/texas-news Texas News en-US Copyright Thu, 15 May 2025 11:10:38 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-15/the-fastest-growing-city-in-the-us-is-in-texas-and-its-not-the-one-youre-thinking-of With Princeton leading the Texas pack, the state continues to set the pace for the rest of the nation, with seven of the 15 fastest-growing cities. Thu, 15 May 2025 11:10:38 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-15/the-fastest-growing-city-in-the-us-is-in-texas-and-its-not-the-one-youre-thinking-of Joshua Fechter | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2025-05-15/clock-is-ticking-for-texas-lawmakers-to-settle-on-8-billion-public-school-funding-package Senators will hold a hearing Thursday on their counterproposal to the House's school funding bill. House Democrats and public education advocates have criticized the upper chamber for not moving faster to advance the legislation. Thu, 15 May 2025 10:51:51 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-15/clock-is-ticking-for-texas-lawmakers-to-settle-on-8-billion-public-school-funding-package Jaden Edison | The Texas Tribune , Jasper Scherer | The Texas Tribune /government/2025-05-15/tarrant-county-redistricting-public-meeting Tarrant County's Republican commissioners outvoted the Democrats last month to start an unusual mid-decade redistricting process. Thu, 15 May 2025 10:15:00 GMT /government/2025-05-15/tarrant-county-redistricting-public-meeting Miranda Suarez /news/2025-05-15/a-texas-abortion-ban-sponsor-aims-to-clarify-when-doctors-can-do-the-procedure Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that. Thu, 15 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-15/a-texas-abortion-ban-sponsor-aims-to-clarify-when-doctors-can-do-the-procedure Katia Riddle /government/2025-05-14/dallas-tries-to-move-forward-with-its-police-pension-plan-despite-tension-with-the-board The Dallas City Council passed a mostly ceremonial resolution agreeing to continue negotiations on a funding plan with the police and fire pension system board. Thu, 15 May 2025 00:34:52 GMT /government/2025-05-14/dallas-tries-to-move-forward-with-its-police-pension-plan-despite-tension-with-the-board Nathan Collins /government/2025-05-14/city-of-dallas-raises-performance-reviews-city-council Three of Dallas' most influential employees received performance reviews — and a salary bump — after years of waiting. Thu, 15 May 2025 00:15:51 GMT /government/2025-05-14/city-of-dallas-raises-performance-reviews-city-council Nathan Collins /criminal-justice/2025-05-14/texas-death-row-inmate-dallas-county-hypnosis-conviction Attorney General Ken Paxton's office asked a Dallas County judge to set the execution of Charles Don Flores. His attorneys say they're not done trying to prove he was convicted using a debunked technique. Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:12 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-14/texas-death-row-inmate-dallas-county-hypnosis-conviction Toluwani Osibamowo /politics/2025-05-14/guiyang-chhina-fort-worth-texas-sister-city-ban Texas House Bill 128 would restrict such relationships with communities in countries deemed a “foreign adversary,” including China. Wed, 14 May 2025 20:05:22 GMT /politics/2025-05-14/guiyang-chhina-fort-worth-texas-sister-city-ban Sam Baker /news/2025-05-14/robert-morris-gateway-church-retirement-sexual-abuse-allegations The church's founding pastor Robert Morris resigned last June after child sexual abuse allegations against him came to light. Wed, 14 May 2025 19:14:55 GMT /news/2025-05-14/robert-morris-gateway-church-retirement-sexual-abuse-allegations Penelope Rivera /texas-news/2025-05-14/with-monday-deadline-passed-thousands-of-texas-house-bills-are-effectively-dead One of the likely casualties is a bill that would have transferred tens of millions of dollars in surplus funds from the Harris County Toll Road Authority to the City of Houston. Wed, 14 May 2025 16:04:01 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-14/with-monday-deadline-passed-thousands-of-texas-house-bills-are-effectively-dead Andrew Schneider