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The Texas State Board of Education has advanced a sweeping overhaul of the state’s K-12 social studies curriculum, approving first-reading standards that emphasize founding documents, American exceptionalism, and the Christian influences on the nation’s founding.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is threatening to pull more than $200 million in public safety grants from Houston, Dallas, and Austin unless the cities reverse policies limiting police cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

San Antonio broke ground Wednesday on a 180-unit affordable housing complex on the city’s East Side, a $48 million project designed to keep working families in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.

Fort Worth unveiled an $85 million Trinity River redevelopment plan Monday, promising miles of new trails, a lakeside amphitheater, and mixed-use development along the city’s downtown waterfront.

Dallas ISD proposed closing 11 schools Tuesday due to declining enrollment, triggering immediate community backlash and setting up a contentious school board vote in February.

Austin City Council approved a 6.4-mile light rail extension through East Austin Thursday, connecting historically underserved neighborhoods to the city’s transit network for the first time.

Houston City Council approved a $400 million infrastructure bond Wednesday to repair streets and drainage systems citywide, sending the measure to voters in a March special election.