The Houston utility company told investors during a Tuesday conference call that its total restoration costs for the hurricane and derecho windstorm in May are estimated to be at least $1.6 billion, which likely will result in a 2% increase to Houston-area customers' bills for a period of 15 years.| KERA News
The House passed Senate Bills 2 and 3, providing property tax relief for homeowners and business properties and franchise tax relief for small business owners. The property tax cut, which must be approved by voters in November, would be the largest in Texas history.| KERA News
Local, Politics, Education, Health, Science News for North Texas from KERA - serving Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton, Arlington, Plano and beyond.| KERA News
Texas lawmakers could redraw the state's congressional maps during the ongoing special session. President Donald Trump has said he wants to pick up five more seats through a map redraw.| KERA News
Liberty2_small_1.jpgEvery week, KERA reporters go inside the classroom, meeting students, teachers and administrators, to explore the latest in education in North Texas. Explore in-depth education multimedia projects: Race, Poverty and the Changing Face of Schools, a look at the changing demographics at four North Texas high schools; What’s Next For The Class Of 17?, stories about North Texas students from eighth grade to graduation; Homeless in High School, how schools and kids deal with h...| KERA News
Gov. Greg Abbott touted Texas’ strong economy in his State of the State address Sunday, where he also laid out a list of priorities he wants Texas lawmakers to focus on in the months ahead. These include creating a school voucher-like program and lowering Texans’ property taxes.| KERA News
Students at the University of Texas at Dallas launched an encampment on Wednesday to demand the university divest from U.S. corporations affiliated with Israel's war in Gaza.| KERA News
