against the state’s largest charter school network. Full Story
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In the Roundup: The fatal shootings of five Dallas police officers drew President Obama to the Lone Star State this week to memorialize the fallen. Gov. Greg Abbott couldn’t attend Tuesday’s service because of severe burns suffered during a recent vacation. Full Story
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Baylor University has named a new athletic director, Mack Rhoades, to oversee a sports program mired in scandal over the school's handling of sexual assault allegations involving student athletes. Full Story
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A baby born with microcephaly in Harris County is the first Zika-affected infant in Texas, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced Wednesday. Full Story
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U.S. Housing Secretary Julián Castro on Wednesday defended his overhaul of a federal program that sells bad mortgages to private investors, rejecting the idea it was driven by politics. Full Story
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The University of Texas at Austin will give its faculty and staff the option of banning guns from their private offices when the state’s campus carry law goes into effect next month, under regulations UT System regents passed Wednesday. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Terri about the tragedy in Dallas, Gov. Greg Abbott's injuries and which state leaders will be at the GOP convention. Full Story
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Days after five police officers were killed by a lone gunman in downtown Dallas, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced legislation Wednesday that would make killing a police officer a federal crime. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, announced Wednesday morning that he was recently diagnosed with leukemia and will spend the rest of the summer concentrating on this battle. Full Story
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In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: An El Paso Water Utilities purchase of a ranch stirs concerns about water exports, algae blooms hint at systems out of balance across the globe and an interview with Greg Story of the National Weather Service West Gulf River Forecast Center. Full Story
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President Barack Obama was joined by his predecessor George W. Bush and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings in a memorial service for five slain police officers to call for healing across the country. Full Story
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