With the semester set to begin next week, professors have been directed to alter courses, and some classes have been removed or reassigned from the core curriculum at the College Station campus.

The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday finalized a tentative opinion issued in September that no longer requires soon-to-be lawyers to attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. The power to approve those law schools now rests with the state's highest civil court.

For the first time since 2020, GasBuddy, a fuel price analyst, is predicting gas prices will average below $3 per gallon nationwide. Some Houston gas is already a dollar cheaper than that.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants state agencies to implement new "strong anti-fraud measures" to a program that providers financial support to eligible families to pay for child care. It comes after the Trump administration froze federal funding to Child Care Services programs after a viral video claimed widespread fraud in Minnesota.

Applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts can be submitted starting Feb. 4. The initiative reshapes how families can use public education dollars and sparks debate over equity, oversight and cost.

Dallas is the second Texas county to sue over public health cuts after a judge ordered the Trump administration to return $20 million to Harris County last summer.

The Dallas-area appeals court reversed a fentanyl dealing conviction because there's no evidence the jury had 12 people. There's also no evidence of when or why the case was assigned to another judge.

While some Venezuelans gathered in Katy to celebrate the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, uncertainty and opposition remained in parts of Houston.

Officials with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at the Texas Department of Agriculture say the Mexfly larvae have been identified in farmland in Hidalgo and Cameron counties in South Texas.

While Harris County prosecutors already are using a new legislative tool to deny defendants' bail, some experts say it could exacerbate jail overcrowding and carry far-reaching consequences for people who are legally presumed innocent before trial.