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It comes as Stargate, a joint venture between San Francisco-based OpenAI and other big technology players, is investing $500 ...

Governor Abbott thanked the U.S. House for passing a bill allocating $12 billion for Texas border security expenses incurred ...

The bill also contains a controversial provision that says it cannot be challenged in state court before it is enforced. It ...

Not quite, but lawmakers are very close. Both the Texas Senate and House have passed a full THC ban. Lawmakers are hashing ...

A gunman killed 19 students and two teachers as law enforcement officers waited more than an hour to confront the shooter.

Green card holders, legal permanent residents of the United States, have faced increasing uncertainty under President Donald Trump 's administration and his crackdown on immigration, with reports of ...

It comes as Texas public schools have been struggling with budget deficits. Gov. Greg Abbott made teacher pay raises an ...

A Texas House bill to close a loophole in the state’s sexual assault laws got a hearing in the Senate Criminal Justice ...

Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced the Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Texas lawmakers approved a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, creating "Texas Time." There is another hurdle before you can stop changing your clocks.