The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has named Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (POSGCD) as one of the ...

Brooke Ward holds a poster with an image of what the footprint of the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir would look like if centered over Dallas-Fort Worth during a meeting in October of the North East ...

After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, the Texas Legislature has just wrapped up its 89th session. This year, state lawmakers passed over 1,200 bills. Among them were several important pieces of ...

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Over the past year, University of Texas ...

Over the past year, University of Texas at Austin senior Kam McQueen has had a first-hand look at what happens when the state bans diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at public colleges. The ...

Texas Water Development Board Chairwoman L'Oreal Stepney wept during testimony to a House subcommittee in Austin after she was harshly questioned on diversity, equity and inclusion. Texas Legislature ...

At first glance, nothing seemed exceptional about Thursday’s agenda for a Texas House subcommittee meeting: It was focused on budget recommendations from different state agencies, including the Texas ...

Other Texas officials came to the defense of L'Oreal Stepney, the chairwoman of the Texas Water Development Board, and a Black woman. L’Oreal Stepney, the chairwoman of the Texas Water Development ...

Texas Water Development Board Chair L’Oreal Stepney wiped tears from her eyes Thursday as a House hearing turned into a tense line of questioning over race and the future of state hiring practices.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An appointee of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wiped away tears and gave an emotional defense of her credentials after a tense exchange over diversity hiring policies, which was later ...