Texas

The Texas Department of Public Safety commissioned 101 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from recruit class "A-2024" during a graduation ceremony at Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin.

Texans will no longer be allowed to change the sex on their driver’s license to match their current gender identity.

Texas students are heading back to the classroom, and that means more school buses are on the road. It’s important for all drivers to know, and obey the laws regarding school buses.

At around 10:40 p.m. on Monday, July 22, residents from around Lubbock reported feeling an earthquake all across the city.

Texas Tech University announced a $1.6 million donation from the William A. Brookshire Foundation to establish the Texas Tech School of Law Veterans Clinic. 

PERRYTON, TX — The recent wildfires in the Texas Panhandle have severely impacted electricity distribution in the region. North Plains Electric Co-Op, the area’s primary electricity provider, has reported that approximately 115 miles of electrical transmission lines require rebuilding. Consequently, scattered power outages have been reported, primarily affecting residents in Hemphill County.

Wildfires have torn through the Texas Panhandle, leaving a trail of destruction and forcing the evacuation of several communities across Hutcheson, Gray, Roberts, Hemphill, and other counties in Texas and Oklahoma. Our correspondent, Bill Bob Thrash, is reporting from Perryton, providing updates on the ground.