The U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule earlier this month that aims to protect workers from heat extremities and the subsequent health risks of extreme heat.
Heat is one of the leading...
Laura Rivera, General News Reporter
• July 19, 2024
A new Texas law that no longer requires safety inspections for non-commercial vehicles goes into effect Jan. 1, but drivers will still need to take their vehicles for regular emissions tests in the state’s...
Riley Walsh, General News Reporter
• July 15, 2024
Court hearings for a lawsuit filed against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons will start July 30.
The lawsuit was filed against the criminal justice...
The Texas Supreme Court upheld a state law barring doctors from prescribing gender-affirming care to transgender minors on June 28, despite challenges to its constitutionality by parents and medical professionals.
Justice...
Texas faces new risks this summer as an increase in artificial intelligence and computer data centers further strain the state’s power grid.
Since winter storm Uri and the subsequent blackout in 2021,...
The Republican Party of Texas unveiled its official party platform on June 7, which features proposals that would significantly impact students, providing a glimpse of possible legislation for the upcoming...
The Texas Medical Board adopted new guidelines for the state’s abortion ban at a panel on June 21, causing some confusion as some of the medical community considered the guidelines not specific enough.
The...
A Texas federal judge blocked three-year-old guidelines from the Biden Administration aimed to extend federal anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students.
In the June 11 ruling, Judge Reed...
State leaders celebrated the opening of the new Austin State Hospital on May 15 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to honor the $305 million replacement facility.
The new 240-bed facility, built on the...
Kylee Howard, General Projects Reporter
• April 26, 2024
Editor’s Note: The implementation of Senate Bill 17 meant the loss of diversity, equity and inclusion offices, positions and resources throughout campus. The Texan’s projects department reached out...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced his legislative charges to the Texas Senate on Thursday, setting its policy priorities for the next legislative session.
The charges, laid out in a 15-page document, give...
An Austin appellate court upheld two lower court injunctions on March 29 that blocked the Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating families who provided gender-affirming care to...
