A state report highlights the need for clearer financial reporting on foster care spending. Lawmakers face challenges in evaluating the justification of expenditures due to a lack of detailed information.
The Legislative Budget Board's review suggests that improved transparency is necessary for temporary housing and private contractor spending on foster care services.
Further details on the report's findings and recommendations are available, providing insight into the state's foster care system and potential areas for improvement.
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS The Associated Press CHICAGO Diesel prices in the U.S. hit yet another record on Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington’s war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. The national average of nearly $6.06 is up from $5.85 last week...
The ten-year Treasury note is on the brink of 5%, the second time since the 2008-09 financial crisis. Home sales declined 2% in August versus July. Iran Resumes Missile Programs — Headlines today This is not how a bull market begins, it is how it ends. In 1982 the markets were fi...
A product of Ector County ISD through and through, Amanda Bizzell is now the principal at Bonham Elementary School. Bizzell went through the Texas Tech University principal fellowship program for a year. She was an assistant principal at Bonham for four years most recently. “I’m ...
A 21-year-old Odessa man who was the first person charged in Ector County under a new state law that allows prosecutors to charge individuals with felony murder if they knowingly manufacture or deliver fentanyl that results in another person’s death was sentenced to 25 years in p...
The following is a list of recent first and second-degree felony dispositions from the Ector County District Clerk’s Office. Abel Armendariz . Sexual assault of a child. Jury conviction. 50 years Texas Department of Corrections. Artemio Gonzalez . Robbery. Acquitted by jury. Poss...
The Ross Fire started in Palo Pinto County on Aug. 24, 2026 and has since grown to more than 80,000 acres across Palo Pinto and Jack counties. Credit: A. Turner/Texas A&M AgriLife By Alejandra Martinez and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune FORT WORTH Rain fell over and around the Ro...
By Gabby Birenbaum and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune DALLAS Onstage at the GOP midterm convention, Texas Republicans’ message on the economy was split between two tracks. Popular elements of the party’s economic agenda — like new tax breaks for tip earners and workers making overt...
By TERRY TANG The Associated Press The Trump administration is proposing a dramatic overhaul of the once-a-decade U.S. Census head count that could leave out millions of immigrants based on status and key racial and ethnic data, jeopardizing the allocation of resources and the co...
The Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Dak Prescott thinks the vibes are good around the Dallas Cowboys, who are expecting to make the playoffs after missing out the previous two seasons. The first test of those aspirations comes Sunday night at the NFC East-rival New York Gi...
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seve...
A 33-year-old Odessa man was arrested after his girlfriend accused him of hitting her with a gun and threatening to shoot her. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to an assault call on Oakwood Drive Monday and when they arrived, a 35-year-old...
