Texas Water Development Board Chair L'Oreal Stepney was brought to tears at a Texas House hearing after accusations of ...

The topic was a budget request from a state agency. The exchange grew emotional when a lawmaker pressed for answers about a ...

Texas Water Development Board's Region C Water Planning Group approved its 2026 initially prepared plan, which will be ...

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A coalition of groups fighting for gun reforms rallied at the Capitol Thursday as a state Senator filed multiple bills to raise the age requirements to buy a firearm, require universal background ...

Water planners in Northeast Texas oppose the reservoir, while those in North Texas say they need it to meet growing water ...

L'Oreal Stepney was brought to tears Thursday during a tense exchange with Rep. Brian Harrison (R, Midlothian) over DEI considerations in the board’s hiring practices.

Texas official confronted over DEI hiring practices, leading to a wider debate on race and respect in state politics.

A worst-case scenario has Lake Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon Reservoir dry by next March. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The water level at Choke Canyon continues to drop. It’s gotten so low that the city ...

Several of Texas’ top Republicans are defending Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to head the state’s water agency following pointed ...

L'Oreal Stepney was brought to tears Thursday during a tense exchange with Rep. Brian Harrison (R, Midlothian) over DEI ...

The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities ...