The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” urges Trump to reconsider his executive order pausing DEI observances, including Black History Month and Juneteenth ...

The Texas 89th legislative session is underway, and one proposal aims to waive educational fees for qualifying military ...

The Texas Stock Exchange announced Friday it has filed Form 1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the first ...

Leaders of multiple East Tennessee public school districts are sharing reactions to the decision of state lawmakers to ...

The law would allow law enforcement to arrest and deport people suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border at any place other than a port of entry.

Texas’ education code offers two avenues for splitting a school district: one is by having 10% of voters in the district sign ...

Stolen valor snared attention in the presidential race through the actions of Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and a Texas congresswoman has brought back her bill ...

Lucas Finton covers crime, policing, jails, the courts and criminal justice policy for The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached by phone or email: (901)208-3922 and [email protected], ...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee marked the close of the special legislative session and the successful passage of his full agenda, ...

Tennessee's Republican-dominant Statehouse is on track to become the latest state to adopt immigration enforcement policies ...

As the Trump administration explores a U.S. cryptocurrency stockpile, two Texas bills filed this session are looking to be at ...

Ending birthright citizenship, increasing oil drilling, and leaving WHO are just a few bills the state’s Republicans pushed ...