Social media’s danger on youth mental health has captured the attention of Texas lawmakers, at times, eclipsing focus on bigger threats — provider shortages and funding cuts to programs.

Greg Abbott has requested $11.1 billion from the federal government to reimburse his state for its border security operations.

Two people suspected of being involved in the shooting early Sunday morning were arrested and charged with murder, according to police.

A Texas man was arrested after officials say he put a gun in a 4-year-old’s bookbag then dropped her off at school. The 30-year-old man is charged with child endangerment, according to court records. Officials said the man put a loaded gun in a 4-year-old girl’s bookbag, then dropped her off at Jessup Elementary School in Houston on Jan. 23.

Hours after being sworn in, President Trump fulfilled his campaign promises to crackdown on illegal immigration. The President declared an emergency at the southern border, and as a result, there have already been many changes to policy.

Active duty troops in Texas will be building permanent and temporary physical barriers to stop illegal border crossings, using intelligence analysts for the monitor and detection of migrants and military aircrafts to take detainees back to their country of origin.

Texas Republicans in Congress are supporting Governor Greg Abbott's plea for the state to be paid back billions of dollars for its efforts to prevent illegal immigration. U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw, R-Kingwood, proposed a bill to reimburse states like Texas that have tried to secure the border on their own.

A coalition of ranchers is asking President Donald Trump to investigate the role energy companies had in the biggest wildfire in Texas last year and the current blazes across southern California. These groups are also advocating for ranchers to be paid back for their losses,

The rise of artificial intelligence, the digitization of the economy and everyday life’s growing computing needs have turbocharged the expansion of data centers, driving up a surge in electricity demand in Texas and across the country.

As president, Trump will likely have the final say in whether or not to grant Abbott’s request for a full reimbursement for Operation Lone Star.

At least 100 Texas children aged 17 and younger got abortions in other states during the first year after Texas banned the procedure, including six aged 11 and under, according to the latest state data available.

The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new rules that prevent Democrats from serving as committee chairs, a move that reflects the Legislature’s rapid shift toward the Washington-style politics that shut the minority party out of powerful leadership posts.