Texas GOP forges ahead on school vouchers as local districts suffer from lack of state dollars

San Antonio Independent School District, now grappling with a $50 million budget deficit, has closed campuses, struggled to keep schools heated during winter and is dealing with low teacher morale. All those problems could get worse, education advocates warn, if Gov. Greg Abbott is able to ramrod a

San Antonio's Alamo Beer Co. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization

Alamo Beer Co., San Antonio's largest craft brewery, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization amid a nationwide slump in beer consumption. The company filed its Chapter 11 petition Monday, listing estimated assets and liabilities both ranging from $1 million to $10 million. The company is

Texas ranks 46th in nation for women's health, according to new report

Yet another survey has ranked Texas among the worst states for women's health. The Lone Star State landed at No. 46 in a new survey of women's health and wellbeing across the 50 U.S. states conducted by charity-rating site Smilehub. To compile the report, researchers compared states based on 18 key

Justice Department restarts legal aid programs for detained immigrants

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Department of Justice reversed a recent order preventing legal aid groups from providing services to immigrants in federal detention centers and immigration courts af