Lubbock Public Health has confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquito samples collected within Lubbock County, officials announced Tuesday.
Four years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would be the first state to build its own border wall, lawmakers have quietly stopped funding the project, leaving only scattered segments covering a small fraction of the border.
The Texas Education Agency released the spring STAAR test results for grades 3-8 on Tuesday. Students meeting grade level surpassed pre-pandemic levels statewide.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced late Tuesday that he would deploy Texas National Guard troops across the state in anticipation of protests against federal deportation raids.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he intends to restore the names of several U.S. military bases that were changed in recent years, including Fort Hood.
